Ottawa’s new Curbside Waste Diversion Policy will soon bin the old rules, bringing a three-item limit to household garbage ...

Down-and-dirty New Yorkers are bagging everything from beer bottles to strollers — to even the kitchen sink — as part of a ...

A result of political compromise and a "disappointment" to local environmentalists, Ottawa's reduced curbside garbage pickup ...

Orthodox Jews who observe the sabbath are telling the city Sanitation Department to can it when it comes to its stricter evening curbside garbage drop-offs.

Long Beach is expanding its organic waste collection program next month as part of a state requirement to significantly ...

Mayor Donna Deegan's proposed budget underwent changes in Finance Committee. Full council will vote on it Tuesday.

What happened to ‘government for the citizens’? A couple of observations from the paper today: First, despite the headline about ‘drivers speeding’ on page one and your editorial, you suggest several ...

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste.

Since 2018, San Francisco has added 1,800 emergency shelter beds and nearly 5,000 permanent supportive housing units, where ...

Mike Jones has been homeless for 20 of his 59 years of life, and as he watched a team of police and street cleaners throw away his pile of soggy tarps and trash last week, he shrugged. “I have eight ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sidewalks once teeming with tents, tarps and people passed out next to heaps of trash have largely ...