A ban on commercial premises leaving their waste out in plastic bags in Dublin city centre has fully come into effect.

Businesses and residents on 90 streets in Dublin ’s south inner city face fines in the new year if they continue to leave bin ...

By squishing, stacking and cramming, Mr. Kasem can squeeze an almost infinite number of black plastic trash bags into this underground ... think of the city’s big trash experiment?

Life Corp. started charging 5 yen (5 U.S. cents) for large plastic bags and 2 yen for small ones on July 1. It now charges for all types of bags, including ones made of paper. The supermarket ...