03.06.2024 Government Trustee Nick Krupski appointed provisional solid waste coordinator In a split decision last Tuesday, the Southold Town Board appointed Trustee Nick Krupski to the role of provisional solid waste coordinator. “It’s an important job, and it’s sort...
12.10.2021 News Town awaits state OK on new waste management plan Southold is awaiting state approval for a new 10-year Local Solid Waste Management Plan. The LSWMP encompasses both the Town of Southold and the incorporated Village of Greenport. Fishers...
12.17.2019 Government Pilot program pitched to make better use of town’s food waste A new environmental organization dedicated to reducing the impacts of climate change on a local level is turning to an unlikely culprit: food waste.
11.17.2019 Government Southold, Babylon towns extend trash hauling agreement for two years Southold Town extended a garbage hauling agreement with Babylon for an additional two years, which will allow the town to maintain costs as opposed to shipping the waste off...
01.16.2019 Letters Featured Letter: Back to the basics when recycling in Southold To the editor: In response to comments made recently both in print and at public meetings concerning ongoing changes to Southold’s — and much of the country’s — recycling...
12.07.2018 Podcasts Conversation: Jim Bunchuck on the future of recycling in Southold Town It’s official: Southold residents must abandon single-stream recycling by Feb. 1, town officials said.
11.27.2018 Government Changes coming to Southold recycling soon Southold residents can expect a change to their recycling routines in the near future, but for now, the single-stream method will stay in effect. The town switched to single-stream...
10.08.2018 Government Town may need to reconsider its approach to recycling When Southold Town switched to single-stream recycling in 2014, the benefits outlined were multi-fold: A projected increase of 20 percent in recycling, decreased costs on the overall cost of...
12.16.2014 Government Town to residents: Don’t include plastic bags with recyclables You’ve probably done it. Cans, bottles and paper are starting to pile up on the counter, so you stick the items in a plastic bag you received at a...
07.24.2014 Government Learn more about your garbage with new brochure Picking up town-issued yellow bags is as common on a Southold residents’ grocery list as a carton of milk. They are a necessary part of the self-hauling, “Pay As...