Concerned about the city's water supply, city council members are scheduled to vote today on whether to oppose a Pasco County landfill planned near the Hillsborough River, Tampa's main source of drinking water. ...more

December 18, 2008

TAMPA -- A proposed Pasco County landfill would be built near the headwaters of the Hillsborough River, Tampa's main source of drinking water, and that concerns some members of the city council. So they're planning to vote on a resolution, albeit symbolic, expressing their opposition to the project, arguing that the proposed landfill threatens the city's water supply. ...more

December 17, 2008

Rose Kalajian reuses Ziploc baggies, takes canvas sacks to the grocery store and turns leftover fruit and vegetable peels into fertile soil for her back yard. ...more

September 29, 2007

Dade City officials touring a state-of-the-art landfill in Polk County on Tuesday morning liked what they saw: clean grounds, recycling programs and technology that compacts trash so it takes up less space. ...more

September 19, 2007