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Pensioner's life of grime: Workmen clear 100 TONS of rubbish from OAP's home Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
It's been a while since pensioner Merv Jones tidied up or vacuumed.
In fact, it's been so long that he might never have been able to find the Hoover amid the astonishing 100 tons of rubbish and bric-a-brac in his home - assuming he ever looked for it.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 475 [+].
Businessman arrested and held for EIGHT hours - for telling litter lout to pick up his rubbish Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
A businessman was arrested and held for eight hours after making a 12-year-old litter lout pick up the rubbish he had just dropped.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 240 [+].
Dumped wedding rings found in tonnes of rubbish Posted: 3 weeks ago by iamamaniac
Sanitation workers have sorted through 10 tonnes of rubbish to recover a diamond wedding ring and an engagement ring that was accidentally thrown away by a New Jersey couple.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 12 [+].
he builds a house with rubbish part 2 Posted: 1 year ago by pingfaninsg
He builds a house with Rubbish... Will you like to stay in one?
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The world's rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan Posted: 2 years 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.
Comments: 16 Score: [-] 419 [+].
Loner who built network of tunnels out of rubbish in his home dies 'after getting lost in labyrinth' Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
An eccentric loner is believed to have died of thirst after becoming trapped in a bizarre and intricate network of tunnels built from rubbish in his home.
Comments: 13 Score: [-] 643 [+].
Everest now: crowded, littered and dangerous Posted: 2 years 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."
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 375 [+].
The final frontier teeming with man-made rubbish: The incredible pictures of 'space junk' swirling round Earth's orbit Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
It used to be called the final frontier - the great unknown only the most prized and powerful technology could conquer.
But now, as these images show, the space beyond our atmosphere has become yet one more place blighted by man-made litter, with potentially devastating results.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 365 [+].
Philip Isohe's detailed airplane models from rubbish Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Philip Isohe and his hobby of making very detailed (and working) model airplanes and buses made from scratch
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 61 [+].
Air hostess picks up chocolate bar and wins space trip Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A French air hostess will become one of Europe's pioneer space tourists after picking a chocolate wrapper out of the rubbish and finding a winning number in a competition to fly to the upper reaches of the earth's atmosphere.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 295 [+].
Trash Pirates Posted: 1 year ago by pocksucket
Enterprising opportunists have realised that rich pickings sit weekly on curbsides across America in the form of rubbish already sorted for recycling. If they get there before the collection trucks then they can plunder and pillage then sell their green booty on to recyclers.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 201 [+].
Man finds rocket launcher at the dump Posted: 3 years ago by teaya21
The Defence Department is investigating why a rocket launcher was found by a man at a rubbish tip in central Queensland.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 31 [+].
Student says teacher trashed his Mexican flag Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
A high school student said he may file a lawsuit against a physical education teacher who took a Mexican flag he had brought for Cinco de Mayo and put it in the garbage.
Comments: 6 Score: [-] 320 [+].
Man crushed to death in recycled papers was very drunk Posted: 12 months ago by muppet
Autopsy reports show a homeless man crushed to death in a bale of recycled papers was very drunk when the accident happened.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 152 [+].
Revealed: The shocking 6ft mountain of junk mail delivered to just one home in 12 months Posted: 2 years ago by muppet
Anne Cohen decided to collect the stack of bumph to show how companies are bombarding homeowners.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 270 [+].
Strangers help man jailed for messy yard Posted: 6 months ago by muppet
A Boise man who spent ten days in jail for not cleaning his yard is getting some help from strangers.
update to:
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 180 [+].
Police search 'mountain of garbage' for dead newborn Posted: 11 months ago by muppet
Port Angeles police believe the baby was killed after being born Tuesday to a 16-year-old girl. Investigators believe the body was put in garbage that was picked up Wednesday.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 217 [+].
Warning - Don't put porn magazines in your curb side recycling. Particularly if you live 100 feet from a school Posted: 3 years ago by Richye
Wednesday morning started out just like any other for 38yr old Nebraska resident, John Greer. Little did he know that in 20 minutes time he would set off a chain of events that would lead to his arrest and subsequent charges for supplying Pornography to minors.
Comments: 13 Score: [-] 103 [+].
Tracking trash Posted: 5 months ago by AutumnLotus
A team of MIT researchers today announced a major project called Trash Track, which aims to get people thinking about what they throw away. Trash Track relies on the development of special electronic tags that will track different types of waste on their journey through the disposal systems of New York and Seattle.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 230 [+].
The Wanderings of the WEEE Man Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
People around the United Kingdom have been in for a big surprise. A seven meter three tonne metal man has been wandering in their midst. Who (or what) is he and why is he here? Is the Earth about to stand still? Hardly, but like Klaatu he brings a message to which we should really listen!
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 237 [+].
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