The raccoon raiding your garbage bin might just be solving a puzzle—for the fun of it

Ever woken up to find that a crafty raccoon has overturned your garbage bin and spread the discarded contents of your life across the street? Raccoons—sometimes referred to as "trash pandas"—are ...
Phys.org

Recycling jumps when garbage collection drops, new research shows

Despite some modest progress over the past two decades, Canada's waste diversion efforts remain wanting: according to the Canadian government, only 27% of the country's waste is recycled, composted, ...
The State Journal

City’s public works director answers trash, recycling questions

Editor’s note: In the past few months, the City of Frankfort has been exploring options for creating a more sustainable and efficient solid waste collection system. The city’s Public Works Director, ...
Staten Island Advance

Here’s when NYC garbage collection will resume as Staten Island recovers from blizzard

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Mayor Zohran Mamdani confirmed that garbage collection will resume in New York City Wednesday after an historic blizzard swept through the area Sunday into Monday. Residents will ...
KJZZ

Phoenix Public Works Department recommends raising garbage collection fees by 50%

Phoenix solid waste truck drivers maneuver through tight alley spaces to collect trash. Phoenix residents may soon have to pay more to have their garbage collected. The city’s Public Works Department ...
Your Observer

Garbage collection a hot topic at town hall meeting in Lakewood Ranch

District 5 Commissioner Bob McCann said Feb. 2 his town hall meetings are not just for telling residents about what is happening in their district and for listening to complaints. He said the town ...
FOX13 Memphis

Garbage piling up across the Mid-South as trash collection pushed back again

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The winter storm may be moving out, but across the Mid-South another mess has been piling up: garbage left sitting on curbs. Memphians were told trash pickup would begin on Wednesday, ...
Waste Advantage Magazine

2025 in Review: Making Recycling Work in, and for, America

Increasing recycling through Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy may sometimes be framed as environmental or political. EPR is neither blue nor red, and it was never just about the ...
New York Daily News

Garbage piles up on NYC streets along with snow as storm vexes Sanitation Department

Mounds of garbage have piled up on NYC streets as the city struggles with freezing temperatures and piles of ever-more-disgusting snow. Mayor Mamdani said garbage collection is running 24 hours behind ...
WSMV

Trash and recycling collection makeup operations to wrap in Nashville, new schedule beginning

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville Waste Services says that track and recycling pickup will have one final surge Monday before starting a new regular operations schedule. Monday’s final recovery ...
TribLIVE.com

Pittsburgh garbage, recycling collection to resume Monday

Trash and garbage collection in Pittsburgh will resume Monday after the services were suspended last week because of the intense snowstorm. All households will have garbage collection on their regular ...
WUSA

Trash collection resumes in DC on Monday after winter storm delays, Public Works says

WASHINGTON — The DC Department of Public Works plans to resume trash collection after a winter storm caused delays this week. The agency says sanitation collection will resume on Monday. This includes ...