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New software will replace the paper binders guiding Pittsburgh’s recycling trucks since 2008.
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is ready to recycle the printed routes its drivers have been using for the last eight years.
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Recycling routes and education, composting, hazardous waste, and transfer stations.
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Pittsburgh inks $100,000 contract to teach residents to recycle.
The Department of Public Works (DPW) wants residents to stop trashing recyclable packaging.
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New contract could bump up household hazardous materials collections.
Pittsburghers should be able to finally pitch their basement paint can collections next year.
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City looks to keep more compostables out of the landfills.
The Department of City Planning (DCP) is trying to divert the compost the city currently sends to landfills over to a composting program in order to create richer soil.
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Warwick tries to keep trash from piling up in Hazelwood.
Council Member Barb Warwick of Greenfield is trying to keep Hazelwood residents from living 100 yards from tons of garbage.