New York City’s new trash bin laws, which mandate that all residential waste be placed in secure containers, have encountered ...

The day state officials handed Riley a large black plastic trash bag that smelled like lemon is seared into the former Oregon foster youth’s mind. “I will never forget my first trash bag ...

That black trash bag policy—which was adopted in the 1970s amid noise complaints about metal “Oscar the Grouch” trash cans—has put New York out of step with most major cities that use soli ...