The program aims to divert organic waste from landfill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preserve landfill space.

In a city long vexed by excess garbage, volunteer cleanup clubs are increasingly filling the gaps.

Hundreds of used sneakers arrive each week at a workshop east of Paris, where workers inspect them for resale, redistribution ...

Researchers have discovered raccoons to be intrinsically motivated to solve multiple puzzles, even without a food reward.

Milwaukee suspended garbage and recycling pickup on Monday so DPW crews could focus on snow removal across the city. The city did not declare a snow emergency, meaning legal street parking remains ...

NORTH AVENUE HERE TRYING TO GET THINGS CLEARED. IT’S GOING TO BE A WHILE. TAKE IT SLOW IF YOU HAVE TO GET OUTSIDE. THIS IS OUR CAMERA AT STATE FAIR PARK IN WEST DALLAS. YOU CAN JUST BARELY SEE THE ...

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Despite some modest progress over the past two decades, Canada's waste diversion efforts remain wanting: according to the Canadian government, only 27% of the country's waste is recycled, composted, ...

PLEASANT PRAIRIE — A proposal to outsource garbage collection in the Village of Pleasant Prairie is drawing concern from residents who say they want to be a part of the conversation. At a February 9th ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that garbage collection will resume in New York City Wednesday after an historic blizzard swept through the area Sunday into Monday. Residents will ...

With the Lehigh Valley facing the impacts of a major snowstorm, area municipalities are postponing scheduled trash and recycling pickups. Many of the affected pickups were scheduled during the brunt ...