NYC Declares War on 'Rat Buffets', Trash to Go in Lidded Bins
For decades, New York City sidewalks have been notorious for their heaps of trash in plastic bags, a feeding ground for the ...
Rats feast on New York’s City’s bagged garbage. Can putting it in bins end the smorgasbord?
New Yorkers are slowly adjusting to a radically new routine, at least for America’s biggest city: Putting their trash in bins ...
Commerce Twp. man convicted of 'senseless' killing of wife, a Novi schools employee
Vincent Vuichard, 66, was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder, which carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.
New York City generates 44 million pounds of garbage a day. The city has a plan to contain the mess
For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with stinking garbage ...
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Finding a new purpose
For months, members of the Champlain Valley Lions Club have diligently collected mountains of plastic bags and packaging. The ...
Pancita Stew and Broad Bean Soup: How Women in Mexico Feed Their Partners in Prison
On visiting days at Mexico City’s Reclusorio Oriente, a street market catered to inmates’ needs pops up across the street ...
Talks on a Plastics Treaty Have Begun. Here's How to Stop Plastic Waste
With negotiations underway for a global plastics treaty, business leaders and scientists explain how we can stop the plastic ...
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Space-saving tip for reusable plastic shopping bags
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New report says ’tis the season to cut down on plastic
VPIRG is urging shoppers to avoid toxic plastic packaging products this holiday season. The agency reports that household ...
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How to stop plastic pollution: three strategies that actually work
More than 90 nations and territories have passed full or partial bans on single-use plastic products such as carrier bags. These bans can be very effective. One analysis showed that bans in five US ...
Column: US should lead the charge to end single-use plastics
The Biden administration has an opportunity this week to help end plastic pollution for good, Greenpeace USA’s Sybil Bullock ...