While single-use bags labeled as compostable are an alternative for plastic bags, they are not to be disposed of in the green bins used to collect compostable waste, including food scraps and yard ...

The complaint accounted for 36,604 calls to 311 from residents across the city over the last 12 months, as of Jan. 6. The ...

California has hailed itself as a leader in single-use plastic reduction and legislation. But a scuttling of its pioneering ...

The Cleveland Cavaliers use the improved sorting facility to separate garbage, recycling and compostable materials, leading to efficient recycling.

As of 1 April 2025, it is mandatory for residents of New York City to compost certain waste items. This is part of a program run by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) called Curbside Composting. The ...

Beginning in 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams ushered in dramatic changes to the way residents sorted and set out their ...

The program started shifting collection from municipalities to CM in 2023 with a full adoption in 2026. Waterloo Region was ...

Prosecutors say a city official on Jeju Island in South Korea stole more than $400,000 by pocketing the sale of government-issued trash bags that cost as little as 7 cents each. By John Yoon ...

This is where trash turns into treasure. Millions of disgusting, leaking bags of rotting food collected from New York City streets every week are digested and spat back out as “black gold” as part of ...

In the r/Anticonsumption subreddit, the shopper shared an image of Kate Spade x Target- branded trash bags. The retailer priced the 15-count polka-dot set of 25-gallon bags at $10 (excluding tax).