Hillsborough County residents will see slightly higher garbage bills starting in January. ...more

July 18, 2008

Regarding "City May Raise Garbage Rates" (front page, Feb. 14): Instead of raising fees for garbage collection, I would propose that the city of Tampa could save millions by simply cutting back collection to one day a week. I've lived in a small town, a small city and the seventh-largest city in the country and have never had garbage collected twice a week in any of these locations. Why do we need to collect trash twice a week in Tampa? ...more

February 20, 2008

A $13.6 million expansion of Hillsborough County's waste-to-energy plant will go forward despite opposition from a county commissioner who said the contract is flawed. ...more

February 6, 2008