The city budgeted $65 million for overtime in fiscal year 2025. The actual cost could reach $137 million, the controller’s ...

A battery is a small device, that holds are large amount of energy. When a battery overheats or gets damaged in any way, it ...

Learn how to safely dispose of hazardous waste to protect your health and the environment. Follow our comprehensive guide for proper disposal methods.

The village of Mount Pleasant offers a variety of services that provide assistance to residents. As part of this week’s ...

Firefighters offered these reminders on the importance of proper disposal practices: General Waste: Sort your garbage ...

Suffolk wants litter bugs to clean up their act or face the consequences. To that end, the city has established an Environmental Crimes Task Force, as Suffolk Commonwealth’s ...

Over time, outdoor garbage cans become filthy, and as they accumulate dirt, they also start to smell—even when empty. Fortunately, you don’t need much to make your garbage receptacles look ...

The open burning of trash, metal, plastic and all other man-made materials not only harms the environment and poses a public health risk, it’s against state law.

A massive fire has been burning for hours at a Roxbury trash transfer station on Sunday and Boston fire officials say they expect to remain on scene throughout the night. Firefighters were first ...

The Gary Sanitary District isn’t renewing its trash pickup contract with Republic ... Meanwhile, Hatcher said residents can continue to do curbside recycling after it announced plans to halt ...

Crews found flames that had spread to the side of the building from two trash cans that were on fire. According to the fire department, the fire occurred just before 4:30 a.m. on Ann and Dakota ...