Citywide rules now require more buildings to place trash bags inside containers for pickup. Many New Yorkers are thrilled to see fewer rats, but some are discovering new headaches. By embracing the ...

Emma G. Fitzsimmons, the City Hall bureau chief for The New York Times, discusses a sticky subject that engrosses (and grosses out) New Yorkers: garbage. By Josh Ocampo In September 2015, Emma G.

LOS ANGELES — City officials outlined a multipronged approach Monday to clean up streets with high foot traffic in the neighborhoods of Pico Union and Westlake. Councilwoman Eunisses Hernandez, who ...

PITTSFIELD — Before the city rolls brand-new trash and recycling toters up city driveways, officials will roll out an education campaign to help residents adjust to the change. Websites, social media ...

NEW YORK-- It's being called a new front in New York City's war on rats. On Wednesday, the Department of Sanitation and Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the next phase in their plan to keep the five boroughs ...

MARY ESTHER, Fla. -- A bear in Florida just channeled his inner Yogi Bear and made a smarter-than-average move. You have likely seen a lot of videos of bears going through the trash, making a mess.

Some residents in Fort Pierce are upset and irritated about tons of trash being brought up from Miami-Dade County by train. We’ve been asking for answers since we first brought you this story a couple ...