There are some things that are harder to get rid of than others. Batteries, electronics, and paint should not be thrown away with regular trash. You could get in big trouble if you throw them away, FoxNews reports. Items such as batteries and electronics...
A Californian family has made millions of dollars just recycling cans and bottles. Now she is accused of numerous criminal offenses, fraught with more than one year in prison. The Yahoo! edition told in more detail. In a felony lawsuit filed this month, the state's attorney's office…
Danish garbage diver Sophie Juel-Andersen says she only spends $90 a year on groceries because she scavenges for food. More about her lifestyle was told by the New York Post. A 29-year-old "diver" who maintains an account...
The weight of old electrical and electronic components heading to landfill in 2021 will exceed 57 million tons. This is more than the weight of the Great Wall of China, the heaviest man-made object on the planet. The BBC reported in more detail. This assessment was given by an international group...
Americans literally get rid of tons of garbage. But throwing any of these items along with regular trash can be dangerous or even illegal in the United States, writes Reader's Digest. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers these products to be hazardous because of their potential ...
Workers on the sorting line at the Recology recycling plant in Humboldt County are used to the odd things customers throw away. But they will remember this case for a long time. On Friday, August 3, an attentive employee discovered a shoebox full of cash dollars. In it ...
Some of the streets of Los Angeles have become slums with rats scurrying among piles of decaying garbage and squalid tent cities. Employees of the Los Angeles Times visited the most terrible neighborhoods, calling what was happening there “the collapse of a city that has lost control.” "The city of Los Angeles has become a giant garbage can,"...
The new law will cut waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the environment for future generations. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a law on Earth Day that would ban the sale of disposable plastic bags in New York City starting in March 2020. This is said ...
In San Francisco, residents are rummaging through their billionaire neighbors' trash and selling the "treasures" they found to survive, The New York Times reports. One man, identified by the New York Times as 56-year-old war veteran Jake Orth, lives in government-subsidized housing near...
Tent camps, restrooms and visitor centers in Yosemite National Park have been closed due to the abundance of debris and human feces. The blame is the government shutdown and the suspended disposal of waste. Since December 22, the California park has been closed toilets and visitor centers, ...