A $9 million investment in new trash cans for every household in Pittsburgh could curb litter and improve garbage collection, Public Works Director Chris Hornstein told City Council members Tuesday.

The household garbage can has become a status symbol with Swarovski crystals, gold finish, handcrafted brass fittings and customised embossing ranging between Rs 30,000 and Rs 5 lakh ...

Anyone who lives in bear country knows that these curious animals will do just about anything to get their paws on some food, which includes breaking into people’s trash cans. However, many people who ...

VALDEZ, Alaska – A bear in Valdez, Alaska, was spotted taking a creative approach to try to open a trash can on Tuesday. Footage of the animal shows it using its front paws to repeatedly press down on ...

E-waste is a growing issue because new digital devices are constantly being created, and the old ones can end up filling landfills. In a recent Reddit post on the subreddit r/Mac, a technology lover ...

A ruling on dog-waste-disposal etiquette. Horst writes: My wife and I walk our dogs twice a day, and as good citizens, we make use of poop bags. On trash days, I throw the bags into a neighbor’s ...

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 ...

San Diego’s chaotic shift in city trash service has begun to stabilize, with more customers signing up for new bins and more of the roughly 19,000 property owners who lost city service managing to ...

PITTSBURGH — A man whom police say tried to hide a stolen gun in a KFC trash can is in custody. The Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office says the incident that led to receiving stolen property and ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Most of us toss out cardboard tubes or old towels without a second thought. For animal shelters like the Hawaiian Humane Society, these everyday items we throw away can become ...