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‘Really bad’: Quintana Road identified as one of the most severe illegal dumping sites in San Antonio
Read full article: ‘Really bad’: Quintana Road identified as one of the most severe illegal dumping sites in San AntonioResidents say they’re fed up with this smelly and unsightly situation on Quintana Road, but the city says it struggles to enforce local illegal dumping laws.
Heads up! Single-use plastic bags are no longer allowed in blue recycling bins in San Antonio
Read full article: Heads up! Single-use plastic bags are no longer allowed in blue recycling bins in San AntonioThe San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department is no longer accepting single-use plastic bags in blue recycling bins, even bundled, to address issues caused by processing them.
Recycle your Christmas tree at these City of San Antonio drop-off centers
Read full article: Recycle your Christmas tree at these City of San Antonio drop-off centersThe City of San Antonio's Solid Waste Management will be hosting four centers throughout January for customers to recycle their live Christmas trees.
3 arrested for illegally dumping 176 pounds of fencing material in San Antonio
Read full article: 3 arrested for illegally dumping 176 pounds of fencing material in San AntonioThree people were arrested recently in a sting operation for illegally dumping about one ton of wood material, City of San Antonio and police officials said.
Free household hazardous waste event for San Antonio residents on Saturday
Read full article: Free household hazardous waste event for San Antonio residents on SaturdayThe city of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) is hosting a free household hazardous waste event on Saturday, Feb. 18.
San Antonio residents can dispose of household hazardous waste for free this Saturday
Read full article: San Antonio residents can dispose of household hazardous waste for free this SaturdayThe city of San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) is hosting a free household hazardous waste event on Saturday, May 21.
‘Fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags’: Have a green bin? Here’s what can go in it.
Read full article: ‘Fruit and vegetable scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags’: Have a green bin? Here’s what can go in it.Atlas Organics is paid by the City of San Antonio to turn green waste into reusable compost that residents can turn around and buy to use on their gardens, this process helps reduce the use of landfill.
City to pay $206,000 to driver ‘severely injured’ in crash involving Solid Waste Management employee
Read full article: City to pay $206,000 to driver ‘severely injured’ in crash involving Solid Waste Management employeeSAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio City Council this month agreed to pay a man more than $200,000 after his vehicle was rear-ended in 2018 by a large truck driven by a Solid Waste Management Department employee. John Brubeck, who according to a 2019 lawsuit suffered “severe injuries” to his neck and lower back during the September 2018 wreck, will be paid $206,000 to settle the case. The settlement will be paid out of the city’s self-insurance liability fund, according to a council agenda announcing the agreement. In naming the city as a co-defendant in the case, attorneys for Brubeck wrote that the city should have known Garcia was reckless, incompetent and unfit to drive. City officials declined to comment on the settlement but did confirm Garcia remains employed by SWMD and currently works as a mechanic.
Footage shows solid waste employees without masks, violating city’s own COVID-19 directives
Read full article: Footage shows solid waste employees without masks, violating city’s own COVID-19 directivesSAN ANTONIO – City of San Antonio solid waste employees were repeatedly captured on camera interacting with one another and the public while not wearing masks. A Solid Waste Management Department enters a city van Sept. 10 while not using a face covering. Days later, as SWMD employees handed out flyers in neighborhoods near Judson Road and Stahl Road, undercover cameras again captured footage of them violating COVID-19 protocols. Dillon Collier attempts to speak to a Solid Waste Management Department employee on Sept. 15. From April 1 to mid-September, at least 52 SWMD employees have contracted COVID-19, according to figures provided by the spokesperson.