For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with garbage straight onto the sidewalk. Now many are having to adjust to putting their garbage ...

You might think there's no wrong way to use a garbage bag: open it up, tuck it in, and toss your trash. But, as it turns out, most people have (maybe?) been making a basic mistake this entire time.

Larry Buchanan, Emily Badger and DeSean McClinton-Holland walked miles around New York pondering trash, including tailing a midnight collection shift, and will never look at it the same way again.