This week arrive two sizable improvements to the production and collection of garbage in New York City. Moving forward, we hope these and future innovations mean there will be less of it in the first ...

While trash-talking is something we should all strive to avoid, perhaps everyone ought to spend a bit more time discussing actual garbage. It’s a huge problem, especially in America’s cities. With ...

After days under water, things are looking a little brighter at the Seattle homeless camp known as Nickelsville. But receding flood waters have uncovered a lot of garbage along with some some ...

Humans have done a lot to help rats become one of the most prolific mammals on the planet. We leave out food waste and trash. Our buildings and sewers provide cozy homes. We inadvertently help them ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- The New York City Department of Sanitation thought it was doing a good thing when it took hundreds of litter baskets off the streets. But on Wednesday, Mayor Bill ...

A Lafayette couple says an ongoing trash problem next door has led to a severe rodent infestation inside their home, leaving ...