I've always thought decluttering was just about making my home look nicer and feeling more organized. But I recently learned ...

Ashley traded the quiet life of a small town in a big house for the hustle and bustle of the Windy City. On any given day you might find her working on a freelance photo or blogging gig, wrangling her ...

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 ...

Dozens of the city’s new space-age garbage containers crash-landed in Brooklyn over the last week, marking the latest move by the sanitation department to eradicate mountains of trash bags from ...

Many trash cans have a plastic trash can liner inside that prevents the contents from leaking into the bottom of the can. Even with trash bags, liquids still seep out and solidify on the bottom of the ...

While everyone’s standards for cleaning up at home may be different, consider this: would you leave dirty dishes of half-eaten food in the hallway? Drop towels on the floor for someone else to pick up ...

Bears are notorious for finding food wherever any crumb is left available. That’s why most trash receptacles in “bear country” are “bear-proofed,” and also why we’ve seen these bumbling creatures ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - A Valdez resident captured a wildlife encounter on video this week when a bear appeared to perform “CPR” on a trash can outside his home. Justin Prax, who lives in the Robe ...