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Trash

Plastic bags don't go in the recycling. What should you do instead?

  • May 24

Volunteer group cleans up debris around the Eno River in Durham

  • Aug 10, 2025

Philadelphia workers and city reach a deal to end trash strike

  • Jul 9, 2025

Climate Ready: How to host a less wasteful Thanksgiving

  • Nov 20, 2024

Reducing food waste is good for your budget and the planet

  • Oct 29, 2024

Trash pickups got behind schedule due to dangerous heat, Raleigh says

  • Jul 9, 2024

FL teens facing fines, jail time for throwing trash in ocean: VIDEO

  • May 5, 2024

Plastic bags from Walmart recycling bins tracked Southeast Asia

  • Apr 24, 2024

Latest Videos

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Volunteers clean up litter and have fun doing it

  • Apr 22, 2025
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Cumberland County family working to stop illegal dumping at historic Black gravesite

  • Feb 16, 2024
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Durham sanitation workers agree to return to work

  • Sep 11, 2023
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Day 3 of Durham sanitation workers protest, city turns to contractors

  • Sep 8, 2023
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Durham sanitation workers demanding better pay

  • Sep 6, 2023
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'Raleigh should be a gem': Women wage war on litter

  • Oct 13, 2021
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Bayou Dave is on a mission to save Houston's bayous

  • Sep 22, 2021
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Artist creates beautiful sculptures from trash she collects to bring awareness to marine pollution

  • Mar 26, 2021

Latest Stories

Human infections from rat urine on the rise in New York City

New York City officials say they are seeing a rise in sicknesses from rat urine -- and if left untreated, it can cause kidney failure and liver damage.

  • Apr 17, 2024

Cumberland County leaders look for ways to stop illegal dumping: 'Just a big mess'

One county commissioner said he would like to explore having a sworn officer investigate illegal dumping.

  • Apr 2, 2024

Cumberland County family working to stop illegal dumping at historic Black gravesite

A Cumberland County family is demanding action against illegal dumping on their historic family cemetery.

  • Feb 16, 2024

Durham city workers with no raise despite possible work stoppage; council doesn't discuss issue

Durham city workers said they would voice their concerns about pay during Monday's city council meeting but the council shelved the issue until Thursday.

  • Sep 18, 2023

Durham sanitation workers agree to return to work, for now, because of 'commitment to community'

Durham sanitation workers tell ABC11 they will return to work Tuesday, after nearly a week off the job.

  • Sep 11, 2023