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Aaron Darland collects a trash bin from a Northwest Side neighborhood. Darland collects about 2,000 bins a day.

San Antonio residents may soon have to pay more for trash pickup. Here’s what to know.

by Lindsey Carnett August 27, 2024August 29, 2024

The majority of San Antonio residents will pay an additional 50 cents per month for their trash pickup starting this fall.

Aaron Darland of the Solid Waste Management Department has been working with the city since he was 18.

New tech, rising costs raise San Antonio’s trash fees for first time in 4 years

by Iris Dimmick August 30, 2023September 1, 2023

Residents could pay more in monthly solid waste bin costs for larger bins next year.

ICYMI: Your trash day is likely changing. Here’s why.

by Raquel Torres October 21, 2022November 4, 2022

The city’s Solid Waste Management Department will launch new trash collection routes beginning in November for some San Antonians.

City to add staff for litter cleanup, adjust trash collection days for some

by Andrea Drusch September 7, 2022September 8, 2022

New company, new recycling facility headed for San Antonio

by Iris Dimmick February 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Across the country, recycling is a mess. Here’s how San Antonio is coping with the changes

by Brendan Gibbons February 14, 2021February 15, 2021