What started as a summer science project for Gig Harbor and Peninsula students has blossomed into something Mandi Thorne feels could change recycling and waste management in the Gig Harbor area for ...

The new waste rules mandate a four-bin system with wet, dry, sanitary, and hazardous waste, replacing the earlier two-bin model.

Authorities have expanded the earlier two-bin system, wet and dry waste, into a four-bin framework ...