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TRASH


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Popular dumping site in southwest Houston near Buffalo Speedway, Holmes Road raises concerns

Read full article: Popular dumping site in southwest Houston near Buffalo Speedway, Holmes Road raises concerns

A well-known dumping site near the intersection of Buffalo Speedway and Holmes Road has become a persistent issue for local officials.

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‘Nine rats in a week:’ Neighbors urge cleanup of Cloverleaf homeless encampment in east Harris County

Read full article: ‘Nine rats in a week:’ Neighbors urge cleanup of Cloverleaf homeless encampment in east Harris County

Residents of Cloverleaf face safety concerns as a property overrun with trash and rats becomes a homeless encampment.

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Here’s when trash in Houston will be picked up after snow, winter conditions put things on hold

Read full article: Here’s when trash in Houston will be picked up after snow, winter conditions put things on hold

In light of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and two inclement weather days, the City of Houston's Solid Waste Management Department announced when it will be picking up everyone's trash this week.

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Neglected area near NRG Stadium continues to be overrun by trash, residents say city response is lacking

Read full article: Neglected area near NRG Stadium continues to be overrun by trash, residents say city response is lacking

Residents living near the intersection of Buffalo Speedway and Holmes Road are growing increasingly frustrated with the ongoing neglect of their neighborhood.

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SW Houston resident says city not helping after workers damaged sidewalk picking up Hurricane Beryl debris

Read full article: SW Houston resident says city not helping after workers damaged sidewalk picking up Hurricane Beryl debris

Patrick Cole reached out to KPRC 2's help desk saying he is fed up with the city’s response to what he claims is their own mistake.

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‘The James Bond of plastic recycling’ uncovered where your plastic is REALLY going

Read full article: ‘The James Bond of plastic recycling’ uncovered where your plastic is REALLY going

Brandy Deason with Air Alliance Houston used AirTags to track her recyclables

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Mother of newborn found in trash located by investigators in NW Harris County

Read full article: Mother of newborn found in trash located by investigators in NW Harris County

"She reported to investigators being scared and admitted to throwing the deceased newborn in the trash"

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‘Come and get this trash’: Garbage-filled SE Houston apartment complex files foreclosure after resident complaints

Read full article: ‘Come and get this trash’: Garbage-filled SE Houston apartment complex files foreclosure after resident complaints

A Houston apartment that has received several complaints from its residents has not only abandoned the property but has now filed for foreclosure, leaving residents in the dark once again.

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Trash not getting picked up? Here’s how you can report it

Read full article: Trash not getting picked up? Here’s how you can report it

If your trash is not being picked up since Hurricane Beryl or perhaps since before, there are ways you can report it.

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Houston neighborhoods face 3-month delay in trash pickup. Here’s how KPRC 2 is helping get answers

Read full article: Houston neighborhoods face 3-month delay in trash pickup. Here’s how KPRC 2 is helping get answers

Do you have a pressing issue and need prompt help? When our viewers reach out, we work tirelessly to get results. Here’s how we get answers and help when you contact us with your issues.

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Greening Mardi Gras: Environmentalists push alternatives to plastic Carnival beads in New Orleans

Read full article: Greening Mardi Gras: Environmentalists push alternatives to plastic Carnival beads in New Orleans

It’s a beloved Carnival season tradition in New Orleans — masked riders on lavish floats fling strings of beads or other trinkets to parade watchers.

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‘This place should be shutdown:’ Property owners ‘abandoned’ SE Houston apartment complex, city said

Read full article: ‘This place should be shutdown:’ Property owners ‘abandoned’ SE Houston apartment complex, city said

A spokesperson for the Department of Neighborhoods tells KPRC 2 the property owner of the Arlington Place Apartments in southeast Houston is abandoning the complex.

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‘Nobody deserves to be living like this:’ Residents fed up with trash piling up at SE Houston apartment complex

Read full article: ‘Nobody deserves to be living like this:’ Residents fed up with trash piling up at SE Houston apartment complex

Residents of a southeast Houston apartment complex are fed up with trash piling up, with seemingly nothing being done about it.

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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Solid Waste Management workers caught crushing recycling bins in Montrose community

Read full article: CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Solid Waste Management workers caught crushing recycling bins in Montrose community

Workers from the City of Houston’s Waste Management Department were caught on camera throwing recycling bins in the garbage compactor and crushing them before driving away.

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Sunnyside residents say city of Houston is ignoring known hot spot for illegal dumping

Read full article: Sunnyside residents say city of Houston is ignoring known hot spot for illegal dumping

As the city of Houston faces a federal probe into its handling of illegal dumping in Black and Brown neighborhoods, residents in Sunnyside say they’ve seen no sign things are improving.

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Several homeowners frustrated over trash not being picked up in neighborhoods for weeks

Read full article: Several homeowners frustrated over trash not being picked up in neighborhoods for weeks

“I would like for them to pick up the trash and do it as they promise. Trash days are Wednesdays and Saturdays,” Brenda Taylor said.

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Trash cleanup along Astros parade route could take 3 days, city says

Read full article: Trash cleanup along Astros parade route could take 3 days, city says

Beer cans, plastic bottles, and boxes of garbage are all that’s left but memories of the Astros World Series championship parade.

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‘It’s just embarrassing: Residents in southwest Houston neighborhood call for illegal dumping to end

Read full article: ‘It’s just embarrassing: Residents in southwest Houston neighborhood call for illegal dumping to end

Residents of a neighborhood in southwest Houston said a vacant lot has become a popular place for illegal dumping, despite their many calls to the city of Houston.

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Is the U.S. addicted to plastic?

Read full article: Is the U.S. addicted to plastic?

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.

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These students are working to eliminate plastic in their lives, one bottle at a time

Read full article: These students are working to eliminate plastic in their lives, one bottle at a time

While 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.

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A solution to plastic bag waste that helps the homeless? This is ingenious

Read full article: A solution to plastic bag waste that helps the homeless? This is ingenious

For many of us, plastic bags are a way to get our groceries, and anything else we buy, home from the store.

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Lake Houston canal filled with trash, debris creating eyesore for frustrated Crosby residents

Read full article: Lake Houston canal filled with trash, debris creating eyesore for frustrated Crosby residents

For a lot of people having a home with a view of Lake Houston sounds like a dream, but some who live on Bluff View Court in Crosby, say the water running behind their homes dampens the mood.

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Residents outraged over growing trash pile outside Medical Center apartment complex

Read full article: Residents outraged over growing trash pile outside Medical Center apartment complex

Residents at a medical center apartment complex are riled up about a garbage build up steps away from their homes.

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Houston residents asked to hold on to junk, tree waste as waste management department faces collection delays

Read full article: Houston residents asked to hold on to junk, tree waste as waste management department faces collection delays

Do you have junk waste or tree waste piling up in your front yard? The City of Houston says it may take longer for crews to pick it up.

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Debris cleared from ‘chronic illegal dumping site’ in northwest Houston neighborhood

Read full article: Debris cleared from ‘chronic illegal dumping site’ in northwest Houston neighborhood

The city of Houston said trash and debris that stretched down part of Mansfield Street near T C Jester Boulevard have been cleaned up.

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Texas Pride Disposal offers $2,000 hiring bonus after staff shortage, customer complaints

Read full article: Texas Pride Disposal offers $2,000 hiring bonus after staff shortage, customer complaints

Homeowners in additional neighborhoods cite problems with Texas Pride Disposal’s trash and recycling pick-up.

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Spring homeowners frustrated as trash piles up due to pandemic, labor shortage

Read full article: Spring homeowners frustrated as trash piles up due to pandemic, labor shortage

Customers complain Rosenberg-based trash and disposal company’s service has been consistently inconsistent.

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City council doubles fine to $4,000 for illegal dumping in Houston

Read full article: City council doubles fine to $4,000 for illegal dumping in Houston

Houston city council approved Tuesday an increase in fines for illegal dumping, the secretary’s office confirms.

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Storm effect: Some Houston neighborhoods, apartment complexes have mountains of garbage

Read full article: Storm effect: Some Houston neighborhoods, apartment complexes have mountains of garbage

HOUSTON – The city of Houston is working overtime to catch-up on the heaps of garbage, recycling and heavy trash sitting on curbs, as the winter storm that swept through this week halted service. “I have been talking directly to solid waste. Click here for the latest updates and pick-up schedule from Houston’s Solid Waste DepartmentResidents in the Ridgemont neighborhood, which is outside of Beltway 8 near Fuqua Street, reported problems with garbage collection on Friday. The neighborhood is filled with overflowing garbage and recycling bins, and plenty of heavy trash debris from damaged homes lining the curbs. There were also many apartment complexes in this high-density area of southwest Houston with overflowing dumpsters and trash strewn across parking lots.

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Illegal dumping in Houston: The challenge and who is investigating

Read full article: Illegal dumping in Houston: The challenge and who is investigating

HOUSTON – For decades, illegal dumping has been a challenge in Houston’s lower-income communities. AdRosen’s office has placed several examples of illegal dumping on their YouTube page. Fines and criminal charges for dumping, other public eyesoresThe criminal charges for illegal dumping can range from a misdemeanor to a felony, separate from fines. There also are many more eyesores than simply illegal dumping and the City of Houston issues fines for those as well. AdGarbage, rubbish and trashFines: 1st Offense $50 to $100, 2nd Offense $100 to $1,500, 3rd Offense $200 to $2,000.

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Residents fed up with unsafe, smelly and illegal dumping in northeast Houston neighborhood

Read full article: Residents fed up with unsafe, smelly and illegal dumping in northeast Houston neighborhood

HOUSTON – A group of neighbors has had enough of the illegal dumping plaguing their northeast Houston community. Residents say the dumping needs to stop. “For the amount of trash it was, I couldn’t believe that this was in my city,” Mosco said. Williams says the street needs cameras to catch the dumpers in action. KPRC 2 reached out to Davis, who represents the area, and the city of Houston but we have not heard back.

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