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New report details how there's a 'plastic waste crisis'

  • May 7, 2024

People seen in viral video dumping trash in Florida ocean

  • May 1, 2024

Bubble wrap in engine sparked fire to flight out of IAH, United says

  • Mar 7, 2024
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Cypress-area kids working to pick up trash this summer

  • Jul 27, 2023

Sherpa in disbelief over garbage left at Mount Everest camp

  • Jun 1, 2023

Stunning 'Don't Mess with Texas' mural arrives at Bush Airport

  • Jun 21, 2022

Meet the unlikely new 'Don't Mess with Texas' spokesperson

  • Jun 15, 2022

Racist flyers reported thrown in Houston neighborhoods

  • Mar 22, 2022

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Volunteers clean up litter and have fun doing it

  • Apr 22, 2025
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Bubble wrap in engine sparked fire to flight out of IAH, United says

  • Mar 7, 2024
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New 'Don't Mess with Texas' mural lands at George Bush Airport in Houston

  • Jun 21, 2022
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Racist flyers reported thrown in Houston neighborhoods

  • Mar 22, 2022
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What is and isn't recyclable when it comes to pandemic staples

  • Nov 24, 2020
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Stop littering your PPE, Houston mayor urges

  • Sep 16, 2020
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Galveston officials cracking down on littering violations

  • Jun 9, 2020
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5-year-old in ICU after being struck by glass bottle

  • Jun 2, 2019

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What is and isn't recyclable when it comes to pandemic staples

We've all seen gloves and masks trashed in grocery store parking lots. Here's what we can do to prevent the mess.

  • Nov 24, 2020

Galveston officials cracking down on littering violations

In an effort to prevent beach littering, two law enforcement officers will now patrol the Seawall to watch for trash, glass and alcohol violators.

  • Jun 9, 2020
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Portland nonprofit hires homeless population to clean public beach

Scott Adkins has been houseless for two years but found a new sense of purpose cleaning up the beach.

  • Jun 27, 2019

Bottle tossed from car nearly kills 5-year-old walking home from school

Karla Herrera suffered fractures to her skull and collarbone after someone driving an SUV threw a glass bottle out of the window.

  • Jun 2, 2019

400M pieces of plastic found on beaches of remote tropical islands

New research published Thursday estimates that roughly 414 million pieces of trash have washed ashore on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

  • May 17, 2019