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Waste Management Services

  • News

    June 23, 2011

    Too Much Pavement

    Houston's strip malls increase heat, pollution.

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Fetuses In A Public Landfill: Not The Way It's Supposed To Happen

    Just no​We all know that the souls of aborted babies go to live with Jesus, but what of their earthly remains? Well, in Texas, they legally can't be disposed of in landfills -- which is exactly where the remains from two abortion clinics have been going, according to Texas Commission on Enviro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Fred Durst & Austin's Solid Waste: A Match Made in Heaven

    Fred Durst's recycle face​Austin is looking to rename its Solid Waste Department, because come on -- that's a name far too untrendy and icky for a forward-thinking burg like Austin. The city has opened up the name change to a vote, and residents have come through as only they can in that city ... More >>

  • Music

    November 4, 2010

    Suicidal Tendencies, High on Fire, Kylesa, Municipal Waste

    Fred Durst's recycle face​Austin is looking to rename its Solid Waste Department, because come on -- that's a name far too untrendy and icky for a forward-thinking burg like Austin. The city has opened up the name change to a vote, and residents have come through as only they can in that city ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    Exxon Leads The Environmental Fight By Suing The U.S. Over Winning World War II

    ​If there's one company out there that won't put up with illegal oil dumping, it's Exxon. These guys are hawks about pollution, and they will sue whoever the hell they need to in order to bring evildoers to justice.So they're suing the United States, which blithely went ignored all sorts of Enviro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    You'll Be Shocked To Learn BARC Doesn't Much Seem To Care About Its Dead Dogs, Either

    Fido's dignified last ride, thanks to the City of HoustonSo you're a higher-up at Houston's Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, which has experienced public relations problems for the last...um, decades...and then one of your employees comes to you in February with a concern: An exposed-bed Solid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    A Safe, Free Way To Get Rid Of That Electronic Junk

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2008

    More Boots On The Ground In Galveston

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    Hey Houston! You're "Extremely Pleased"!

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    Hey Ike, Thanks for All the Debris

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    That Crap On Your Sidewalk Will Likely Remain There For A Long Time

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 25, 2008

    It's Boom Time For Trash Collectors

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2008

    Garbage Pick-up Not Going Smoothly In The `Burbs

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Garbage, Debris and How We Are Trashed

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    The City's New Recycling Effort: Is It Any Good?

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2008

    Discovery Green Don’t Come Cheap

    There's a lot of very bad stuff in old computers, and we're not just talking about your dad's porn still lurking somewhere on the hard drive. The screens, the plastic, the guts all contain some bad crap. Not to mention that much of the hardware, once it's freed from that junk, can be recycled a ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 4, 2007

    “A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City”

    Interactive exhibit presented by Doctor’s without Borders

  • News

    July 27, 2006

    Bishop Is Back

    The former kingmaker is back, sort of

  • News

    October 6, 2005

    A Mighty Wind

    A mountain of garbage in northeast Houston is looking to get bigger. Neighbors cry foul.

  • News

    September 16, 2004

    Bash-Free Zone

    Is the Texas Book Festival protecting George W.?

  • News

    April 18, 2002

    Preaching to the Choir

    Plus: Feudal Follies, Life in the Slow Lane, Facts and Fantasy

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    Unstable Ground

    Businessman Michael Shelton thought he had beaten the system. Then he learned the legislature can be as unpredictable as the salt domes where he wants to store toxic waste.

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    Lard Have Mercy?

    Spring Branch worries that a secret grease treatment won't pass the smell test

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    Trash Talk

    Condo groups want the mayor to pay up on a campaign promise

  • News

    February 25, 1999

    Buffalo Bill

    Legislation would cut citizens out of the process

  • News

    July 23, 1998

    Trench Warfare

    There's a hole carved out of the earth 32 feet deep, 210 feet wide, and 400 feet long near the Texas-Mexico border.

  • News

    March 12, 1998

    Waste Not, Want Not

    Local residents unite to fight the mountain of landfill trash headed their way

  • News

    December 5, 1996

    The Insider

    Local residents unite to fight the mountain of landfill trash headed their way

  • Calendar

    December 28, 1995

    Press Picks

    Local residents unite to fight the mountain of landfill trash headed their way

  • News

    April 14, 1994

    Trashing Houston

    To a world worried about waste, Houston may offer an answer -- or at least a place for the garbage to go

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