Kenya artist gives life to scrap objects
For many a dump site is simply what it is, a site for dumping waste. However, Evans Ngure sees beyond the waste as he uses his imagination to bring these…
Toxic Waste in the US: Coal Ash (Full Length)
Coal ash, which contains many of the world’s worst carcinogens, is what’s left over when coal is burnt for electricity. An estimated 113 million tons of coal ash are ……
Asia’s toughest jobs: The garbage collector who keeps Indonesia clean
Indonesia is one of the top waste producers in the world, generating 64 million tonnes of waste annually. In Channel NewsAsia’s series looking at some of Asia’s … source
China Garbage Ban & Blackwater Massacre Retrial | VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
This is the June 18, 2018 FULL EPISODE of VICE News Tonight on HBO. 2:00 Asylum seekers are showing up at official ports of entry, where the Trump … source
Food waste update (Marketplace)
A year after our investigation, Walmart says it has reduced its food waste by 20 per cent, though Canada continues to lag behind other countries when it comes … source
How fast fashion adds to the world’s clothing waste problem (Marketplace)
Fast fashion is a major contributor to the world’s clothing waste problem. Many of us give our old clothes to charity or drop them in a store take-back bin, but…
Denmark’s Food Waste Vigilante – BBC News
Food waste is a massive global problem: the EU alone throws away 88 million tonnes a year. Much of this ends up in landfill and produces dangerous greenhouse gasses which…
Can plastic roads help save the planet? BBC News
Engineer Toby McCartney explains how his Scottish start-up MacRebur is persuading councils to use local waste plastic to build roads. Two English councils have already started building roads… source
How Japan Is Responding To Fukushima Five Years Later (HBO)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced plans to clean up Fukushima, the site of a massive 2011 nuclear disaster, and move former residents back by spring 2017. But not…