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Garbage Disposal

Improperly disposed oxygen tanks explode, injuring sanitation worker

  • Jul 22
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Dump truck pours debris onto yard after bill dispute | Video

  • Apr 16

NYC mayor unveils first official bin for trash pickup

  • Jul 9, 2024

No garbage pickup for some Washington Heights residents for 2 weeks

  • Feb 25, 2021

Chicago not enforcing recycling laws for big buildings: BGA

  • Dec 12, 2020

Chicago made 'no attempt' to enforce recycling ordinance: IG

  • Dec 3, 2020

Video shows trash truck that ignited deadly Southern California fire

  • Oct 14, 2019

Weekend Watch: Are your recyclables getting turned into trash?

  • Oct 13, 2018

Latest Videos

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Chicago not enforcing recycling laws for big buildings, BGA finds

  • Dec 12, 2020
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Audit by City Inspector General shows city made 'no attempt' to enforce recycling ordinance

  • Dec 3, 2020
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Toddler greets garbage man with cookies every week

  • Mar 2, 2019
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Harvey residents complain of garbage piling up

  • Jun 5, 2017
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Woman rescued from dumpster

  • Oct 26, 2016
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Chicago aldermen propose new garbage pickup fee

  • Sep 18, 2015

Latest Stories

City reaches agreement with union representing garbage truck, snow plow drivers

The city of Chicago has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing drivers of snow plows and garbage trucks as well as airport parking attendants, the Teamsters Local 700 said Sunday.

  • Jan 7, 2018
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Garbage service resumes in Harvey

Garbage service resumed in Harvey Monday morning after some residents complained that garbage had been piling up.

  • Feb 6, 2017
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Woman sleeping in dumpster picked up by garbage truck

A woman was rescued Friday morning from inside a garbage truck in Florence, Ky. Tossed in with the trash-she could have been hurt or killed.

  • Oct 21, 2016
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Chicago aldermen propose new garbage pickup fee

Several Chicago aldermen are proposing an alternate garbage fee for residents to help the city solve its budget problems.

  • Sep 19, 2015

Books dumped outside CPS elementary school in Bridgeport

Textbooks, maps, workbooks and other classroom materials were seen stacked up next to and inside of a Dumpster outside of Charles N. Holden Elementary School at 31st and Loomis.

  • Aug 4, 2015