HAZARDOUS WASTE: A large needle box is located on Buncombe County property in front of Pack Memorial Library on Haywood Street. Photo by Jessica Wakeman In September 2018, Malaprops Bookstore/Cafe ...

OF KEEPING THE PARKS CLEAN. THE REALITY IS, IS THAT WE’RE STILL RIGHT SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS OPIOID EPIDEMIC. AND AS IT CONTINUES, COMMUNITY EYES ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO KEEP PEOPLE ...

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ.-- – An unintended consequence of COVID-19 has been a surge in new trash, from face masks, wipes, and gloves to now used syringes. As millions of vaccines roll out daily, the process ...

GOOD EVENING. I’M VICKI DORTCH AND I’M RICK BAN, WHOSE CITY LEADERS ARE MAKING IT EASIER TO SAFELY DISPOSE OF USED SYRINGES BY ADDING DROP BOXES IN THREE CITY PARKS. THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE SPREAD ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness has installed three syringe disposal boxes in three parks in an effort to help prevent the spread of bloodborne ...

Ted Miles begins most days behind Burlington’s derelict Memorial Auditorium, wielding a steel trash grabber and a grimy plastic container that he fills with used syringes. He then heads north, toward ...

IT WAS KAI AND PEOPLE WALKING OUT OF THEIR FRONT DOORS TO TRASH ON THE GROUND. NEEDLES DISCARDED RIGHT IN THEIR YARDS IS WHAT WE’RE BEING TOLD BY SOME RESIDENTS. IT’S WHY MEMBERS OF THE BROOKLYN ...

In and amongst all the “good” the city has done for the homeless community, Matt Huffaker snuck in this point in his Aug. 28 Guest Commentary (“Report on Santa Cruz homelessness action plan”): “We’ve ...