A garbage truck should haul away trash, not burst into flames halfway down the street. Yet sanitation crews across the country now face a bizarre and dangerous problem. A tiny object no bigger than a ...

A lithium-ion battery tossed into household trash ignited a small fire inside a Chesapeake garbage truck Friday morning.

Bengaluru: The garbage crisis has resurfaced in Bengaluru, forcing frustrated residents to take matters into their own hands as civic authorities struggle to manage waste collection and ...

Hoping to warn people about the dangers of improperly disposing lithium-ion batteries, the Chiba Prefecture city of Narashino ...

Firefighters were still battling persistent flare-ups at the Phuket City municipal landfill on Sunday, more than 24 hours after the blaze erupted.

News 3 Chesapeake reporter Erin Holly was set to cover a story about trash truck fires on Friday after receiving a tip about ...

Painesville Township’s trustees recently approved a contract making Major Waste Disposal the sole residential provider of trash, mixed recycling and yard waste collection in the township. The ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A Sanitation truck fire in Great Kills Thursday morning was traced to a toy with lithium batteries, ...

Tyrah Adams' manner of death was ruled an accident, according to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.

City officials deal with 10 less garbage trucks with repairs affecting trash collection. John Bolton says latest Iran war development has Trump 'back in a panic mode' New cases of a deadly bacterial ...

Recycling, center, trash, right and green waste bins sit on the side of Margarita Avenue in San Luis Obispo. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com Understanding what to do with your garbage can be ...

The Minns Labor Government is responding to the rise in battery-related fires with nation-leading battery regulation and the expansion of a major ...