While trash-talking is something we should all strive to avoid, perhaps everyone ought to spend a bit more time discussing actual garbage. It’s a huge problem, especially in America’s cities. With ...

You could call it rata-tour-y. New York City has always been at war with rats, from when they jumped from ship to shore in the 18th century to the city’s anti-rat campaign today. Over many decades, ...

After days under water, things are looking a little brighter at the Seattle homeless camp known as Nickelsville. But receding flood waters have uncovered a lot of garbage along with some some ...

NEW YORK — For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with stinking garbage straight onto the sidewalk. When the bags inevitably leak or ...

After an Indialantic home was condemned earlier this month – with city officials trying to get to the bottom of this ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with stinking garbage straight onto the sidewalk. When the bags inevitably leak ...

Rodents have apparently gnawed clear through the dense plastic of the Big Apple ‘s supposedly “rat proof” new trash bins — but the city said the results show the containers are largely keeping the ...

A Brooklyn park popular with hipsters and stroller moms is being overrun by rats, mounds of garbage and even syringes left near where dogs and tots run around, furious residents told The Post.

Humans have done a lot to help rats become one of the most prolific mammals on the planet. We leave out food waste and trash. Our buildings and sewers provide cozy homes. We inadvertently help them ...

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- The New York City Department of Sanitation thought it was doing a good thing when it took hundreds of litter baskets off the streets. But on Wednesday, Mayor Bill ...