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

In the late 1980s Pasco County was contemplating what to do with its swelling stream of solid waste. It could create a new landfill, what people once called a garbage dump. There was only one small problem. Actually it was a huge problem. No one wanted the landfill created anywhere near them. That definitely was a problem, because there was hardly any place a landfill might have been created that wasn't near someone. ...more

July 2, 2008

Covanta Pasco, which runs the county's waste-to-energy incinerator at Hayes Road, has received recognition for going "above and beyond" required environmental standards. ...more

June 28, 2008