Pasco County officials are keeping a close eye on a pilot project by Accurate Waste Systems to expand curbside pickup of recyclable trash. ...more

January 22, 2009

Private landfills have been banned in Highlands County for more than a decade, but that may change. ...more

January 21, 2009

Pasco County officials are keeping a close eye on a pilot project by Accurate Waste Systems to expand curbside pickup of recyclable trash. "I'd like to see all the haulers doing it," Commission Chairman Jack Mariano said about following Accurate Waste Systems' example. ...more

December 31, 2008

Regarding "Landfill a Good Deal for Pasco," (Other Views, Dec. 26) Bill Newton is only telling part of the story about the landfill proposed for Pasco County. The issue is not the need for a hi-tech way to dispose of garbage. The reason many of us oppose it is that the developers want to put the landfill close to the Green Swamp, which supplies all the water for the Hillsborough County watershed. ...more

December 31, 2008

That old tree sitting in the family room, so admired during the past few weeks with all the unwrapped presents underneath, now looks pretty dry and bare. ...more

December 27, 2008

Regarding "State Agency Slaps Public During Landfill Debacle" (Our Opinion, Dec. 19): ...more

December 26, 2008

Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Mike Sole and District Director Deborah Getzoff have some explaining to do. ...more

December 19, 2008

CORRECTION A story in Thursday's edition of the Pasco Tribune misstated the elevation of the proposed Angelo's Aggregate Materials landfill near Dade City. The site's highest point is 167 feet. ...more

December 19, 2008

Slush has never smelled so spicy. ...more

December 18, 2008

A farm couple in Colorado opened their fields in November to gleaners, giving away what was left of their harvest. Expecting about 5,000 people, they were shocked when 40,000 arrived. This might be a sign of the times. As the economy plummets, we enter an environment ripe for scavengers. From field gleaners to garage-sale aficionados, they are everywhere and are coming from everywhere. I am one of them, a modern hunter-gatherer. ...more

December 6, 2008