New Yorkers played central roles in developing such technological innovations as air-conditioning, toilet paper and the ...

Wildlife officials say about a dozen smarter-than-your-average bears have learned how to burglarize the bear-resistant ...

Citywide rules now require more buildings to place trash bags inside containers for pickup. Many New Yorkers are thrilled to ...

a larger 20 to 30-gallon trash can may be preferable. Material The most common materials are either metal or plastic. While plastic is certainly the cheaper option, metal trash cans are more durable.

The holidays create a lot of waste, with all the wrapped presents, holiday-centric clothing and strands of lights that don't ...

Waste not when it comes to packaging materials you could recycle instead of tossing this year. Read on for a listing of what ...

A woman spent a year saving to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s final Era’s Tour show – by recycling bottles and cans.

Have you started feeling the pressure of taking down your Christmas tree now that Dec. 25 has come and gone? New Yorkers used ...

Mayor Eric Adams announced new mandatory trash cans in July that are required for all residential buildings with fewer than ...

Better Recycling As industrial civilization progresses in time and scale, it becomes clear that we need to optimize our resource utilization. One such activity is metal recycling, with metal-based ...

If they can find a way to break into a garbage can, they will," he said. Tyee Wilson Jack said the metal garbage cans the community of Hitacu used to use were superior to the new bins. "The bears have ...

Buchanan contracts with GFL Environmental of Vandenbroek for the automated collection of garbage and recyclables. GFL uses a ...