HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Across the city, Houstonians say they are facing backlogs and delays in heavy trash and yard waste pick-up. To improve this problem, the city has hired contractors and added ...

This fall, Indianapolis residents served by private vendors have been required to exchange their trash bins as the city transitions to a new solid waste contract with Lakeshore Recycling Systems ...

The humble garbage run is getting a high-tech overhaul. From robot trash haulers that arrive on demand to electric trucks designed to silence the morning clatter of diesel engines, waste collection is ...

Called a front loader, the machine lifts and dumps larger trash containers used at businesses and apartment buildings over the front of truck using automated forks. The new system is meant to be safer ...