Rubbish dumps can expose birds to contaminants, raising questions over whether landfill foraging helps or harms
Storks are gaining weight from a diet of literal junk, according to research that sugges…
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What an eyesore! Fly-tippers target former railway station by dumping five-foot wall of rubbish as locals hit out at 'abhorrent mess' ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Rubbish has been piled high on land at Flitch Way, by the former Felsted station near Dunmow in Essex, with items including furniture, packaging and fridges stretching more than 80 metres.
7 months ago
William Golding: The Faber Letters review – the making of a masterpiece ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Correspondence between the Lord of the Flies author and his editor reveals one of the great literary collaborations of the age
When William Golding submitted Lord of the Flies to Faber in 1953 it had …
11 months ago
Rubbish collections are delayed because of a staff shortage... after binmen went on holiday ○
The council said that while some workers were on sick leave, it expected disruption to continue until holidays finished in September.
14 months ago
Bin crisis spreads to London! Rubbish uncollected for seven weeks with food waste, sanitary towels and nappies on borough's streets as council admits 'teething issues' with new £21.5million refuse contract ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Food waste, sanitary towels and nappies have been left strewn across roads in Croydon, South London, as fed-up residents inundate local politicians with complaints.
Rubbish behaviour! A third of motorcyclists have been hit by litter tossed out of car windows ○
Chris Palmer from Exeter (inset) says he's been hit by litter thrown at him - including cigarette butts - while riding his BMW as 37% of bikers complain about being pelted.
15 months ago
A tale of two cities: Birmingham bin strikes hit city's poorest areas hardest as rubbish overflows into the streets...but posh roads just metres away are spotless ○
Rubbish has piled high in some of the poorest areas of Birmingham such as Balsall Heath, yet in the nearby roads lined with £1.5 million houses, there is not a bin bag in sight.
16 months ago
Rubbish piles high in Birmingham as bin strike drags on ○
Residents report seeing rats and foxes amid rising stacks of bin bags on Birmingham's streets.
17 months ago
Palestinians returning to ‘toxic wasteland’ in northern Gaza ○
Rubbish flooding the streets of Gaza City is creating new health risks, residents say.
Rubbish tip where father-of-three's £600million bitcoin fortune was accidentally thrown away is to close ○
Computer engineer James Howells, 39, lost the currency when his partner threw out a black bag containing old computer parts - including the hard drive where it was stored.
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