TUSCUMBIA — Shoals Solid Waste Authority members have agreed to purchase a new landfill compactor that is expected to cost about $782,000.

Brandy Ward, of the Circular Butte Landfill, announced on Feb. 5 that the new Tana compactor purchased in November, has been delivered and in use at the landfill. “The employees are happy with it,” ...

Solar-powered trash compactors arrived at local beaches and marinas last month as part of a pilot program aimed at reducing litter and making trash collection more efficient. Although the compactors ...