Zero waste doesn’t mean zero taste, if you ask these top chefs. A dozen of New York City’s most celebrated restaurants and bars have accepted the challenge to produce no food waste for an entire week as part of the first-ever Make Food, Not Waste Restaurant Week. Pegged to the citywide mandatory composting program that … Read more
Rats with a preference for pizza might be out of luck. NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue announced the city has installed pizza-friendly disposal bins to accommodate the bulky boxes that are a hassle to cram into traditional garbage cans, often leading to leftovers for rodents. The first of six new square bins was installed in … Read more
They’ll get their “karma.” Two teenage Swifties claim their dream of seeing their idol perform in Poland was nearly ruined after a bizarre episode in which an older woman told them, “You guys are trash,” a now viral video of the ugly episode shows. The woman was on the floor of PGE Narodowy Stadium in … Read more
A woman on Reddit is seeking advice after experiencing major regrets about decisions she made ahead of her wedding day. The user, ReceptionMore8424, posted in the “r/wedding” subthread to express her guilt and “heartbroken” feelings. She said many of her regrets concern the way she looked on her big day. She wore a poorly fitted … Read more
It looks like the Olympic Village won’t be winning any gold medals for its food. Sodexo Live!, the official food provider at this year’s Paris’ Games, is serving up a staggering 40,000 meals per day for ravenous athletes, but not all the competitors are impressed by the offerings. Now that the athletes have been noshing … Read more
An anonymous couple from South Carolina is thanking their lucky stars after one of them realized their “losing” lottery ticket was actually a big winner. The couple, described by the South Carolina Education Lottery in a July 25 news release as being from the “upstate” region of South Carolina, recently purchased a $5 Double Sided Dollars Extra Play … Read more
They found love in a hopeless place. A pair of scavengers from Buffalo — whose romance was kindled at the bottom of a dumpster — say they haven’t let the arrival of a baby curtail their rubbish-rousting exploits. Scrap-happy Dave Sheffield, 35, met wife Erin, 39 back during his college days — the trash-minded twosome bonded while Dave … Read more
“You’re coming home with me,” a mom begins in a video about giving her kids toys from the street, when she spots a filthy car discarded on a footpath. In a now-viral TikTok, Finleigh Powell explained her two-year-old son had wanted a toy car for a while, so she asked permission from the owner and snapped it … Read more
What a soar-head. The friendly skies have just become hilariously rude, owing to a funky flight attendant and his shady penchant for picking on passengers. “The only job that you can call someone ‘Trash,’ and they thank you for it,” Josh Prinkey, an American Airlines employee, wrote in the closed captions of his trending clip. Prinkey … Read more
The expression “one man’s trash is another’s man’s treasure” is near and dear to one Pennsylvania waste management facility that bridges the divide between trash and treasure on a massive scale – collecting $10 million in lost change since its inception. “What we have is a series of assorted materials,” Rebecca Guardino, Director of Ash … Read more
Just 11% of Americans would give themselves an A+ for their sustainability efforts, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 adults looked at their sustainability habits, especially when it comes to the kitchen, and found that nearly one in four would grade themselves a C or lower (23%). Although 77% claim to make efforts … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I recently married “John,” the love of my life. I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law, “Sarah.” She and my father-in-law are retired and well-off financially. For each special occasion, John and I thoughtfully select gifts for his parents, and we have spent extra to ensure that our gifts convey our love … Read more
Living on the edge takes on a whole new meaning for one woman along the banks of Georgia’s Satilla River. Meet Katie, who has the TikTok account KayakKatie, and whose mundane chore of taking out the trash is anything but ordinary — with her video documenting the long journey already racking up nearly 8 million views … Read more
A woman’s McDonald’s’ dinner turned sour after she claimed she found a “literal trash bag” at the bottom of her Oreo McFlurry. In Kellie Ulmer’s TikTok post, which has garnered nearly 2 million views, she is seen reacting to the nauseating sight of pulling out a McFlurry-covered trash bag. “It was so on purpose like folded so … Read more
Maybe your stretched-out T-shirt isn’t half-washed — perhaps it just needs a little boil. The perfect shirt is hard to find, and once you nab the one that inevitably becomes your favorite, it becomes part of your regular wardrobe rotation. Between all the re-wears and washes that your go-to tee endures, you might have a … Read more
They’re getting trashed at the happiest place on Earth. The Disney Day Drinkers Club — a real thing that exists — is causing a stink over the relocation of their mascot nicknamed “Binny,” a gray trash can that looks like any other at Disney’s EPCOT in Orlando, Florida. Binny, which was located outside the Rose … Read more
The Princess of Pop has hung up her crown for good. Britney Spears, 42, debunked recent rumors that fellow pop writers Charli XCX and Julia Michaels are helping her work on what would be her first album since 2016. “Just so we’re clear most of the news is trash !!!” the “Toxic” singer wrote Wednesday … Read more
During a New Year’s Eve performance of their hit song “American Idiot,” legendary punk band Green Day changed its lyrics to take a shot at former President Trump and his followers. Playing the 2004 hit for “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” on ABC Sunday night, the band changed the lyrics of the second verse … Read more
She’s not kid-ding. An Australian model who went viral last month after revealing 117 reasons she doesn’t want kids has now released another PSA for Christmas. This time, she rattled off the 12 commandments of what not to say to child-free women during the holidays, as seen in an Instagram reel with 120,000 views online. … Read more
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure — litter-ally. On Wednesday, Japan held the first garbage collection world championship called the SpoGomi World Cup, AFP reported. The name of the event is a combination of the words “sport” and “gomi,” the Japanese word for garbage. Teams of three from 21 countries took to the streets … Read more