A citywide pilot program to collect food scraps from District residents has run into a completely unexpected problem: bucket theft. Big-time bucket theft. Each of the 9,000 households ...

Rather than a traditional bottle of soda, they instead received a "bucket," which came as a pouch in the shape of a KFC tub. It had the brand's logo emblazoned on the side, with a screw-cap lid ...

There was a unforeseen hole in the District’s compost pilot program that launched in fall of 2023. The white compost buckets issued to the 9,000 households participating in the project were ...

Sturdy, light and useful, the five-gallon containers with screw top lids proved too enticing to passersby who apparently couldn’t say no to the undeniable appeal of a plastic bucket. More than ...