World's Highest Garbage Dump Gets a Big Cleanup Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
Japanese cleaning crew plan to exhibit some of the trash in Japan to raise awareness about the pollution on the mountains.
Photo from another clean up expedition in 2006
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The world's rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan Posted: 10 months ago by AutumnLotus
A "plastic soup" of waste floating in the Pacific Ocean is growing at an alarming rate and now covers an area twice the size of the continental United States, scientists have said. The vast expanse of debris – in effect the world's largest rubbish dump – is held in place by swirling underwater currents.
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A Boy's Life in a Garbage Dump Posted: 8 months ago by suebe
He doesn't know how old he is, but he thinks he's 7. His name is Khin Zaw Lin. He's lived in a garbage dump virtually his entire life.
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Pink garbage bags brighten the streets of NYC Posted: 3 months ago by suebe
TRASH:anycoloryoulike hits the streets of the big Apple. The eco-friendly bags decompose in one to seven years and certainly brighten up garbage collection day.
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Garbage Dump Named After John Cleese Posted: 2 years ago by ogri2003
A New Zealand town names it's garbage dump after John Cleese.
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Hungary sends hundreds of tons of garbage back to Germany Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
German garbage not good enough to stay in Hungary.
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Everest now: crowded, littered and dangerous Posted: 11 months ago by muppet
Recent visitors have described the mountain as a polluted rubbish dump.
According to the Kathmandu Post: "The trail leading to the summit remains littered with more than 200 tonnes of garbage."
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Granny thrown in garbage dump Posted: 1 year ago by misswinkle
Cheaper than a nursing home?
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My Friend, The Garbage Bag Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
Japan takes recycling very seriously.
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What do Estonian Tech Millionaires do for Fun? Posted: 7 months ago by suebe
They digitize the country's garbage dumps in the hopes of a one-day organized clean up.
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