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Key tools in Royal Oak leaf pickup are temporary no parking signs

Royal Oak’s Department of Public Service started its annual leaf fall curbside pickup Monday, which means workers are also busy putting up temporary no parking signs.

Dispose responsibly this holiday season

METO DETROIT The most wonderful time of the year can also be the most wasteful time of the year.

Pitch competition advances Michigan's circular economy

Royal Oak extends social district through June 30

Pandemic-related trash causes waste increases, sewer problems

Pandemic-related trash causes waste increases, sewer problems By: Jonathan Shead | C&G Newspapers | Published April 23, 2021 Remnants of disposable wipes and other debris sit after being raked from higher sections of the giant bar screen at the Northeast Sewage Pumping Station in Detroit. Photo provided by Macomb County Public Works Office Advertisement OAKLAND COUNTY  You may have noticed it walking around your neighborhoods, parks and local businesses. A surge of disposable, non-recyclable products such as surgical face masks, latex gloves and disposable cleaning wipes has contributed to increases in litter and potential environmental damage. “There is a little increase in litter, at least that’s what I’ve seen anecdotally,” Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority General Manager Jeff McKeen said, adding that SOCRRA has seen about a 10% increase in waste coming from the organization’s member communities. “Som