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Thursday, May 09, 2013  A northern New York man is bicycling around the lower 48 states in a quest to visit the most eastern, southern, western and northern post offices.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A sanitation worker was hit by a minivan while trying to wave traffic around a stopped Recycling truck in the City of Rome around 7:33 AM this morning.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  More than 250,000 pounds of recyclables were dropped off, and nearly $10,000 was donated, at CNY Central's Recycling Day Event.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The City of Ithaca is preparing to switch to a new four-day trash collection schedule.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A first-of-its-kind survey estimates more than 2.2 million cyclists and pedestrians are using 14 of New York state's most popular trails each year.

Monday, January 07, 2013  If you don't know what to do with your Christmas tree, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency will take it away for free, to be recycled. It will take the shrubbery and make it into mulch, for you to use this spring.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Several fire departments responded to the scene of a fire at a recycling plant and warehouse early Friday morning.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Lance Armstrong's cancer fighting charity distances itself from its founder by formally dropping his name.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  This year's "America Recycles Day" focuses on electronic forms of waste.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Cyclists in Central New York discussed Lance Armstrong's legacy after he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

Monday, October 01, 2012  Wayne County Sheriff deputies say the body found at a western New York recycling center last week has been identified as a 51-year-old man transported there from Monroe County.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  Authorities are trying to identify the man's body that was discovered among cardboard and paper that was unloaded at a western New York recycling center.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  A retired FBI special agent is on a cross-country bicycle trip to raise awareness and money for Concerns of Police Survivors, or C.O.P.S.

Friday, August 24, 2012  The International Cycling Union says it will wait for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to explain why Lance Armstrong should lose his seven Tour de France titles before commenting on the case.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  Lance Armstrong says he will no longer fight charges from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his unprecedented cycling career, a decision that could put his string of seven Tour de France titles at risk.