They digitize the country's garbage dumps in the hopes of a one-day organized clean up. picked by suebe 7 months ago

Evidently, all the dumps are full and there's nowhere else to take the trash from the city. After two weeks it's really piling up. It's scary to think this will be happening in more and more cities. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Cheaper than a nursing home? picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

from the 10th floor garbage chute. picked by suebe 4 weeks ago

Some guys just ain't got no luck.
Oh, Florida!

Follow up to this story picked by suebe 2 years ago

Police arrested a husband and wife after finding them and their 9-year-old daughter living in an "absolutely disgusting" house. Piles of clothes covered in food and feces, three feet of dirty dishes in the kitchen sink, a kitchen table covered with garbage and rotten food, and brown liquid running out of the refrigerator onto the floor. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The nephew indicated he didn't want the family to know his uncle committed suicide. picked by suebe 2 years ago

What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you're renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing.

More on self sustainable living and 'earthship' housing. picked by suebe 6 months ago

I'm sure someone will take it as a sign. picked by blurmore 1 year ago

Elizabeth Gibson didn't know anything about the brightly colored abstract work she spotted on her morning walk four years ago on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Sotheby's auction house will be selling the work next month for the now-widowed original owner. picked by wags273 1 year ago

Fines for the illegal units could run up to $25,000 per day! All for cleaner water. picked by suebe 8 months ago

ok....why? why on earth would anyone in their right mind pay $305 for her used toothbrush. ewww!! what is wrong with people? picked by indisguise 1 year ago

He tried to cushion a blow with a dead opossum, but it splattered against him. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

In a follow up to AutumnLotus' earlier post, a Canadian teenager may have discovered a solution to the current problem. As for the future, there are some good suggestions here picked by suebe 5 months ago

Check out the video accompanying the article. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Standing atop the 400-acre 1-E landfill, you get a panoramic view of the Meadowlands sports complex to the north and the New York City skyline to the east. You're also standing on a critical part of New Jersey's, and the nation's, energy future. picked by suebe 3 weeks ago

They were looking for recyclable metals... and jewelry from the bodies that were dumped in the landfill when their relatives could not afford to maintain their graves! picked by tigertony 4 months ago

The treasure that a New York City woman saved from the trash -- a stolen masterpiece by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo -- is expected to go for as much as $1 million at auction next month.

Elizabeth Gibson will get a $15,000 reward for returning "Tres Personajes" ("Three People") to its rightful owners, as w picked by suebe 1 year ago

Japan takes recycling very seriously. picked by suebe 1 year ago

"Ecology is a nice word," says Oded Alon, project manager for the new village, "but you have to turn it into details."

And they are doing so on a grand scale in this new development in Israel. picked by suebe 6 months ago