In our busy city of Kampala, we all see the problem of too much trash on the streets. But there is a hidden danger that comes from this waste problem: it is poisoning the air we breathe every day.

A gym in Somerville that has been the host of a community fridge since the pandemic is facing extra fees for the trash piling up outside their dumpster, as a result of the food insecurity resource.

The mountains of garbage outside a Los Angeles residence dubbed the “Trash House” are back more than a year after sparking outrage in the community and prompting a massive cleanup by city crews in ...

Will we eventually have to send our trash into space if we run out of room on Earth? Aiden, age 13, Maryland Heights, Mo. Our planet holds a lot of trash. Since the Industrial Revolution, we humans ...

File - The Chester Covanta incinerator, a waste-to-energy facility that burns trash, seen from Lewis Street in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 2021 (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) Have a question about Philly’s ...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – The mountains of garbage outside a Los Angeles residence dubbed the “Trash House” are back more than a year after sparking outrage in the community and prompting a massive cleanup ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The placement of trash cans near picnic tables has one San Diego resident pressing the city to take corrective action. Every visit to Mission Bay Park reminds native ...

People in the U.S. throw away at least 17 million tons of textiles every year—about 100 pounds of clothing per person. At the same time, unsold blouses, jackets, and other fashion-industry leftovers ...

Cardboard boxes, broken appliances, and mattresses litter Oakland's streets, turning the California city into a battleground against trash as officials and residents scramble for solutions to an ...