Pasco County commissioners discussed today exclusive territories for trash haulers and a mandatory blue-bag recycling program for urban areas instead of building a recycling facility. During the discussion commissioners raised the possibility neighborhoods would no longer have several garbage trucks, from competing trash haulers, rumbling down their streets. "I think that's ridiculous," Commissioner Michael Cox commented. Three trash haulers serve his neighborhood of 122 lots, he noted. ...more

February 12, 2008

Hillsborough Government offices: closed today Libraries: closed today ...more

December 24, 2007

Hillsborough Government offices: Closed Monday and Tuesday. ...more

December 22, 2007

Hillsborough County needs to either raise its residential trash rates or pay millions in restitution to its franchise haulers for failing to amend a trash ordinance earlier this month, attorneys for two major trash-hauling firms say. ...more

November 21, 2007

TEMPLE TERRACE - City officials are considering increases in garbage collection fees and utility charges. ...more

October 8, 2007

City officials are considering increases in garbage collection fees and utility charges. ...more

October 6, 2007

What's deemed trivial trash by some is a gold mine of glorious garbage to others. ...more

September 5, 2007