Death toll from Uganda rubbish dump landslide rises to 35
The number of people killed when a mountain of garbage collapsed in Uganda’s capital last week has risen to 35, 12 of whom were young people, police said on Friday. …
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North Korea sends trash-carrying balloons again: Seoul military
The Seoul city government, as well as the Gyeonggi province, also sent a similar text alert to residents on Saturday, warning about the balloons. North Korea sent hundreds of balloons …
North Korea sends 600 more balloons carrying rubbish over border, says South
North Korea sent some 600 balloons carrying rubbish into South Korea overnight, Seoul said on Sunday, in Pyongyang’s latest move to rile its rival neighbour. The balloons carrying garbage such …
South Korea kicks up a stink about poop-filled balloons from North
South Korea accused North Korea on Wednesday of sending a large number of balloons across the heavily fortified border between the countries to drop objects that included trash and excrement, …
Everest is a dirty, trash-strewn mess. Is it too late for Nepal to fix it?
Since Tenzing Norgay Sherpa and Edmund Hillary first climbed Everest in 1953, more than 6,000 people have ascended the mountain, with more attempting in recent years. The crowds have led …
Boca Bash Boaters Caught Dumping Two Trash Cans Into The Ocean, Authorities Investigating
A Wavy Boats video of a group of partiers dumping two garbage cans full of trash into the ocean while leaving the Boca Bash then returning to the party has been making …
Searching for ‘Forever Chemicals’ From an Endless Landfill Fire
Testing done by ADEM, Butler said, also did not assess water samples taken from sites closest to the dump. And while PFAS compounds are certainly common, he said, experts have …
One major Bay Area city is particularly bad at recycling. City staff have a hands-on idea for how to turn it around.
Bay Area residents, do you really know what belongs in your recycling carts? If you said “yes,” you may very well be right — unless you live in San Jose. …
Hong Kong marine tech start-up Clearbot launches new solar-powered, self-driving boats to clean up ocean waste in India
“We want to build these boats that do this dirty, dirty job that is happening with [manned, diesel] boats around the world and automate them and make them more sustainable,” …
A Mountain of Used Clothes Appeared in Chile’s Desert. Then It Went Up in Flames
As Bloomberg reported in May, New York, California, Sweden, and the Netherlands are developing legislation similar to Chile’s extended producer responsibility law that went into effect this year, mandating that …