New technology is being tested at UMass Amherst to sort trash and recyclables. Knowing what to throw into the garbage and put ...

An excerpt from author Deborah Derrickson Kossmann's book "Lost Found Kept: A Memoir," on what happened in her own childhood ...

If you've had a hard time trying to find a trash can in the streets of San Francisco, you're not alone. Business owners and ...

Debris produced by human activity has now been spotted at a depth of 5,112 meters (3.2 miles) in the Mediterranean Sea.

The Board of Carroll County Commissioners will consider increasing fees to dump trash at the Northern Landfill in Westminster ...

According to Alter Terra statistics, by sheer volume, plastic bottles make up 41 percent of all the trash that flows in from ...

Authorities in Droylsden, a town in Greater Manchester, England, traced a heap of flytipping to six people, according to the ...

"The community drop-off locations across the city are for disposing of household recyclable materials only. Commercial use of ...

You can get rid of fruit flies fast effectively—and naturally—with things you probably already have in your kitchen.

Food waste is a growing concern in Massachusetts communities and among many of Bedford’s residents. With the Town’s various ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A river cleanup operation successfully removed more than 1,100 pounds of trash from the Cumberland ...

A new book shows how residents of wealthier nations are jeopardizing the health and safety of other parts of the planet.