Trash cans are a ubiquitous, and malodorous, fact of urban life, but a few dozen cities around the world are experimenting with eliminating them. In their place, local governments are installing ...

Larry Buchanan, Emily Badger and DeSean McClinton-Holland walked miles around New York pondering trash, including tailing a midnight collection shift, and will never look at it the same way again.

Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city with more garbage than almost anywhere else. Many residents say that illegal dumping has inundated Oakland, Calif., a city ...