Japan's Kamikatsu, a town of 1,500, achieved an 80% recycling rate by embracing a radical zero-waste policy. Residents ...

Nobody wants to see or smell a trash can, especially in smaller kitchens, but this compact and renter-friendly furniture piece may be the perfect hiding place.

If you were walking down the sidewalk but garbage bins were out waiting to be emptied by the garbage truck, would you tiptoe ...

We first told you about the story Tuesday night, when we learned a small dog was dumped in a trash can in an Inspirada ...

Going forth, we need to find a solution, the city or the county has to start thinking about where to put all this trash,” ...

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.

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 ...

The council is considering alternatives to a 10-month-old program that residents have complained is cumbersome and ...

The Marshalltown Fire Department was stretched to its limit Saturday night as crews battled four separate fires within about ...

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 ...

Neighbors in North Park say the leftover bins are occupying the precious few parking spots that are available.

Should you use shredded paper as garden mulch? It might sound like a quirky, even questionable idea at first—but don’t toss ...