No plans for bin changes in Allerdale
A government U-turn on plans in force councils to make weekly bin collections will not prompt a reduction of services in Allerdale, council leader Alan Smith said.
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LR short million for recycling
Little Rock could provide curbside recycling at about the same cost as a proposed contract with Waste Management to provide service to its residents, but the municipality doesn’t have the million in startup money to launch such a program, a public works official said recently.
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Solid waste goes up slightly in Virginia
Total had been declining in recent years
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