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‘Maggots, flies’: Overflowing dumpsters at Dunn Ave apartment complex cause stinky problems“It’s been a continuous thing. One time it’s really been worse than this. It’s still bad, but it was worse than this.”
Biologists say ocean trash likely led to a whale’s stranding and deathThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Southeast reported a 47 foot male sperm whale stranded off the Florida Keys.
A solution to plastic bag waste that helps the homeless? This is ingeniousFor many of us, plastic bags are a way to get our groceries, and anything else we buy, home from the store.
Is the U.S. addicted to plastics?Go into any store right now to buy pretty much anything, and you’ll find literal tons of plastic packaging. Goods are shrink-wrapped, sealed and stored, all in plastic.
These students are working to eliminate plastic in their lives, one bottle at a timeWhile we set aside one day a year to celebrate Earth Day and focus on ways each of us can protect our planet, there are things we can do every day that are simple and meaningful.
‘Down a route’: Waste Management acknowledges to yard waste pickup problemsJacksonville’s garbage woes appear to be on a decline -- but there are still problems in some areas of town.
Trash troubles in Jacksonville not totally resolvedJacksonville's trash troubles were supposed to be getting better with the return of curbside recycling, but some people are telling us, nothing has changed.
Hundreds of tires dumped on vacant propertyA local property owner says he found hundreds of tires dumped on his vacant land.
Jacksonville’s drop-off recycling sites overflow before official openingRecycling bins and others are full across the city on Sunday night, just hours before the curbside recycling services end.
