Nation May 14 Divers strike garbage gold, but finds no signs of ‘Tahoe Tessie’ By Scott Sonner, Associated Press
World Jan 20 Malaysia returns trash, says it won’t be the world’s waste bin Shipments of unwanted rubbish have been rerouted to Southeast Asia since China banned the import of plastic waste in 2018, but Malaysia and other developing countries are fighting back. By Associated Press
Episode Dec 24 Watch 24:17 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 24, 2017 On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 24, President Trump takes aim at the FBI on Twitter, and how Hawaii is addressing homelessness in the state. Also, a photographer travels around the world to see how cities are dealing with garbage. By PBS NewsHour
World Dec 24 Watch 4:29 The world is ‘drowning’ in trash. But can refuse be a resource? 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… By PBS NewsHour
World Sep 04 Towering landfill in India spills into canal, killing 2 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. By Larisa Epatko
May 09 Take a 360 degree stroll through a ‘Trash Mountain’ By Mike Fritz The Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi, India stretches across some 70 acres of land. The area has been dubbed “Trash Mountain” because it holds 10 million tons of garbage now piled higher than the city’s skyline. Workers can earn about… Continue reading
Oct 22 The future of mining might be rotting in your compost bin By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy These scientists are making glass from what you throw in the garbage. They hope that our waste will be the cutting edge of mining. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch San Francisco on Track to Become Zero Waste City San Francisco is trying to become the first city with zero waste. By requiring residents and businesses to separate compostable items such as food scraps, as well as recyclable items, NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports that the city has already… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch ‘Waste Land’ Explores Artist’s Use of Garbage to Transform Lives in Brazil The film "Waste Land" follows artist Vik Muniz as he creates portraits of a band of self-designated pickers of recyclable materials in Brazil, using the trash that surrounds them. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of… Continue watching