Trash

A man was asleep in a dumpster when sanitation arrived to pick up the trash and he ended up in the truck that was there to retrieve the trash.

From economic reasons to the thrill of the hunt, there are many reasons why people go dumpster diving in Louisiana. But, is dumpster diving illegal in Louisiana? Well...it's complicated...kind of.

Residential waste only, please.

There will one final round of collection for the Republic Services blue trash cans.

It will be held from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm at two Lafayette locations.

Louisiana now has the distinction of being home to two cities on the "Dirtiest Cities in America" list. Well, we could have done worse, right?

I recently detoured to get to my son's school a few days ago and it sickened me what I saw on the side of the road.

Why am I angry about it? For a few reasons, with the main reason being this - someone doesn't care about Acadiana.

Residents at a Lafayette apartment complex are making a stink about their terrible trash problem.

One resident is livid after finding a complete bag of household trash that was dumped in a Carencro parking lot.

Lafayette Consolidated Government's Environmental Quality Department wants citizens and business owners to know the importance of separating damaged items by category before placing them on the curbside.

Do you know how to safely dispose of these everyday household items?

Storm debris will be collected by a separate service.

Watch as a kid takes out the trash on a very windy day. The lid on the trash can continues to fly open, hitting the kid in the head several times.

Home improvement guru Bob Vila is giving us some tips on how to safely dispose of everyday household items.

Almost 13,000 complaints had been lodged against Republic Services over the past three years.

No changes to Garbage and Recycling Services schedule for Mardi Gras

Customers who normally receive garbage or recycling collection on Thursday or Friday will receive collection the day following their regular collection day next week.

Chores are never fun, but when you have to battle mother nature while doing them they're even worse.

Some of the most highly revered travel spots in the nation make up this year’s annual Travel and Leisure America’s Dirtiest Cities. The dirty list was compiled from reader surveys that asked participants to rank 35 metropolitan areas in regards to culture, dining, shopping, as well as cleanliness and the overall feeling of safety felt in those places.