Some garbage-filled, weed-strewn lots have become neighborhood dumping grounds covered with abandoned shopping carts, ...

Devin Throw insisted on taking home with him all the trash collected from a recent Earth Day cleanup along Waverly Road in ...

It’s reasonable to ask New York residents and businesses to put their garbage in bins and lock them tight, to keep the rats ...

Complaint lines such as New York City's 311 let people report quality-of-life problems in their building or neighborhood, ...

The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) passed the New York State Senate on Wednesday with a 33-25 ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — In response to demand, the New York City Department of Sanitation has released smaller trash bins for sale on its official website. The new 25-gallon bins sell for $43.88 ...

Getty Images Two prominent research groups — the American Educational Research Association and the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics — claim that at least 169 ...

You may have heard some alarming statistics about the tiny share of plastic that ... certain material in their recycling streams or landfilled much more trash. But New York City was mostly insulated ...

With the holiday season here, the Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority has released waste and recycling statistics from last year’s festivities. During the 2023 holiday season, residents in Oneida ...

Like so many parents, New York City Councilmember Rita Joseph said she ... Her sons arrived carrying their belongings in trash bags. "Trash bags represent trash,” said Joseph, who chairs the ...