The longest government shutdown in U.S. history may be officially over, but getting everything back up and running won't ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it reached a settlement with two landowners on Kauai over illegal large-capacity cesspools. The EPA banned large-capacity cesspools across the U.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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do you have an old mattress just collecting dust in the garage? Have you recently completed a fall landscaping project that left you with nowhere to put all the leaves and debris? If so, you’re in ...