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City to Consider Outside Legal Review of Agreements with Waste Management

The Reno City Council voted yesterday to consider approving outside legal counsel to review its franchise agreement with Waste Management. Waste Management faced criticism in August by City Council...

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Waste Management Fee Increase Floated for County Residents

A fee increase for Waste Management services may be coming to residents of unincorporated  Washoe County. A new garbage franchise agreement between Waste Management and Washoe County has been under...

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Waste Management Contract Review Could Mean Big Changes for Local Businesses

An outside legal review of the City of Reno’s franchise agreements with Waste Management could spell big changes for area businesses that are using other companies for waste collection. Rubbish...

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Mayor Embarrassed Over Lack of Progress on Waste Management Audit

An city audit of Waste Management never materialized after first being discussed in August 2015, and Mayor Hillary Schieve and City Coucilmembers expressed frustration at today’s council meeting about...

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Waste Management Audit Process Criticized By City Council

Members of the Reno City Council had harsh words today over a financial audit of the city’s agreement with Waste Management. Councilmembers said that the three-page audit report, which found the waste...

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Single-Stream Recycling Proposed for Washoe County Residents

Portions of Washoe County will join Reno and Sparks in getting single-stream recycling if a new franchise agreement is approved tomorrow by the Washoe Board of County Commissioners. The new agreement...

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County Approves New Waste Management Agreement

Residents of unincorporated Washoe County will soon be getting new recycling bins. The Washoe Board of County Commissioners approved at its meeting today a new franchise agreement with the private...

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City’s Waste Agreement Criticized Again

A lengthy franchise agreement between the City of Reno and Waste Management, finalized in 2012, continues to generate heated debate among multiple parties. The Reno City Council this week revisited a...

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Waste Management Criticized by County Over Service Delays, Single-Stream...

It was called a perfect storm. Just as Waste Management was rolling out its new single-stream recycling to unincorporated parts of Washoe County, it also struggled to maintain services to residents due...

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Bill Would Protect Nevada’s Smaller Waste Haulers, Recyclers

A bill introduced into the legislature last week aims to protect smaller waste recycling companies against exclusive waste contracts, such as the kind that Reno and Las Vegas have with waste companies...

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OPINION: IVGID’s efforts to conceal public records gets bizarre

By Steven Miller, Nevada Journal Has Incline Village’s often-criticized local government — the Incline Village General Improvement District, or “IVGID” — finally gone off the deep end? According to...

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City to Consider Outside Legal Review of Agreements with Waste Management

The Reno City Council voted yesterday to consider approving outside legal counsel to review its franchise agreement with Waste Management. Waste Management faced criticism in August by City Council...

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OPINION: IVGID’s efforts to conceal public records gets bizarre

By Steven Miller, Nevada Journal Has Incline Village’s often-criticized local government — the Incline Village General Improvement District, or “IVGID” — finally gone off the deep end? According to...

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City Threatening Jail Time, Fines Against Businesses if They Don’t Use Waste...

The City of Reno and Waste Management are sending notices to customers of the disposal company’s competitors in the Reno area demanding that those customers stop using other waste hauling services. The...

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Inside Waste Management’s Eco Center

Watch a video below. Photos by Bob Conrad. Video by Dana Nollsch. Have you ever wondered what happens to your recycling after the truck picks it up from the curb at your house? We were [...]

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City Fines Small Business Owner $100 for Not Using Waste Management

The City of Reno made good on its promise to fine small business owner Mark McKinnon for not using Waste Management for  his recycling service. McKinnon posted today on Facebook a copy of his $100 [...]

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GOTCHA: Illegal Dumping Caught on Camera Leads to Arrest (Updated)

Update (1/9/18): Reno police announced that Zachary Turner, 21 of Sparks, was arrested for one count of illegal dumping near a roadway. ———- Dump illegally, and you too might get a visit from police....

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City Sponsors $15,000 Customer Survey About Waste Management

The Reno City Council last week approved a $15,000 survey to review customer satisfaction of waste hauler Waste Management and the city’s agreement with the company. The city may also revisit...

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Free Bulky Item Disposal at Lockwood Landfill

Correction: I previously reported the landfill was accepting items Thurs. through Sun. That is incorrect; the landfill is closed Sundays, according to Waste Management. My apologies for the error. —-...

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City Upholds Violations Against Businesses Not Using Waste Management

The City of Reno has denied an appeal by local business owner Mark McKinnon for his choice to use Green Solutions for his business park’s recycling. McKinnon has been fighting back against the city’s...

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