Feb. 22 -- The Dallas Area Municipality Authority (DAMA) in Pennsylvania has begun collecting recycling every week, a change that happened on Feb. 20 because of customers´ response to single-stream recycling. MORE»

Feb. 22 -- The driver of an SUV crashed into the back of a garbage truck in Pittsburgh the morning of Feb. 6, pinning a 55-year-old city sanitation worker between the two vehicles. MORE»

Feb. 21 -- Since recently expanding its recycling program, Halifax, Nova Scotia, said it has already reached its diversion goal for plastics. MORE»

Feb. 17 -- Glass placed in recycling bins in certain areas of Oregon isn´t going where residents might expect. MORE»

Feb. 16 -- Primary Energy Recycling Corp. has come to an agreement with Atlantic Power Corp. to repurchase common membership interests in Primary Energy Recycling Holdings LLC. MORE»

Feb. 16 -- A poll of Oregonian readers showed that 55% of residents support the Portland, Ore. composting program, the newspaper reported. MORE»

Feb. 15 -- St. Petersburg, Fla.´s curbside recycling service may end this year because of low participation. MORE»

Feb. 15 -- Last month New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he wanted to double his city´s recycling rate over the next five years. Now the city is looking for a person to lead the charge. MORE»

Feb. 15 -- When Portland, Ore., announced it was going to start collecting organics separately from trash and change dry garbage collection to biweekly service, Mindy Street was skeptical. MORE»

Feb. 14 -- Los Angeles officials moved forward with a plan that would divide the city into 11 franchise zones for commercial and apartment garbage hauling, the Los Angeles Times reported. MORE»

Feb. 14 -- New figures show that Scotland´s household recycling efforts save local governments about $3.15 million (more than ú20m) each year, according to the country´s Environment Secretary, Richard... MORE»

Feb. 13 -- Gearing up for a March 12 curbside collection recycling program, Knoxville, Tenn., said it will add 3,500 recycling carts. MORE»

Feb. 13 – North Carolina´s disposal rate fell to less than one ton per person in 2010, according to a report. MORE»

Feb. 13 -- One western Michigan school wants its students to get all zeros, just not on their math tests. MORE»

Feb. 13 -- The U.S. EPA revised its 2010 Municipal Solid Waste Characterization study, saying recycling of PET containers was 29.2%, not the 21% previously reported. MORE»