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Woman killed after scaffolding collapses in chain-reaction crash

  • Dec 24, 2025

Investigation underway into cause of scrapyard fire in NJ

  • Oct 13, 2025

Maggots, mice and disgusting smell: NYC residents on composting issues

  • Aug 12, 2025

Out-of-control garbage truck smashes into parked cars and home in NJ

  • Jul 9, 2025

Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end trash strike

  • Jul 9, 2025

NYC neighborhood becomes 1st in US to have trash fully containerized

  • Jun 2, 2025

NYC pausing most fines for incorrect composting

  • Apr 18, 2025

NYC residents to face fines for failing to separate compost from trash

  • Mar 31, 2025

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Who has the best trash truck design?

  • Jan 14
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NYC curbside composting expands to the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island

  • Oct 6, 2024
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Woman on mission to find treasures tossed away as trash in New York City

  • Sep 13, 2024
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Charter school lot becomes illegal dump in The Bronx

  • Aug 21, 2024
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First-ever official NYC bin for trash pick up

  • Jul 12, 2024
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New trash rules take effect for NYC businesses

  • Mar 2, 2024
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War on rats: NYC announces new trash rule for all businesses

  • Sep 19, 2023
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Trash cans to rid rats come at cost of parking spots: DSNY report

  • May 3, 2023

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Reducing food waste is good for your budget and the planet

The EPA says food waste in the U.S. is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions of more than 50 million passenger cars and is responsible for 58% of methane emissions from municipal landfills.

  • Oct 29, 2024

NYC's curbside composting program expands citywide to the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island

Curbside composting is now available in the Bronx, Manhattan and Staten Island after the city previously launched the program in Queens and Brooklyn.

  • Oct 7, 2024

Woman on mission to find treasures tossed away as trash in New York City

One woman is taking to the streets of New York City to give discarded items a second chance. She loves the hunt, but there is a higher purpose.

  • Sep 13, 2024

Pizza lovers rejoice! New pizza box garbage receptacles in NYC parks

Trying to fit a square pizza box into a circle trash receptacle can be a frustrating process, but New York City says they have a solution.

  • Aug 30, 2024

The 'Rat Pack': NYC recruiting new group of anti-rodent activists to help in city mitigation efforts

According to the city, the Rat Pack will represent a group of anti-rat activists whose job will be to "educate, engage, and take action on all things rat mitigation."

  • Jul 28, 2024