World Jul 06 Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with tons of garbage. Cleanup will likely take years By Binaj Gurubacharya, Associated Press
World Jan 21 Tons of waste turn sections of eastern Bosnia river into floating garbage dump Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across three countries end up accumulating behind a trash barrier in the Drina River in eastern Bosnia during the wet weather of winter and… By Associated Press
Science Aug 04 Watch 8:00 ‘TeamSeas’ uses YouTube to tackle the global plastic problem Social media can certainly motivate people for good and otherwise. Calls to action to clean up the oceans, rivers, and beaches have galvanized volunteers and gone viral. But given the magnitude of the problem, how should we assess the impact?… By Paul Solman
Nation May 14 Divers strike garbage gold, but finds no signs of ‘Tahoe Tessie’ The dozens of dives that concluded this week were part of a first-of-its-kind effort to learn more about the source and potential harm caused by plastics and other pollutants in the storied alpine lake on the California-Nevada line. By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
Nation Apr 20 Watch 3:17 A sanitation worker’s fears about collecting trash during the pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, the phrase “essential workers” tends to bring to mind first responders and hospital staff. But a key function of American society is collecting garbage to keep our communities clean. PBS station WTTW in Chicago is producing…
Jan 04 Cities could be teeming with more rats, thanks to the shutdown’s festering trash By Jamie Leventhal Rats could get access to an all-you-can-eat buffet of garbage during the government shutdown as uncollected trash piles up. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 4:29 The world is ‘drowning’ in trash. But can refuse be a resource? By PBS News Hour The world produces 3.5 million tons of garbage every day, a number that is increasing. For a recent story in the Washington Post, “Drowning in Garbage,” reporter Kadir van Lohuizen traveled to six major cities around the world to see… Continue watching
Sep 04 Towering landfill in India spills into canal, killing 2 By Larisa Epatko When part of the Ghazipur landfill fell into the canal, it caused a large wave to wash over a nearby road, sweeping a car, two motorcycles and a scooter into the rushing water of the canal. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 6:04 How the French are burning garbage to heat homes By PBS News Hour In a little more than a week, a recovering Paris will host world leaders for the next UN climate change conference. They hope to come to agreements on how to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Paris itself is innovating one way… Continue watching
Jun 04 With World Environment Day, UN hopes to raise climate awareness By News Desk https://twitter.com/sbeaugeAFP/status/474132836291989504/ The United Nation’s version of Earth Day, World Environment Day, occurs annually on June 5 and encourages “worldwide awareness and action for the environment.” First celebrated in 1973, a different country hosts each year. Barbados hosts this year… Continue reading