waste management
Quick Hit: Thousands Join 'You Stink' Rally in Beirut
Hundreds of protesters and security personnel were injured over the weekend as demonstrations over Beirut’s garbage crisis turned violent.
Remote Aboriginal Communities in Western Australia Are Facing Closure
"What the rest of the country takes for granted, we're fighting for now."
What's the Best Way to Recycle Your Vibrator?
Disposing of sex toys can be a complicated business, but some eco-conscious shops are making a conscious effort to make sure they don't just get tossed in the dump.
You Don't Know Shit
Everybody poops, but not everybody knows what happens to that poop. These days, most of us just flush and forget, but there's an industry worth billions turning your turds into treasure.
A Beautiful Waste-To-Energy Plant Glows In Denmark
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat's Incineration Line waste management center powers Roskilde and radiates like the garbage that burns inside.
Tailings Ponds are the Biggest Environmental Disaster You've Never Heard Of
Last Monday, a dam holding waste from the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in the remote Cariboo region of British Columbia broke.
Tailings Ponds Are the Biggest Environmental Disaster You've Never Heard Of
Last Monday, a "tailings pond" dam holding waste from the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in British Columbia broke, spilling billions of gallons of toxic sludge out into pristine lakes and streams. Environmentalists say these dams are disasters in...
The Shitty Secret Behind All Those July 4th Hot Dogs
Factory hog farms dispose of millions of gallons of toxic pig waste every day by storing it in cesspools and spraying it into the air.