Richmond region residents will soon be able to throw out their trash in bins that were once garbage themselves.

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

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.

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

Its Zero Waste subcommittee found WareCo Recycling LLC in Ottumwa, who agreed to accept the old bins and grind them up for recycled plastic stock. The Committee worked with WareCo to hire a ...

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 ...

You don’t eat your trash, but in Kibera that is a different story altogether, just not how you’re thinking it.

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that Toronto's Don River carries over 500 billion microplastic particles ...

Eric Newton is a funny man on a mission to help Angelenos reduce their trash – focusing on all of the plastics that dominate ...

Taking out the trash and recycling regularly also helps. Fruit flies will still find rotten food thrown in the trash and ...

The City of Rockledge is reminding residents to make sure that only acceptable materials are placed in recycling bins.

What it costs: If you’re dealing with a one-off product that TerraCycle handles, the service is free. The all-in-one box runs ...