Interstate Waste Services Inc. is turning to Sesame Street‘s resident trash enthusiast, Oscar the Grouch, to help New York City clean up its act. When the Teaneck-based company‘s subsidiary Action ...

Garbage trucks don't just haul away our rubbish — they break it up and compress it, making room for the huge volumes they collect every day. To do this, they sometimes use a blade that rotates quickly ...

The rollout will take place at the Solid Waste Management Northeast Service Center around 6 a.m., where Mayor John Whitmire is expected to attend to observe the trucks in action and discuss their ...

Seven recycling trucks were destroyed by fire last year when residents made the mistake of putting lithium-ion batteries and other dangerous materials into their curbside recycling containers for ...

Action Carting's first all-electric garbage truck is hitting Bronx streets - and Oscar the Grouch is along for the ride. The new zero-emission truck is part of a partnership with Sesame Workshop to ...

The Association of Plastic Recyclers’ (APR’s) Recycling in Action Month in May provided thousands of Americans with insight into the industry, the group says. In May, 36 facilities across 20 states ...

Action Carting Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of Teaneck, New Jersey-based Interstate Waste Services (IWS), has launched its first electric collection truck. The vehicle will hit the ...

For weeks, recycling bins across Houston sat untouched, some for more than 40 days. Homeowners voiced frustration as piles of bottles, cardboard and other materials lined curbs throughout the city.

Dear Action Line, The only time we’ve had snow in town this season, a few weeks ago, my garbage was not picked up (although my recycling was). I looked at the city website and it says that ...