Lenny recalled freezing when he saw the first heap of garbage collapse underneath the feet of his fellow scavengers on the afternoon of Feb. 20, at a landfill in the town of Rodriguez, in the ...

The Oregon State Legislature has passed House Bill 4144, a new law aimed at improving battery recycling and safety that mandates battery manufacturers to fund and manage a statewide recycling ...

Expect longer wait times at DPW facilities, with garbage diverted to the Quarantine Road Landfill through Saturday.

Honestly, I didn’t think there was anything to clean before. Seeing what the tablets released made me decide I needed them ...

Voluntourism is when privileged people pay for the experience of doing charity work abroad. This video explains how it can exploit locals and how money often doesn't go to the right place.

New research suggests your car’s GPS could be the first tool to detect early memory problems.

In 1969, Republican Congressman Paul McCloskey warned executives gathered at a packaging conference that they had to do something about the waste they were creating — “not dispose of it, but reduce ...

Concordia University research finds that less frequent garbage collection, combined with weekly food waste pickup and free yard waste collection, is linked to higher household recycling rates.

The Metro regional government is scrutinizing the work of a prominent Portland disposal company it hired to sustainably manage garbage and recycling from the Oregon Convention Center after determining ...

If your garbage disposal is making a humming sound instead of its typical grinding noise when you flip on the switch, it’s jammed. Shut it off right away to avoid burning out the motor. While garbage ...

Add about two cups of ice and 1 cup of kosher salt or rock salt to the garbage disposal. Turn on the garbage disposal. The sounds should be loud and chaotic. Wait for the grinding to turn into a ...