"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Tossing out trash before the bag is completely full is a waste. It may seem like you can’t stuff anything ...

Solar-powered trash compactors arrived at local beaches and marinas last month as part of a pilot program aimed at reducing litter and making trash collection more efficient. Although the compactors ...

The Colorado Department of Transportation will use the power of the sun to compact the trash left at a highway rest stop. The agency has installed 11 BigBelly Solar Garbage Compactors at the Poudre ...

In the summer months, Chicagoans flock to the city's beautiful Lake Michigan waterfront. Given the kinds of winters they have to put up with, you can understand why. But one of the drawbacks to a day ...

More than 550 East Harlem residents are about to lose a precious patch of park in front of their homes — and in its place, they’re going to get a mountain of garbage. Tenants of two buildings in the ...

PANAJI: The minister for Urban Development Digambar Kamat inaugurated two hydraulic system compactors for lifting garbage from the jurisdiction of Margao Municipal Council. panaji: the minister for ...

Downtown Knoxville could look and smell different once the city replaces 700 garbage and recycling carts, or "toters," lining downtown streets with as few as 10 large compactors, based on advice in a ...

NEW DELHI: A week after lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung inaugurated the installation of five garbage compact stations in central zone, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has planned to open ...