The bins are part of a two-year pilot program, led by the city’s Office of Climate and Sustainability and funded by a $350,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), awarded to ...

Question : What happens to discarded electronics that people put in e-waste bins at city convenience centers ? The city’s recent public service announcement mentioned disposal and recycling so I ...

But in the era before widespread plastic bag use, refuse was thrown directly into the bins, making them filthy and grimy. Then in 1968, the city’s sanitation workers went on strike. For more ...

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