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Lake Tahoe A Respite From Drought & Covid

Nation May 14

Divers strike garbage gold, but finds no signs of ‘Tahoe Tessie’

By Scott Sonner, Associated Press

World Jan 20

FILE PHOTO: Plastic waste piled outside an illegal recycling factory in Jenjarom, Kuala Langat, Malaysia October 14, 2018. Picture taken October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Lai Seng Sin/File Photo
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

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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.

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World Dec 24

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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…

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World Sep 04

Rescuers worked to save people who were swept into a canal when part of the Ghazipur landfill in Delhi, India, collapsed on Sept. 1. Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images
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…

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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.

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Jan 25

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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…

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Nov 17

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‘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…

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