garbage
Parisian streets littered with trash after wave of strikes
World
March 12, 2023
Parisian streets littered with trash after wave of strikes
Paris CNN — The City of Lights has a garbage problem. Massive strikes in Paris against pension reform this week…
Sharqiya governorate removes 43,800 tons of waste
Environment
January 13, 2020
Sharqiya governorate removes 43,800 tons of waste
Sharqiya Governor Mamdouh Ghorab announced on Friday that 43,800 tons of waste have been removed from the city of Zagazig…
Trash to treasure: Everest garbage given new lease of life
World
October 22, 2019
Trash to treasure: Everest garbage given new lease of life
A group of tourists sip water at a five-star hotel in Kathmandu, unaware that the green glasses in their hands…
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles
Environment
August 29, 2019
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles
Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it was ditching single-use toiletry bottles as part of plans to…
Shrinking glaciers and rockfalls point to climate change in Alps
World
July 25, 2019
Shrinking glaciers and rockfalls point to climate change in Alps
High in the French Alps on the famed Mont Blanc mountain range, it is not hard to find evidence of…
Shanghai leads battle against China’s rising mountain of trash
Environment
July 15, 2019
Shanghai leads battle against China’s rising mountain of trash
Nie Feng used to toss his rubbish outside his Shanghai flat without a thought while rushing to work, but saving…
Eternally stinky city? Rome garbage crisis sparks health fears
World
July 13, 2019
Eternally stinky city? Rome garbage crisis sparks health fears
Landfills in flames and rats feasting on waste in the streets have sparked health fears in Rome, as doctors warn…
The Moon now has hundreds of artifacts. Should they be protected?
World
July 11, 2019
The Moon now has hundreds of artifacts. Should they be protected?
Three rovers, six US flags, dozens of probes that either landed successfully or crashed, tools, cameras and trash: the Moon…
Plastic bans proliferate in 2019 as planet drowns in trash
World
June 28, 2019
Plastic bans proliferate in 2019 as planet drowns in trash
As the world slowly wakes up to the scale of the plastic pollution problem, an increasing number of countries and…
Burning trash and factories belching smoke choke Iraqis
Middle East
June 6, 2019
Burning trash and factories belching smoke choke Iraqis
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – As if life was not bad enough for Adnan Kadhim – he lives in a slum where…