Over the next year, the Sanitation Department will distribute large Empire Bins to all residential buildings with 30 units or ...

Officials say up to 10,000 Empire Bins will be installed across eight community districts by the end of 2027, targeting ...

NYC will install 6,500 more specialized garbage bins across the five boroughs by the end of 2027, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Friday.

On April 17, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a major expansion of the city’s trash containerization program, with two Bronx ...

Mamdani said the city will deploy more than 6,500 bins in the planned expansion, which will be mandatory for residential buildings with 30 or more units. Sanitation officials have said the bins could ...

Learn what happens when lithium-ion batteries go in the trash, the real fire risks, and where to recycle batteries and ...

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — Robots are making food waste recycling easier for residents in six Minnesota counties. Beltrami, ...

City is evaluating waste disposal options, while also studying bacterial “digesters” and tip-toeing into composting.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The number of fires caused by lithium and rechargeable batteries in Syracuse continues to grow, ...

The 700+ rolling trash carts that line downtown Knoxville streets at about 80 locations won't be around much longer. Knoxville officials are starting to replace the collection bins with trash and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 700+ rolling trash carts that line downtown Knoxville streets at about 80 locations won't be around much longer. Knoxville ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As Bobby Bates pulled his beat-up trash can out of the back of his car, the can's one remaining wheel fell off. "It fell apart, piece by piece," Bates said. Bates asked the ...