The newborn boy discovered in a trash can at a Queens playground over the weekend was in an advanced stage of decomposition, and likely had been in the trash can for days, sources say. The baby was ...

Trash in a municipal landfill could decompose nearly 10 to 20 times faster than it normally does through a system that keeps the trash continuously wet, new research suggests. COLUMBUS, Ohio - Trash ...

Some of the things we throw away can take an eternity to decompose. While food scraps and organic matter are the quickest to decompose, man-made materials like plastic, Styrofoam, and glass will take ...

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There is much talk and letter writing these days regarding recycling and minimizing the use of plastics. There is one thing that nearly everyone does that could be eliminated and which would reduce a ...