Two Australian surfers found an innovative way to clean up the ocean: ocean garbage cans. Aptly named Seabin, these garbage cans float around harbors and marinas vacuuming loose rubbish.

I would have resorted to keeping the garbage cans on my enclosed porch, were it not for fear of a determined bear coming along and simply letting himself into my home. At last, I started ...

Tokyo Metro Co. is the latest operator to come on board. It removed all trash cans from its station premises following the end of business hours on Jan. 16. Three kinds of trash bins used to be ...