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Houston's Solid Waste Management Department is working to implement an on-demand heavy trash pick up system to help curb illegal dumping.

Just about every street you drive down in Kashmere Gardens near Houston's Fifth Ward, you'll find piles of cut-up trees and limbs and damaged household items.

Houston residents, businesses, and institutions generate 6.2 million tons of municipal solid waste per year.

The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department, in collaboration with Council Member Sallie Alcorn, and Zero Waste Houston is poised to launch a 6-week Food Waste Drop-Off pilot program.

The City of Houston's Solid Waste Department is working to pick up debris in neighborhoods and plans for a total of three passes in the next 90 days.

Officials said the station will also save waste truck drivers more time when it comes to disposing trash.

Officials said the station will also save waste truck drivers more time when it comes to disposing trash.

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Houston's Sunnyside neighborhood saw some relief after an illegal dumping site was cleared. But it's not the first time this has happened.

Local student among winners of city truck art contest, getting her art displayed on one of the citys collection trucks