NBC 4’s Ana Jackson gets answers on where Columbus’ yard-waste removal program stands.

Columbus residents who don’t pay for Rumpke yard waste service can get their leaves disposed of beginning this weekend.

The world’s largest garbage collector could shutdown its Central Ohio waste-transfer site as an agreement with SWACO expires.

Yard-waste pick up won’t be restored until next spring, but residents have a new option.

Today the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio will be hosting a mobile household hazardous waste collection site in Columbus.

UPDATE: A local man accused of putting his trash underground instead of paying to take it to the landfill pleads guilty eight counts.

Saturday is your chance to clean out your garage and ditch some unwanted items.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is narrowing down its list of proposed water projects.

SWACO will hold a Household Hazardous Waste mobile collection today in Hilliard.  The event will run from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Hilliard Municipal Building, 3800 Municipal Way. 

SWACO holds a household hazardous waste mobile collection in Whitehall.

In the next couple of years, SWACO and a company called “Firm Green” plan to build a commercial facility that could supply the entire region with compressed natural gas for vehicles.

This week is Earth Week and according to a local company, Central Ohioans are looking for ways to go green.

FOLLOW UP: A tip call results in a charge that could put an alleged dumper behind bars until he’s 85 years old.

The trash business is usually considered recession proof, but not lately.

The economy continues to curb many things, including curbside service for yard waste pickup. Now there is concern about no only where to take things, but what happens if people decide to illegally dump their yard waste.