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South Loop yard sale draws crowds to Dearborn Park

  • Jul 1

Person found dead inside garbage container on West Side: CPD

  • May 31
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Dump truck pours debris onto yard after bill dispute | Video

  • Apr 16

Gen Z helping mend fast fashion crisis with needle and thread

  • Apr 8

Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end trash strike

  • Jul 9, 2025

Semi-truck crash spills garbage on road in Des Plaines

  • Jul 2, 2025

Food banks are unsung heroes in fight against climate change

  • Apr 17, 2025

2 killed in crash involving garbage truck in south suburbs: Police

  • Jan 30, 2025

Latest Videos

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Person found dead in garbage can in Roseland

  • Sep 20, 2022
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No garbage pickup for some Washington Heights residents for 2 weeks

  • Feb 25, 2021
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Chicago not enforcing recycling laws for big buildings, BGA finds

  • Dec 12, 2020
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Packages in garbage part of widespread USPS issues, Mt. Greenwood residents say

  • Dec 10, 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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Garbage pickup complaints up in July

  • Aug 8, 2020
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Community litter crew picks up PPE trash scattered across their neighborhood

  • Jul 1, 2020
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Toddler greets garbage man with cookies every week

  • Mar 2, 2019

Latest Stories

Garbage truck explosion in Arlington Heights injures 3 first responders, officials say | VIDEO

There was explosion and fire involving a garbage truck Friday evening in the north suburbs, leaving two officers and a firefighter injured and damaging multiple homes, police said.

  • Dec 7, 2024
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Reducing food waste is good for your budget and the planet

The EPA says food waste in the U.S. is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of more than 50 million passenger cars and is responsible for 58% of methane emissions from municipal landfills.

  • Oct 29, 2024
Great Ocean Cleanup

Ships sent to clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch in middle of ocean return to Northern California

Six years ago, two ships were sent out to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in an effort to develop technology to clean it up for good. On Friday, those same two ships returned to San Francisco Bay.

  • Sep 10, 2024

Evanston woman's mission to fight climate change through compost collection co-op

Spoiler alert: Your rotten leftovers and food scraps don't have to end up in a landfill. Here's an easy way to compost.

  • Jul 30, 2024

Garbage truck driver rescued after hitting semi on SW Side; hazmat response for fuel spill, CFD says

A hazmat response was called and a driver was rescued by firefighters after a garbage truck crashed into a semi Thursday afternoon on the city's Southwest Side, CFD said.

  • May 16, 2024