As you walk around downtown St. Paul, you might notice recent updates to a sidewalk staple. The trash cans have gone solar.

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San Diego residents are experiencing confusion and frustration as the city transitions to new trash bins, with some residents still waiting for their new bins and others unsure what to do with ...

The city of San Diego moved to phase-out the old black trash bins in November of 2025, to be replaced with the new grey trash ...

The answer to this question falls somewhere in the middle: No, you should not crush metal cans entirely to recycle them, but ...

Following the opening of its new material recovery facility (MRF) in Columbus, Ohio, earlier this summer, Rumpke Waste & Recycling will expand the recyclables it accepts to include clamshell plastic ...

All homes in England will see huge change on March 31 and people putting these items in could be hit with big penalties ...

Battery collection and recycling program Call2Recycle Canada plans to launch a smart battery recycling container under its new consumer brand, “Recycle Your Batteries, Canada!” The Toronto-based ...

While some takeout containers and boxes are recyclable, some aren't and adding the latter to your blue bin makes an already ...

A Sunday morning spent in the driveway detailing your ride is moot if the interior looks like the floor of a movie theater on a Friday night. We’re probably all guilty of littering the passenger ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. California is making an effort to get more ...

Food waste and containers with food debris are not accepted in campus recycling bins. Plastic, metal and glass containers must be empty and clean of food debris before being recycled. Paper containers ...