Nearly every day, burly dump trucks filled to the brim with leftover pizza, soiled diapers and discarded egg cartons roll into an expansive metal warehouse and eject their contents onto the concrete floor. ...more

November 16, 2009

The county has expanded its waste-to-energy plant on Falkenburg Road by 50 percent. ...more

November 11, 2009

County officials are preparing their objections to federal proposals for a cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions some view as a new tax that could raise electric bills. ...more

March 24, 2009

That wilting evergreen that only days ago stood so tall and green in the living room may be running out of life, but there's no reason to throw it out with the trash. ...more

January 1, 2009

TAMPA -- That wilting evergreen that only days ago stood so tall and green in the living room may be running out of life, but there's no reason to throw it out with the trash. Beginning Monday, the city's solid waste department will collect Christmas trees from city residents, free of charge. Then it will grind the old trees into mulch. ...more

December 31, 2008

Got some old televisions and computers you want to dispose of? Then mark this date on your calendar. ...more

December 28, 2008

Got some old televisions and computers you want to dispose of? Then mark this date your calendar. ...more

December 27, 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

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

July 18, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Recycling that stack of newspapers just became easier. The Pasco County School District and county government have teamed up to improve newspaper recycling programs, providing drop-off points for the public at 35 schools across the county. ...more

July 12, 2008