i'm devin feeley in for elizabeth cook. that nurse is among many medical professionals who have traveled to the middle east to help treat people wounded in the war. in a few minutes, we hear from how she calls the work crucial but also describes it as [indiscernible]. >>> let's get to news headlines with anne makovec. >> we start in oakland this afternoon where a fire burned a garage to ash. this is on montclair avenue near brooklyn avenue about a block from cleveland elementary. the fire started in the garage and then it spread to the main house. firefighters reported this incident under control at around noon. no reports of any injuries. >>> san francisco public library employees are demanding better safety while on the job. they say the drug and homelessness crisis is spilling into libraries and say most libraries do not have security. library staff, along with other city employees , or under contract negotiations. a spokesperson for the library system says security incidents are down about 13% year over year and says th

in project earth, devin feeley reports on a new start up to catch what falls through the cracks. >> reporterings when juan lopez heads to his truck, the young man feels inspired. >> the work we are doing is making a difference. >> reporter: a difference by diverting waste from landfill. >> a lot of positive progress toward a better future and better -- mind-set toward recycling and where the trash is going. >> reporter: he works worried well. business is booming. >> my drivers do about 50 to 120 stops a day. that's a 10 hour day four days a week. >> reporter: they aim to keep hard to recycle items and any reusable stuff out of landfill. a daunting task. only 32% of waste is properly recycled or composted. most ends up rotting in the dump which in turn creates methane, a potent greenhouse gas. >> a lot of us are recycling things that couldn't be recycled, felt guilty, didn't know that perhaps a whole recycling load would be ruined because something was in there that shouldn't have been. >> reporter: tara lee uses rid well to augment the curb site service. >> the little bags are nicely labeled