MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis City Council members expressed frustration at the city’s Solid Waste Division’s call for what it relayed is an urgent funding increase needed to handle solid waste pickup ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that bulk waste collection happens bi-weekly. The Memphis City Council Tuesday morning heard multiple options for new models of collecting solid ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Memphis City Council discussed in a committee meeting Tuesday what additional funds from a proposed $6.89 monthly fee hike for solid waste collection would mean for the department.

Changes made earlier this year to the Electric City’s garbage pickup service could be temporarily suspended. Trash collection could be the first contentious issue the new council faces in January.

The Memphis City Council could raise solid waste fees to deal with a sharp increase in bulk waste sitting on city curbs. Philip Davis, director of solid waste at the city, presented three possible ...