It knows what you throw away. It knows what you need on your shopping list. The GeniCan smart garbage can applies digital brains to your waste habits. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets ...

I tested six smart trash cans over the course of a few weeks and analyzed them based on scent containment, design and more to ...

Xiaomi has launched a new Smart garbage bin under the Youpin crowdfunding platform. The garbage bin comes with a price tag of 199 yuan ($28) but after the crowdfunding exercise, it will retail for 299 ...

As someone who writes about technology for a living, I didn't expect a garbage bin to be my favorite tech gadget of the year. But I've fallen in love with it. Yes, really. Connor is a technology ...

The data revolution is coming—and it’s coming to even the least glamorous, smelliest civic necessity: the streetside garbage bin. A handful of cities around the globe have deployed “smart” trash bins, ...

You might think that deciding what can and cannot be recycled is a pretty straightforward affair, but not all plastics are recycled equally. The plastic tray in a microwave dinner can be recycled, as ...

France and recycling go together like hammers and fromage frais, which is why the country has some of the worst recycling rates in Europe. Local startup Uzer is hoping to encourage better habits with ...

Update: Bruno creator Jim Howard said in August that he was signing a new manufacturing contract in two weeks and would update on Kickstarter when that happened. The company’s last post there is from ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- To allocate more time and resources to patching potholes and picking up litter, the city has set up smart garbage cans that can track how full they are. More than 1,000 public ...

Waste is a big concern for cities -- after all, no one likes looking at trash on the street. But it ends up there anyway for various reasons: bins overflow, sometimes they're hard to find and worst of ...

The Internet of Things is making everyday objects smarter and connected. So why not a garbage can? GeniCan is launching its smart garbage can device at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas ...

The accumulation, transportation, and storage of waste on this planet is a growing problem. The United States alone generates 230 million tons of garbage annually, equaling 4.6 pounds of waste per ...