Recology

Garbage Truck Hits Pedestrians In San Francisco Crosswalk

Two people, including a young girl, were injured Wednesday morning after being struck a garbage truck along San Francisco’s waterfront, police said.

2013/03/27

San Francisco Reports 80 Percent Waste Diversion Rate

The city of San Francisco is diverting 80 percent of all its waste away from landfills, Mayor Ed Lee announced Friday.

2012/10/05

Complaints Soar Over San Francisco Recycling Thefts

Illegal recycling is taking its toll on a growing number of San Francisco residents complaining about nightly noise, scattered trash and theft of property on city streets.

2012/06/26

San Francisco To Decide On Garbage, Coit Tower In June Primary

A measure on the June ballot in San Francisco would require the city’s waste collection services be put up for competitive bidding, but the proposal’s opponents claim it would create an unnecessary bureaucratic headache.

2012/05/15

SF Christmas Trees Recycled To Make Biofuel

Christmas trees in San Francisco will be used as biofuel as part of the city’s 25th annual “Treecycling” program.

2011/12/27

San Francisco To Launch Christmas Tree-Chipping Season

San Francisco will start turning Christmas trees into woodchips the first week in January.

2011/12/26

San Francisco Composting Program Marks Million-Ton Milestone

Recycling has reached a milestone in San Francisco with the amount of food scraps collected through an urban compost program reaching one million tons.

2011/11/22