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Waste Management Services

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Dumping Improper Crap in an Outhouse Is a Federal Offense. Burning 21 of Them Is Not

    Certainly it's caught your eye -- the ubiquitous notice in most outhouses that "dumping hazardous materials" down the loo is a federal offense. When juxtaposed with the interior of a porta-john, the verb "dumping" and the notion of "hazardous materials" have definitely inspired their share of laughs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    State Enviro Cops, Recycling Industry in Toxic Showdown

    Headed to a landfill near you?It has taken millions of people's jobs and houses. Could the global recession now threaten our health? This theoretical question is at the heart of a regulatory standoff between California toxics police and the automobile recycling industry. State regulators want auto ... More >>

  • News

    February 21, 2007

    Dig This

    Headed to a landfill near you?It has taken millions of people's jobs and houses. Could the global recession now threaten our health? This theoretical question is at the heart of a regulatory standoff between California toxics police and the automobile recycling industry. State regulators want auto ... More >>

  • News

    March 1, 2006

    A Load of Crap

    Is a new program to produce energy from dog poop a scientific breakthrough or just another zany idea out of San Francisco? Take our quiz and find out!

  • News

    December 13, 1995

    Money for Something

    Willie Brown's A-list donors and what they may want

  • Calendar

    November 14, 2007

    Junkyard Symphony

    Willie Brown's A-list donors and what they may want

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Calling All Altruists: District 5 Cleanup on Saturday. As Always, If You Get Trashed, You Can't Pick Up Trash.

    Clean up all the garbage areas in District 5 -- no, clean them all up!​If you've ever had a hankering to clean feces off the mayor's doorstep, then, boy, have we got a deal for you! In yet another test of one's altruism -- or stamina -- the Department of Public Works is tossing us a dilemma: Get t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    S.F. Might Start Outsourcing Its Trash to Cheaper States

    Possibly heading to Nevada is one more thing to be grouchy about​San Francisco's current waste management service, Recology -- formerly known as NorCal -- wants to ship the 20,000 tons of garbage we produce per week (not including weekends) on a freight train to a proposed landfill near Winnemucca ... More >>

  • News

    February 23, 2011

    Supes Want to Rescind Law that Bans Competition in SF Trash Collection

    Possibly heading to Nevada is one more thing to be grouchy about​San Francisco's current waste management service, Recology -- formerly known as NorCal -- wants to ship the 20,000 tons of garbage we produce per week (not including weekends) on a freight train to a proposed landfill near Winnemucca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Yellow Pages Legislation Would be a Boon to Local Economy, Environment, Report Says

    The economic analysis of the Yellow Pages legislation is a real page-turner​Earlier this year, SF Weekly concluded that Supervisor David Chiu's jihad to cutback on the number of Yellow Pages directories piling up in recycling centers is a keen political move. And a new report shows it's a smart ec ... More >>

  • News

    August 17, 2011

    SF State's Hazardous Waste Cleanup Cost Millions More Than It Should Have

    The economic analysis of the Yellow Pages legislation is a real page-turner​Earlier this year, SF Weekly concluded that Supervisor David Chiu's jihad to cutback on the number of Yellow Pages directories piling up in recycling centers is a keen political move. And a new report shows it's a smart ec ... More >>

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