Trash bag jettisoned from space station in waste-management first

There's been a lot of trash-talking about the International Space Station (ISS) recently. Roughly 172 pounds (78 kilograms) of garbage was ejected in a specialized trash bag from the station's commercial Bishop Airlock on July 2, Nanoracks, the company that built and operates the airlock, announced (opens in new tab) in a press release on Wednesday (July 6). The operation was a test of Nanoracks' new orbital waste-disposal tech, and it went swimmingly, company representatives said. More

(Source: Space.com - Jul 9)