Nondescript items can tell stories, good and bad, when archaeologists look at them.
Tag: Waste Materials and Disposal
How Artifacts Helped Solve the Mystery of a Home’s Past in Rural Pennsylvania
Nondescript items can tell stories, good and bad, when archaeologists look at them.
A Miles-Long Cave in Kentucky Was a Smelly Disaster. Now It’s Spectacular.
Hidden River Cave was once filled with heavy metals and sewage that made the surrounding town smell awful. After a cleanup, it became a tourist draw.
United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal
Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.
United Nations Plastic Treaty Talks End Without Deal
Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.
Philadelphia Union Reaches Deal to End Strike That Led to Trash Pileup
The city’s largest public sector union and the mayor reached a tentative deal, ending a work stoppage that led to piles of trash on the streets.
Manila’s Returning Mayor Has a Mountain to Climb. It’s Made of Garbage.
Mayor Francisco Domagoso declared a state of emergency in the Philippine capital with piles of garbage left uncollected by contractors saying they had not been paid.
The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.
No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.
The U.S. Sends Lots of Plastic Trash Overseas. Malaysia Just Said No Thanks.
No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome.
Cave Explorer Videos Show Decade of Trash in ‘Avatar’ Park in China
Officials ordered a huge cleanup effort after videos of the mountains of garbage spread widely online.