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. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A New Zealand town names it's garbage dump after John Cleese. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

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

German garbage not good enough to stay in Hungary. picked by suebe 1 year ago

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 picked by suebe 1 year ago

They digitize the country's garbage dumps in the hopes of a one-day organized clean up. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Hmmm hmmm good. hmmm hmmm good.Don't you want to cook your food on a stove that runs on garbage? What a [hack snort ewww] wonderful dinner smell. picked by suebe 10 months ago

Why can ’t we power the world with garbage instead of expensive, polluting oil? We can, according to new research. picked by cactushair 2 weeks ago

He cannot recall exactly how it is that he ended up in a trash can, and thus inside of a garbage truck. Even though he narrowly escaped death, he wouldn't tell police who his drinking pals were. Obviously, a manly man who knows what "Bros before Hos" means. picked by Moe 5 months ago

In a quest to realize his environmental impact, a man has been saving ALL his trash for the past year. He's healthier now too. picked by suebe 8 months ago

An elderly woman was rescued after being found buried beneath a pile of debris, garbage and animal feces in a home, authorities said. An elderly man was found dead. picked by suebe 1 year ago

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." picked by muppet 7 months ago

Not satisfied with cheap Chinese made crap from Walmart? How about a hand picked gift from the city landfill? Caring grandchildren are picking out the best of the worst for family and friends. picked by browntrout 4 weeks ago

Ann Biglin made national headlines after she crashed her Ford Focus into a sport utility vehicle on Feb. 9 because some of the garbage that filled her car jammed the gas pedal. It seems her house was in even worse condition! picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

The partly-decomposed bodies of the dolphins, which were torn open, apparently by stray dogs, were found last night lying in the open near a coastal garbage dump site near the capital, Honiara. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Who doesn't remeber these crude and disgusting little guys from the 80's. the irony is that most mom's threw them right back into the grbage from which they came. picked by nesbyniccolo 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 10 months ago

The nephew indicated he didn't want the family to know his uncle committed suicide. picked by suebe 1 year ago

China is moving to clean up its northern side of the mountain and protect its fragile Himalayan environment, announcing a trash collection campaign that could limit the number of climbers and other visitors in 2009. picked by suebe 2 months ago

Apparently this brainiac was inside the truck collecting cans when he fell asleep! He awoke to the refreshing sound of the compactor. picked by Phildo 2 years ago