The push for paper straws is largely due to sustainability reasons. Marc W. Ward, Executive Director & Lead Investigator of ...

When a Claremore trash truck makes its rounds past Kylie Cleary's house, she might see on its side a picture she drew.

A proposed executive order from President Donald Trump could ban paper straws amid health and environmental concerns.

President Trump vowed to sign an executive order ending a Biden-era effort to phase out single-use plastics — including ...

The move would run counter to a Biden administration push to cut back on single-use plastic, which was considered a milestone ...

How Much Does a Garbage Collector Make? Garbage Collectors made a median salary of $45,760 in 2023. The best-paid 25% made $58,360 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $36,100. The ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This undated handout photo provided by the Greek Police and released on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 shows a ...

A marble statue of a woman, believed to be more than 2,000 years old, was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said Wednesday. A resident discovered the 80 ...

Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near garbage cans in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The organized ...

The police said a man handed over a statue that he said he found in a plastic bag among trash bins. By Christine Hauser On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with ...