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Waste imports are flooding Asian countries like Thailand
Waste management experts say Thailand is becoming "the garbage bin of the world."
New York ‘trash guy’ has a museum of 45,000 rescued objects
“Before you throw something out, think about it,” says Nelson Molina. “Everything can have a home.”
What if Indonesia’s bananas offset its textile pollution woes?
So far, the fruit peels are working to bind chromium and other pollutants in a method that’s "using waste to remove waste."
Canadian fishermen oppose planned Paper Excellence effluent drainage pipe
Many locals will have none of the mill's argument that its new pipe will be harmless to the environment.
Want to reduce food waste? Turns out kids love ‘ugly food’
There are times when children might receive some parental prodding to stop playing with their food, but one researcher in New Zealand thinks maybe we should encourage them to have some fun with “ugly food” that might otherwise be thrown
Our pollutants can alter the behavior of aquatic creatures
It isn't just people who end up suffering the consequences of waterborne pollutants. Wildlife does too.