Trash

Birmingham Modernizing Garbage Pickup

Birmingham will spend just over $6.5 million to give each household in Birmingham a new, 96-gallon garbage receptacle that Mayor Randall Woodfin said will modernize the way the city picks up garbage.

Jefferson County Commission May Hire More Road Clean-Up Help

Jefferson County Commissioners are considering whether to hire temporary workers to clean up litter along county roads.

Trash Talk: Why Doesn’t Birmingham Recycle More?

One way to reduce the amount of trash is to recycle more. That’s a challenge in the city of Birmingham.

Trash Talk: Birmingham’s Litter Problem

Call it what you want: trash, litter, debris … stuff. It seems like it’s everywhere. You’ll find it on front lawns and on busy highways. Officials say trash in the Birmingham area in particular is a problem. Here, we catch up with some of the folks who pick it all up.

Trash Talk: Abandoned Cars Dot Area Roadsides

Ever wonder where all these abandoned cars on the side of the road come from? Here's your answer.

Stuff: Where Stuff Goes to Die

Think about all the stuff you have. Probably functional things like a car or cell phone. Also clothing, chairs or a kitchen table. There are sentimental items too, maybe a childhood toy or old pictures. For most of us, we have plenty of stuff. Those items contain stories and act as a mirror of sorts for our lives. And we'll explore some of that this week in our series "Stuff." We start with the end. WBHM's Andrew Yeager takes a look at where some of our stuff ends up when we're done with it.