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Waste Management

Judge rejects effort to stop fire debris disposal at Calabasas site

  • Jan 21

Waste Management workers help man find lost wedding ring

  • Sep 27, 2025

Newport Bay trash interceptor to reduce debris and trash by 80%

  • Mar 11, 2025
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How to compost your pumpkin and do a gourd thing for the planet

  • Nov 1, 2024

LA to pay $20M for discharging wastewater into Santa Monica Bay

  • Aug 21, 2024

Wine and liquor added to CA's Beverage Container Recycling Program

  • Dec 28, 2023

LA nonprofit uses leftover meals from movie sets to help those in need

  • Dec 23, 2023

New efforts in SoCal focus on turning food waste into fuel

  • Aug 22, 2023

Latest Videos

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La Verne teenager with autism turns his obsession with trash trucks into a small business

  • Feb 6
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Judge rejects effort to stop fire debris disposal at Calabasas landfill

  • Jan 21
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SoCal Waste Management workers help man find lost wedding ring

  • Sep 27, 2025
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SoCal Waste Management workers dig through trash truck to help man find lost wedding ring

  • Sep 26, 2025
2:06

Newport Bay trash interceptor to reduce debris, trash going into the ocean by 80%

  • Mar 11, 2025
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Homeowners in Riverside County community will see failing septic systems converted to sewer

  • Aug 27, 2024
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LA to pay $20.8 million for discharging untreated wastewater into Santa Monica Bay

  • Aug 21, 2024
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Starting in 2024, Californians can redeem empty wine and liquor containers for cash

  • Dec 27, 2023

Latest Stories

A Victor Valley wastewater plant works to use food waste to make renewable energy

Satellite images show the largest methane emitters in California are landfills... far more than the oil and gas sector or dairy farms. But the solution to that problem might already be in place.

  • Jun 26, 2023

Zero waste market hopes to change the way people think, shop

Amis de la Terre - or "friends of the earth" is a zero waste market in Costa Mesa that offers an easy and affordable way to shop for items without contributing to the waste cycle.

  • Jan 12, 2023

Uneaten holiday leftovers equals money in the trash, wasted opportunity to help fight climate change

Avoid throwing away uneaten holiday leftovers and help save the planet while adding some extra cash in your pocket.

  • Dec 20, 2022

Palmdale battles illegal dumping in open spaces, wetlands

The city of Palmdale picked up 244 tons of illegally-dumped trash in April alone, and the problem is just getting worse.

  • Aug 5, 2022
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Mandatory composting coming to California in January will change how we dispose food

Starting next month, there's no more tossing food scraps like banana peels or veggies in the trash. Californians will instead be required to put excess food in waste bins.

  • Dec 11, 2021