THE WORKS: GARBAGE. Thursday at 9, History. If you’ve never wondered what happens to the trash that is regularly whisked away from New York curbsides, then you don’t need to watch tonight’s History ...

’Tis the season for gatherings centered on good food and good company. And with all the focus on meal prep during the holidays, your garbage disposal is sure to be working overtime — making it prone ...

Garbage disposals are designed to take a lot of abuse, but nowhere near what some people put them through. As magical as they seem, these powerful machines do have their limits—and if used improperly, ...

The garbage disposal is a handy kitchen appliance, whisking away food scraps and making cleanup a little easier. But not every scrap of food can go into the disposal. Some foods will damage it. Other ...

Wilson notes that flushable cat litter and old paint are two of the items they see most often contributing to stopped-up drains. “Never put non-food items such as plastic, metal, or glass in the ...

Potatoes sprouting stems in the vegetable bin or the fungal gathering developing on last week's leftovers ... it's all exciting to a gardener suffering from January's sloth. To a gardener yearning for ...

Your garbage disposal has a seemingly magical way of making your leftovers disappear down the drain. But with each use, food debris builds up and eventually makes your sink stink. The good news?

Trash cans are kind of gross. You keep a container of food waste and plastic wrappers in the kitchen, and it starts to smell. Garbage disposals are supposed to alleviate the smelly trash problem. They ...