While Mayor Adams didn't invent the trash can, he's made real progress in the war on rats with an official city bin that will be required for all residential properties with 1-9 units as of this ...

Some residents throw cat waste, both bagged and unbagged, in the compost bin. 13 In Chelsea, super Dominick Romeo said his building’s compost hasn’t been collected on several occasions.

Starting Nov. 12, any apartment building with fewer than 10 units, including single-family homes, will be required to use a 55-gallon-or less bin with a tight-fitting lid for trash. They must use ...

Some waste pullout systems even integrate a special bin with a securely sealing lid specifically to hold compost, so you don’t have to change it with excessive frequency just to keep odors in check.

The new garbage bin arrived at the Ward home in Metairie like a meteor, dropped from the sky. It was green and plastic, with a hinged lid that flipped open. But what was strangest to Gary Ward was ...

Sulfur-crested cockatoos are trash-can bandits in the suburbs of Sydney, Australia. Humans use tools to protect their bins, and the birds then go the extra mile to break in.