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Residents urged to dispose of trash safely amid injuries

  • Jul 22
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Dump truck pours debris onto yard after bill dispute | Video

  • Apr 16

Street sweeping resumes across Philadelphia

  • Apr 6

Twice-a-week-trash pickup begins in North Philadelphia

  • Jan 5

Philly cracks down on illegal dumping with new task force

  • Oct 24, 2025

3 first responders injured in garbage truck explosion | VIDEO

  • Dec 11, 2024

City to begin twice weekly trash pickup to fight illegal dumping

  • Dec 2, 2024

Reducing food waste is good for your budget and the planet

  • Oct 29, 2024

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Milwaukee garbage truck blast injures sanitation worker

  • Jul 22
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Street sweeping resumes across Philadelphia as seasonal cleanup program begins

  • Apr 6
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Street sweeping resumes across Philadelphia as seasonal cleanup program begins

  • Apr 6
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Twice-a-week trash pickup pilot program begins in some Philadelphia neighborhoods

  • Dec 2, 2024
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Troubleshooters: More trash troubles for customers of A.J. Blosenski

  • Mar 8, 2024
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Residents upset after video shows workers tossing trash bins

  • Sep 27, 2022
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Former sanitation worker organizes trash walk for Earth Day

  • Apr 21, 2022
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Army vet from Philly catches gator in trash can outside Florida home

  • Sep 30, 2021

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Great Ocean Cleanup

Ships sent to clean Great Pacific Garbage Patch in middle of ocean return to Northern California

Six years ago, two ships were sent out to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in an effort to develop technology to clean it up for good. On Friday, those same two ships returned to San Francisco Bay.

  • Sep 10, 2024

New York Ciy installs new garbage receptacles specifically designed for pizza boxes

Trying to fit a square pizza box into a circle trash receptacle can be a frustrating process, but New York City says they have a solution.

  • Aug 30, 2024

Troubleshooters: More trash troubles for customers of A.J. Blosenski

The Troubleshooters are getting more complaints about continued mounting trash trouble for some homeowners from one of our area's largest trash and recycling companies.

  • Mar 8, 2024

Customers of local trash company A.J. Blosenski say garbage isn't being picked up

"It just sits here day after day," said Jen Keown. "The smell is horrific."

  • Aug 11, 2023

New solar-powered trash cans arrive in Philadelphia's Olney section

Twenty new solar-powered trash cans were unveiled Friday in Philadelphia's Olney section.

  • Aug 4, 2023