NEW YORK (WABC) -- New legislation is looking to dramatically reduce the amount of plastic in shipments and on store shelves in New York State. It's called the "Packaging Reduction and Recycling ...

While Mayor Adams didn’t invent the trash can, he’s made real progress in the war on rats with an official city bin that will be required for all residential properties with 1-9 units as of this ...

Mayor Adams and city Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced Monday that landlords who own buildings with nine units or less will have to ensure their trash is set out in rigid bins with tight ...

As the city of San Diego began delivering new gray trash bins to homes with city-provided trash and recycling service and removing the old black bins, the process hit some snags, leading some La Jolla ...

Richmond region residents will soon be able to throw out their trash in bins that were once garbage themselves. Several Central Virginia localities have invested in 3,000 new trash carts partially ...

Re “How did San Diego trash fees end up so much higher than predicted?” (May 4): I find it interesting that the city is encouraging us to minimize our trash footprint through fees and recycling, but ...

With bigger trash carts, Kansas City is trying to put a lid on litter and dumping problems. But with more trash than ever going to landfills, the city has a long way to go in educating people about ...

Central Virginians will have new trash bins thanks to an Israeli company that converts everything from chicken bones to diapers into thermoplastic material used for everyday products.

"Dumpster Gods Smiled Down on Me," the original poster wrote, sharing two photos revealing an array of premium household and ...

NEW YORK — For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with stinking garbage straight onto the sidewalk. When the bags inevitably leak or ...

Instead of plastics making waste we’re making plastics out of waste,” says Jack “Tato” Bigio with UBQ Materials.