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Woman throws out old mattress... with mother's $1m life savings
" 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...
Cruise ships using Caribbean Sea as dump
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,...
created by Mary Richard | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
5290 views | 108 recommendations | 28 comments
5290 views | 108 recommendations | 28 comments
Recycling Market in China Shattered, Glass Bottles Turned Away
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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
1720 views | 9 recommendations | 11 comments
1720 views | 9 recommendations | 11 comments
The Law of the Garbage Truck
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... 1321 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
Dead baby thrown out with the trash
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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
498 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
498 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Wacky Business Idea #9: Stockpiling Garbage
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... Cyclist died after being hit by a dump truck
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... Lakes across Canada to be used as toxic dump sites
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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
947 views | 40 recommendations | 11 comments
947 views | 40 recommendations | 11 comments
Clashes over Naples rubbish site
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... Airline says Heathrow "worst in Europe"
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 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
1079 views | 30 recommendations | 8 comments
1079 views | 30 recommendations | 8 comments
From rags to riches: Filipino weavers trade up
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... Liverpool out of the FA Cup
"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) –... Is Floating Garbage Dump new Pacific Ocean Landmark?
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... Violence flares up at Naples dump
"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... A miracle for Christmas
Where there’s a will there’s a way, If you want something badly enough, you can find the means to get it, as proved in this remarkable story."Born into a life of crime and poverty in a Kenyan slum, Sammy Gitau was foraging through a rubbish dump when he found a prospectus... NowPublic on Facebook
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