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Appeals court: Thousand Oaks violated open meeting law in Athens waste hauling deal
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA state appeals court has found that Thousand Oaks violated the state's open meeting law, known as...
Eco-tip: Here's how to recycle your Halloween pumpkins in Ventura County
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPumpkins can be recycled in your curbside yard waste cart without a bag, even in areas of Ventura...
Eco-tip: How and where to recycle your Christmas tree in Ventura County
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 6 months ago‘Twas the week after Christmas and all through the County, treecycling was popular; some got back a...
Eco-tip: Colors communicate better than words
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“California government is regulating the color of my trash cans; in times like the present, we should really focus on trash can colors.” That was a...
Eco-tip: Free options for mulch, compost in Ventura County
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAmong other benefits, mulch and compost can help prevent erosion from heavy rain. Mulch on soil surface works immediately after being applied correctly, reducing the impact of rain and slowing ...
Simi Valley trash hauling rates decreasing in 2024 under new Waste Management deal
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSimi Valley's residential trash hauling rates will decrease in January 2024 under a renewed agreement with G.I. Industries, the city's long-time waste disposal provider. The rates currently ...
Eco-tip: New reports measure progress on organics recycling
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 10 months ago“How is recycling really going?” Versions of that question come to me by phone and email every week....
Eco-tip: Public Works Week engages local students with unique displays
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoLast week was Public Works Week, and at the Ventura County Government Center on Wednesday more than 1,300 students from local schools throughout the county visited dozens of booths and displays ...
Eco-tip: Reuse campaign signs, but don't recycle
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPolitical candidates and “issue proponents” have until March 15, 10 days after the primary election, to remove their campaign signs from unincorporated areas. New signs can go up in August, ...
Eco-tip: From stoves to trash trucks: Regulations, not confiscations
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGas stoves have been entangled by a social media kerfuffle in recent weeks after a U.S. Consumer Product Safety commissioner's comments prompted exaggerated responses that government agents ...
