There are a lot of dates in life that are hard to remember: Your boss’s birthday. Your next dentist appointment. Arbor Day. But trash collection day? For most of us, it’s the same day every week or two, barring holidays. And since no one likes...

Here's a genuinely intriguing list of cool, strange, and beautiful -- wait for it -- trash cans, courtesy of Asylum.co.uk. Frivolous? Perhaps. But it's got to be satisfying when even your waste bin makes your coworkers feel inadequate.

Waste Management began a one-year pilot program offering curbside recycling of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to residents of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif...

On Monday, Houston-based Waste Management will begin a one-year pilot program in which curbside recycling of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) will be offered to residents of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Waste Management will mail specially...

Though she couldn’t explain quite how it happened, Jewel Matthew of Brooklyn, N.Y., fell down her apartment building’s garbage chute. And thanks to her 200-pound girth, she wedged there. Good thing too, considering she lived on the building’s 15th...

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has vetoed House Bill 569, which would have overturned the state’s long-standing ban on disposing of yard waste in landfills. The bill would have required facilities accepting yard waste to “make beneficial use” of the...

A section of Barrington, Ill., is the site of a pilot project that could lead to Illinois’ first curbside food waste collection and composting program, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. The project is slated to run through November and...

Perhaps taking a cue from The Heap, which ...

A group of fifth-graders at Rutherford Elementary in Stillwater, Minn. had a problem. Reliant on bikes or walking to get to school, the kids were forced to navigate a maze of trash bins on collection days. Cars weaving through bins in the road...

Pink trucks and community savvy set hauler Junk in the Trunk apart.