waste management

FARMERSVILLE — The Farmersville Route 98 Litter Collectors did its first cleanup this year for the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program. The volunteer grou...

SALAMANCA — While removing an out-of-service fuel tank buried behind the fire hall at the Salamanca Municipal Center, a discovery was made on site tha...

OLEAN — Two weeks following its last discussion on the matter, the Olean Common Council took another step Tuesday evening toward addressing issues of ...

OLEAN — The city of Olean Department of Public Works will again be picking up Christmas trees from the curbside. No artificial trees will be accepted ...

OLEAN — Some work has been done to address wastewater discharge problems, but more is needed to finally resolve problems known about since at least th...

BELMONT — Cornell Cooperative Extension announce an online class, Composting for the Winter, which will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Nov. 25 on Zoom. ...

ITHACA — Shifting from wasteful demolition practices to a circular construction economy in New York state could unlock unrealized economic activity, c...

OLEAN — The city of Olean Department of Public Works will open the Front Street Yard, near the intersection of Seneca Avenue, for residents to dispose...

DETROIT — A judge stopped on Wednesday the delivery of World War II-era radioactive soil from New York to a Michigan landfill, a temporary victory for...

OLEAN — A document more than 20 years old is to at least temporarily guide work to prevent more sewage discharges into the Allegheny River. The Common...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams went viral on social media after unveiling his plan for what he called a “trash revolution” in the city: putting ordina...

BELMONT — Allegany County will host its 23rd annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Sept. 7. Since 2010, the Allegany County Solid Waste D...

OLEAN — Engineering firms are being formally sought to help the city avoid future wastewater discharges into public waterways. A request for proposals...

OLEAN — After a month of planning — and another wastewater discharge into the Allegheny River — city officials plan to commission a study on how to fi...

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. — The borough will receive up to $15.5 million in aid to upgrade its wastewater treatment facility that feeds into the Allegheny Riv...

SALAMANCA — The City of Salamanca Board of Public Utilities will hold a public hearing on a proposed potable water rate increase at 6 p.m. July 9 in t...

OLEAN — The Seneca Nation of Indians has again threatened to take legal action against the city of Olean over wastewater discharges. Seneca Nation Pre...

OLEAN — Bidders are expected to offer their services to fix a collapsed sewer line and flood control levee this summer. The city Department of Public ...