" An Israeli woman threw out an old mattress - not realising it was stuffed with her mother's $1m life-savings. The culprit, identified only as Anat, had bought the new bedding as surprise for her elderly...
Have you ever wondered what happens to all the waste collected while sailing through those pristine blue waters of a Caribbean cruise? "These are floating cities that go back and forth through our waters,...
China has been one of the largest importers of waste material. But as the world economy has slowed, there has been a severe drop in demand. Biz Journal quoted Brian Scaffer of Blue Mountain Recycling, located in...
created by weirdchina | 41 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago 924 views | 9 recommendations | 11 comments
One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport where I was boarding a flight. We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car jumped out of the right shoulder right in front of us. My...
opinion by sehgalviveka | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 824 views | 9 recommendations | 3 comments
A recycling plant in Fengate, UK came across a gruesome discovery yesterday, finding a dead newborn baby coming down the trash-sorting conveyor belt. The baby has not yet been identified, so far they can't even tell if it's a boy or a girl."A newborn baby girl's body was...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 436 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Last week I was getting bummed out about the impending ecological collapse that seems more assured with each passing day. Then I had an idea that gave me reason for optimism. What if, as the cost of...
created by mtippett | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 335 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
In the continuing saga of drug cartel violence in Mexico, police announced the grisly discovery of three headless bodies in a Tijuana garbage dump."Police in Mexico say they have found three decapitated bodies on...
created by Tina Kells | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 990 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Yesterday after 8 a.m. in the intersection of Russ Baker Way and Miller Road in Richmond (Vancouver - Canada) a cyclist was struck by a dump truck and died later in the hospital. "RICHMOND -- A cyclist who...
created by altrugon | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 642 views | 27 recommendations | 8 comments
Mining companies may soon have 16 Canadian lakes at their disposal, despite a Fisheries Act that makes it illegal to pollute fish-bearing waters. A very disturbing trend."CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 792 views | 40 recommendations | 11 comments
Eleven people, including eight policemen and three civilians, have been injured in clashes over the site of a proposed rubbish dump in a densely populated area of Naples."Most injuries occurred overnight but...
created by amyjudd | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 523 views | 7 recommendations | 1 comment
Ouch! A harsh assessment of Heathrow by an American Airlines executive. Although I have to say, having used both BA's facilities and AA's facilities at Heathrow, I don't think it's Heathrow's fault that their...
created by Dave Keating | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1013 views | 30 recommendations | 8 comments
I've heard of the Rags2Riches group before and I have read stories about the Filipino rag pickers who scratch out a living making things from fabrics found in Manila's dump. Here is a wonderful...
created by ppeggy | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 2243 views | 11 recommendations | 1 comment
"Brian Howard’s last-gasp goal earned Barnsley a famous 2-1 win over Liverpool to dump Rafa Benitez’s side out of the competition.
Line-ups: Liverpool (4-4-2): Itandje – Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise – Benayoun, Lucas (Gerrard 75), Alonso, Babel (Kewell 69) –...
I often get annoyed when I trip over pieces of Lego left behind by my 9 year old but I would rather have them here in the house than dumped in the sea.
Not just Legos but also kayaks(?), footballs and assorted plastic products have formed a 'plastic soup of waste' floating...
"Protesters have clashed again with Italian police in the city of Naples in a dispute over rubbish disposal. The protesters in the suburb of Pianura are blocking access to an old rubbish dump which city officials want to reopen as landfill sites are full. There have been no...
created by Zlender | 1 year ago | updated 42 wks ago 598 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment