This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The city has left dozens of green bins on some blocks. The intention is for residents to dump their food waste in ...

U.S. hospitals generate nearly six million tons of waste each year, and a single patient can be responsible for more than 30 pounds a day. Much of that waste comes from the operating room (OR), which ...

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Long Beach residents are getting new green bins as the city rolls out a new recycling program for food waste. The final phase of the rollout in L.A. County’s second-largest city is set to wrap up by ...

The city of San Diego recently completed a pilot program in which people transitioning out of homelessness were recruited to pick contaminants out of organic waste collected in the city's green bins, ...

Koreatown resident Scott Lyness was well aware that the city of Los Angeles was looking to tackle its food waste problem. While bicycling to work, he saw the growing number of green trash bins popping ...