E.P.A. Delays Required Cleanups of Toxic Coal Ash Landfills

The Trump administration will give utilities around the country an additional year to come up with a plan to clean up contaminated waterways.

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Philadelphia Public Workers Reach Deal to End Strike

The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of trash on the streets.

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Trash Overflows in Philadelphia as City Workers’ Strike Enters Second Week

Pungent odors permeate the City of Brotherly Love as a contract impasse between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees continues.

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Manila’s Mayor Returns to Office to Face Mountains of Trash

Mayor Francisco Domagoso declared a state of emergency in the Philippine capital with piles of garbage left uncollected by contractors saying they had not been paid.

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The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.

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Nate Morris, Wealthy Business Executive, Enters Senate Race in Kentucky

Mr. Morris, a founder of a waste and recycling business, describes himself as the only political outsider in the field and an unwavering supporter of President Trump.

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Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China

Officials ordered a huge cleanup effort after videos of the mountains of garbage spread widely online.

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When College Graduates Throw Away Expensive Things, Scavengers Dive In

For local scavengers, graduation season is a great time to salvage expensive household items and luxury goods abandoned by departing students.

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Trash Containerization Comes to Harlem

Several Manhattan neighborhoods now have large curbside bins for residents’ trash. Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the program as a way to keep rats at bay.

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The Next Phase of New York City’s ‘Trash Revolution’ Is Here

Large residential buildings in West Harlem are now required to put trash in large bins on the street instead of in piles on the curb. The mayor wants to expand the idea citywide.

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