California shoppers will once again have to leave plastic bags behind starting in 2026, as a new law closes a loophole that ...

May 9—HIGH POINT — Starting this summer, High Point residents would no longer be able to use plastic bags for yard-waste collection, under a recommendation from city officials. Paper bags would ...

Charleston City Council took the first step this evening toward requiring that paper bags be used for yard waste throughout the city, a move that follows Charleston County's decision to no longer ...

American household garbage increases by 25% over the holidays, but it doesn't have to tax the area's stressed trash disposal ...

Acceptable yard waste includes any leaves, branches, limbs, and logs that are four feet long. All waste up to four cubic yards can be placed in a reusable container of up to 32 gallons, biodegradable ...

MOORHEAD — Plastic bags full of yard waste will no longer be welcome at Moorhead's compost site. City officials are aiming to reduce the litter that plastic bags create in and around the compost site, ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Sarasota County leaders are reminding residents to "leaf it out." Starting May 1, the county will stop collecting any yard waste left in plastic bags. Instead, any grass ...

Editor’s Note: This article has been corrected. Now that warmer weather has finally arrived, Loveland lawns and gardens are getting greener by the day, and many residents are heeding the call of their ...

<p><br><P> Curbside collection of yard waste in Charles County has resumed.<P> Yard waste includes grass, leaves, garden clippings and brush. Place the material in trash cans with handles. Affix a ...

Hurricane Ian swept across the Southern United States last week, leaving thousands without power and five people in North Carolina dead. In the Triangle, once the sun rose Saturday, residents were ...

TAMPA, Fla. — In the coming months, any Tampa yard waste placed in plastic bags will be left on the curb. The city will stop accepting plastic bags of any kind in yard waste collection starting Feb. 1 ...