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San Diego plans to replace hundreds of thousands of trash and recycling bins as it rolls out its first-ever trash pickup fee. Residents can now choose the trash bin size — and price point — that works best for their household.

Some local union workers at Republic Services were honoring a strike in Boston by not crossing the picket line, leaving trash, recycling and yard waste bins overflowing along the sides of Chula Vista and other South Bay area streets.

Marc Maron is proud of his run as host of his podcast, WTF. And because of that, he's bringing it to a close. He wants to avoid it becoming just another show "feeding the garbage bin of content."

Some local union workers at Republic Services are honoring a strike in Boston by not crossing the picket line, leaving trash in bins along the sides of Chula Vista and other South Bay area street

A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.

Vermicomposting (worm composting) has a benefit for everyone, whether you want to divert kitchen scraps from the landfill, compost in small spaces, or create a natural fertilizer for your plants. Join us at the San Diego Botanic Garden to learn how to start and maintain a happy home for red wiggler worms. In this workshop, we will cover: * Benefits of composting with worms * Tools, materials, and steps to start a vermicompost bin * How to feed your worms and which foods are suitable * Troubleshooting and maintaining your worm bin * Harvesting and using finished castings * Composting benefits for your garden and living a greener life include: * Save money on purchased worm castings and soil amendments * Lower your contribution to landfills * Increase soil health & soil microbiome * Increase water retention in soil Please note, access to the gardens are not included in workshop admission. Thanks to our host, the San Diego Botanic Garden. Visit: All About Composting with Worms Workshop – Encinitas San Diego Botanic Garden on Instagram and Facebook

Following a lengthy, boisterous meeting, the San Diego City Council Tuesday passed a solid-waste fee, breaking a 106-year-old precedent of the city not charging single-family homeowners a fee for trash pickup.

This year, there have been at least 22 incidents involving lithium batteries in air travel, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration.

San Diego's Environmental Services Department will ask the San Diego City Council to begin the process for setting a monthly cost-recovery fee for trash and recycling collection.

Home dwellers in San Diego are about to have a new monthly subscription — but this one they can’t cancel. Very soon, they will be paying for trash pickup.