Crapo Hill Landfill

Marissa Perez-Dormitzer is the Waste Reduction Manager for the GNB Regional Refuse Management District.

New Bedford is cashing in thanks to the city's recycling program.

The City of New Bedford says they have seen a 95% increase in recycling as compared to this time last year.

Municipal leaders from New Bedford and Dartmouth joined officials from the Common Wealth Resource Management Corporation Tuesday at the Crapo Hill Landfill to cut the ribbon for a new waste to energy facility. The anerobic digestion project enables the landfill to convert food waste into biogas that creates electricity to power the landfill site...

Increased recycling is one of the goals of the new trash collection system going into effect this summer in New Bedford.  New, environmentally-friendly trucks with automated arms will be used to lift trash carts containing garbage and recyclables into an on-board compactor...

A new ten year, $47 million contract for ABC Disposal of New Bedford, to serve as the city's primary trash disposal firm.  As part of the deal, ABC will introduce a new automated trash collection system in July, 2014.  All residential properties will receive at least two, 65-gallon carts on wheels, one for trash and one for recyclables.  A...