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Garbage
Garbage collection slows in many cities as COVID-19 hampers staffing
Jan 13, 2022
Municipalities around the country have had to delay or reschedule trash pickup days.
More working from home means we're generating more residential trash
by
Erika Beras
Aug 31, 2020
Meanwhile, closed offices, stores and stadiums have been producing a lot less commercial garbage.
Shanghai chips away at its mountain of trash
by
Jennifer Pak
Oct 25, 2019
After nearly four months of a mandatory waste-sorting plan, the city declares better than expected results.
Garbage won't pile up during this government shutdown
Jan 19, 2018
A few lessons were learned in Washington, D.C., from the 2013 closure.
Carting New Yorkers' trash to landfills is expensive. One solution: Make less of it.
Aug 4, 2017
A city plan to increase recycling and food composting is in the works.
Why Pittsburgh is buying $1,200 garbage cans
by
Erika Beras
May 18, 2017
The smart cans are meant to save time and money, but some trash collectors are skeptical.
For public good, not for profit.
Lebanon copes with garbage crisis and sustainability
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 28, 2015
After a stinking week, disposal resumes in Beirut, but will the solution last?
Now there really is a start-up for everything
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jun 1, 2015
A trash moving company will save you the trouble of walking to your curb.
When Trash is Anything But Waste
by
Eve Troeh
Jan 27, 2011
In the 1970s, California faced growing concerns about the supply and cost of energy, in addition to worries about running out of landfill space....