The city's notoriously filthy streets are giving rise to a new generation of volunteer groups that want to make neighborhoods ...

For anyone curious to try it, safety and legality come first. Always check local laws (some cities ban dumpster diving ...

A swan in Lakeland, Florida, was injured by plastic twine, highlighting the impact of litter on local wildlife. The city's flock of 54 swans was found to be in generally good health during their ...

A $9 million investment in new trash cans for every household in Pittsburgh could curb litter and improve garbage collection, Public Works Director Chris Hornstein told City Council members Tuesday.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto stayed back and cleaned the team's dugout after pitching a complete game and 105 pitches in World Series Game 2. Yamamoto went nine innings in Game 2 of ...

Mark Remy had a bone to pick with the City of Portland. “Almost three years ago now, I was noticing more and more litter,” he said. Remy is a writer and editor who lives in Portland, Ore. with his ...

Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday. Their sodden volunteerism was part of a national ...

Some of downtown Burlington’s challenges feel intractable, such as the number of unhoused people living outside and the public signs of substance-use disorder. Others, like the pervasiveness of trash ...