H ARLEM, NY — Some bad news for rats: The installation process for 1,000 large high-tech trash bins, which would get those massive piles of black plastic trash bags off the sidewalks, begins ...

Mayor Eric Adams is proposing to finally containerize garbage instead of letting plastic bags pile up. But there’s a catch. By James Barron Good morning. Trash is one of New York City’s ...

Lawmakers have responded. Since 2010, more than 100 countries have implemented partial or total bans or fees on plastic shopping bags at either the national or subnational level. In the U.S., 611 ...

Taken together, the findings mean that bag bans and fees aren’t a plastic panacea but do matter. “These plastic bag policies ...

At 13 gallons in capacity, these bags are the perfect size for the average kitchen trash can and can also be used in compost bins or compost piles. And at 50 bags for less than $20, they’re a ...