Raleigh's Yard Waste Center offers tips for buying mulch, including vehicle requirements and mulch characteristics.

Still, North Carolina is among dozens of states that have mandatory recycling requirements, The Charlotte Observer previously ...

Raleigh homeowners may have to stop raking their leaves to the curb for the city to pick up. City officials are considering ending the program in which homeowners rake their leaves to the curb to be ...

Food scraps make up about 25% of the trash collected by city of Raleigh sanitation workers. That food waste ends up in South Wake Landfill, rotting and turning into greenhouse gases. The landfill ...

In Raleigh, North Carolina, transportation is the largest contributor to community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting ...

"Perhaps we should be ready to say it's not the right program for the city of Raleigh growing at the pace we are." The option most city council members found appealing include using yard waste ...

Wake Forest Town Hall will close for Good Friday, but trash and recycling services will run as usual. Yard waste pick-up is ...

In Charlotte, the city ordinance is clear: It’s illegal for anyone not authorized by the city to “collect, pick up, or cause to be collected or picked up, any solid waste.” Raleigh ...

The Raleigh City Council will evaluate options for leaf pickup Tuesday afternoon. The discussion stems from the current program being unable to keep pace with demand as the city continues to grow.

Food scraps in a separate bin from a waste bin. It could be turned into compost to divert methane from landfills. Food scraps in a separate bin from a waste bin. It could be turned into compost to ...