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Faced With Constant Garbage, Recycling Truck Breakdowns, Houston Augments Aging Fleet

Andrew Schneider

Posted on January 16, 2019 · Newly purchased trucks won’t enter service for months. The city government will rent garbage trucks and hire an outside recycling service to bridge the gap until they do.

Tags Department of Solid Waste Management Garbage Truck Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner recycling trucks

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WATCH: What Are We Going To Do With All This Post-Harvey Trash?

Tomeka Weatherspoon

Posted on September 30, 2017 · Picking up such massive amounts of garbage requires strategy, and some of that plan is slowly being revealed.

Tags clear lake Department of Solid Waste Management Derek Mebane harvey Harvey aftermath harvey debris Houston’s solid waste department trash

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Houston’s Mayor Is Prioritizing Debris Collection

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on September 6, 2017 · Houston neighborhoods wrecked with flood damage are faced with many issues.

Tags collecting debris Department of Solid Waste Management flooding harvey Kashmere Gardens

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City Announces New Recycling Program Partnership

Jen Rice

Posted on June 28, 2017 · Curbside glass recycling is back.

Tags budget deficit Department of Solid Waste Management Mayor Sylvester Turner recycling solid waste

Cleaning up trash like the one accumulated in the underpass at the intersection of Interstate 45 and Cullen Boulevard, south of downtown Houston, is the goal of the initiative recently announced by Mayor Sylvester Turner.

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Houston Mayor Turner Tasks City Crews With Cleaning Up Underpasses Where The Homeless Live

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on September 30, 2016 · He says several communities are expressing their concern over the build-up of trash.

Tags city of houston Department of Solid Waste Management homeless houston sylvester turner transient

Kenneth Munson, on the left hand side of the photo, a worker with the Department of Solid Waste Management, cleans up heavy trash sites in District B as part of the City’s plan to reduce breeding grounds for mosquitoes and subsequently combat the spread of diseases they may carry, such as the Zika virus.

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Houston Targets Mosquito Breeding Sites To Fight Viruses Like Zika

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on March 8, 2016 · A plan developed by the Department of Solid Waste is targeting illegal dump sites.

Tags Department of Solid Waste Management mosquitoes sylvester turner Zika virus

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One Clean Houston initiative to combat illegal dumping in the city

James Gutierrez

Posted on March 29, 2023 · The city has gotten over 5,000 complaints about illegal dumping over the past year. The Department of Justice has also launched an investigation about dumping happening more often in Houston’s Black and Latino communities.

Tags Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner illegal dumping One Clean Houston Tarsha Jackson

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Garrett Bohlmann

Posted on March 16, 2023 · We continue the conversation on this important issue affecting the Houston community.

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Houston nonprofit The Alliance receives $1.5 million in federal funds to upgrade facilities, services

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Posted on March 13, 2023 · Adult education, career training, after-school youth programs and refugee resettlement services are offered at The Alliance, which has assisted more than 200,000 community members since its inception in 1985.

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Posted on February 28, 2023 · Food Not Bombs says they have been handing out food downtown for nearly two decades, but the latest warning from the city feels more like a threat than a warning.

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