The novel coronavirus has impacted just about every facet of daily life, including how we generate garbage. Bay Area trash companies say they are collecting less refuse from businesses and more from residential neighborhoods. (Photo by Kai Schreiber/Flickr)

Bay Area trash and recycling companies are seeing dramatic shifts in residential and commercial collections as a result of efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Since shelter-in-place orders were issued on March 16, millions of people across the region have completely up-ended their normal daily routines.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.