The humble trash can has been around since the late 1800s—and it’s changed considerably over the course of two centuries. Various innovations have made the household staple more practical, sturdy and ...

When a group of high school seniors teamed up with Ramapo College and the Paterson Museum to examine the use of bags — both single-use plastic and reusable — in northern New Jersey in 2018, they ...

What's humble, inexpensive, utilitarian, ubiquitous and ripe for repurposing? Yup, it's the garbage can. Here are a couple of ideas for reusing it: Turn a large plastic garbage can into a round ...