Waste Wars
City Tries to Seal Best Deal for Trash and Recycling
"...Solid Waste Advisory Commission member Gail Vittori questions the city's decision..."
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Dec. 26, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Solid Waste Land
Landfill Full
"...on Giles Road. But concerns about a two-decades-old hazardous waste disposal site at the landfill forced the city to..."
March 5, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Can Austin Waste Not?
City vows to cut landfill-bound garbage to zero
"...this idea, with its recently declared goals of reducing waste by 20% in four years, and achieving "zero waste"..."
Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
WilCo, WMI Wrangle Over Waste Deal
"...Lawyers for Williamson County, Waste Management of Texas Inc., and citizens groups squared off..."
April 11, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland
Council Tries to Keep City's Trash Out of Hated Landfill
Waste not, what now?
"...A city of Austin contract with Waste Management, Inc. to collect waste from city facilities and..."
Feb. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Naked City
In a reversal of the city's previous plan, the City Council has decided to send two-thirds of Austin's waste to Texas Disposal Systems and one-third to BFI.
"...deal that gave BFI the lion's share of Austin's waste, the City Council inked a contract last Thursday that..."
May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...property at 45th and Lamar. Cencor's newest plan, revised since the last version approved in June by the MHMR..."
Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature
Talking Trash
A huge garbage dump in northeast Travis County causes a stink with its neighbors.
"...Best. The three women live near mountains of municipal waste deposited in three adjacent landfills, located between U.S. 290..."
May 17, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Postmarks
The Executioner
"...Since I have been looking at Whit's drawings for a..."
Feb. 13, 1998 Column
Local Landfill Got Trashed by Garbage Giant, Jury Rules
Texas Disposal Systems wins its long-running defamation suit against Waste Management Inc. -- but isn't awarded damages.
"...last week a jury ruled that multinational trash titan Waste Management Inc. had defamed its locally owned competitor, Texas..."
May 16, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Naked City
"...approved a $2.10 minimum-wage raise Feb. 1, the first increase in the federal minimum in more than nine years...."
Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature
Cash for Trash?
Privatizing the City's Garbage Pickup
"...Willie Rhodes, the even-tempered director of the city-owned Solid Waste Services, spent the days following Todd's pitch putting a..."
July 5, 1996 News Feature by Amy Smith
In Good With the Boys
Slusher Watch
"...staff efforts to privatize the Hornsby Bend Water and Wastewater Plant. Referencing a June 19 city staff memo to..."
July 5, 1996 News Column by Alex de Marban
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...of items up for vote on Nov. 3 may include a ballot question asking if the city should allow..."
Aug. 21, 1998 News Feature
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...one of Mauro's kids, announced that he will support incumbent Gov. George W. Bush instead of Mauro. Bullock's endorsement..."
Nov. 28, 1997 News Feature
Trash of the Titans Offends Neighbors, City Board
Neighbors rack up more complaints about Northeast landfills -- and the city Environmental Board joins the fray.
"...Last spring, neighbors complained to the landfill owners -- Waste Management Inc. and Browning-Ferris Industries -- about the gulls,..."
Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Smell of Victory Eludes Northeast Landfill Neighbors
Northeast Travis County residents decry slow pace of enforcement, regulation of their neighbor landfills
"...stink to high heaven. And their frustrations with trash-titans Waste Management Inc., owners of the Austin Community Landfill, and..."
Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
At Your Service?
Austin's Private Landfills
"...All things considered, Austin's solid waste services division has more pressing matters on the table..."
July 5, 1996 News Feature
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...equipped with some basic survival tools - assertiveness, money management, health and nutrition, among other things... - E.K. Salamander..."
Aug. 7, 1998 News Feature
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...the sole decision-maker on the SH130 route is drawing increasing criticism from locals. Gramm and TxDOT favor a route..."
May 29, 1998 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...City Council meets today, Thursday, with a lengthy agenda including still-tight budget matters, likely to be overshadowed by consideration..."
Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Naked City
Enviros and neighbors say the state's latest landfill rulings don't go far enough.
"...appellate judge to be inadequate. A coalition of groups, including the Sierra Club, the enviro-law firm Lowerre & Kelly,..."
Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
The Players
"...BFI Waste Systems..."
Dec. 26, 1997 News Feature
Council Recap: It's a Long Way From City Hall to the Landfill
Tensions over trash, and wheeling and dealing to Save Muny
"...dais, City Council at its Thursday, Feb. 20, meeting inched forward on a few important issues -including a potential..."
Feb. 21, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders
Communication Breakdown
The city's plan to implement a radio system is turning into a long, high-dollar project
"...Coalition (RDMT stands for Radio, Dispatch, Mobile data, Transportation management)...."
Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Postmarks
Get a Hog!!
"...we have a $65 million raid on Water & Wastewater (W&WW) utility rate payers that was conceived in secrecy..."
April 17, 1998 Column
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...be a garbage company's treasure some day. Assistant Solid Waste Director Joe Word is on a scavenger hunt for..."
Nov. 15, 1996 News Feature
The Dirt on Composting
"...way we commonly dispose of much of our organic waste – by bagging it in plastic and burying it..."
Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Meanwhile, the citizens Parks board worries that under new management, BCP will be fenced off and made inaccessible to..."
July 4, 1997 News Feature
Dame Todos!
Act II: The Mayor's New Career
"...role, based on expertise he gained as mayor, could include advising corporate clients on tax abatements and working with..."
