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Trash
America's largest city has a trash problem. Can it be contained?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sofia Terenzio
Mar 21, 2024
Plastic trash bags, and the rats they attract, are very visible parts of the New York landscape. A plan to bring in bins may squeeze scarce space.
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.
As world leaders tackle emissions at COP26, Glasgow battles rats
Oct 29, 2021
As Scotland’s most populous city prepares to host the latest U.N. Climate Change summit, some local politicians fret about the global spotlight falling on their city’s alleged lack of cleanliness.
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.
In New York City, getting rid of joyless junk can be complicated and costly
Feb 14, 2019
It's the urban underbelly of the Marie Kondo effect.
United Kingdom council hires its own "garbage queen"
Dec 19, 2018
Brighton is getting creative with its waste disposal methods.
China is drowning in a sea of cardboard — so is the U.S.
by
Molly Wood
, Stephanie Hughes
, Jennifer Pak
and Shaheen Ainpour
Feb 26, 2018
Online shopping comes with a lot of packaging, and that packaging is becoming a problem.
For public good, not for profit.
China wants nothing to do with America's trash
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Shaheen Ainpour
Oct 17, 2017
It will no longer import recycled scrap from the U.S. So what do we do with it?