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Singapore burns its garbage and dumps the ash into the sea; how a 350-hectare island became a wildlife haven

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Singapore burns its garbage and dumps the ash into the sea; how a 350-hectare island became a wildlife haven

Did you know Singapore has a trash island made from ash? The country has managed to create a 350-hectare land area that has transformed into an ecological haven where migratory birds reside and corals thrive. The idea stems from a problem unique to the nation, it does not have much land to spare.A city-state located … Read more

In the early 1970s, Virginia Beach compacted 640,000 tons of garbage into a 60-foot hill; the dump became America’s first landfill park and now spans 165 acres

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In the early 1970s, Virginia Beach compacted 640,000 tons of garbage into a 60-foot hill; the dump became America’s first landfill park and now spans 165 acres

Mount Trashmore Park (Image Credit: Wikipedia) In Virginia Beach, one of the city’s most recognisable parks began with something most communities would rather hide: a mountain of garbage. According to the City of Virginia Beach, a 640,000-ton pile of garbage was converted into a 60-foot-high hill that became Mount Trashmore Park. What had once been … Read more

Woman seen dumping garbage in a lake in Canada’s Abbotsford fined for $1000, police sergeant says ‘don’t make it a race thing’

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Woman seen dumping garbage in a lake in Canada's Abbotsford fined for $1000, police sergeant says 'don't make it a race thing'

A woman was seen littering a lake in Canada in a viral video that sparked major outrage. The woman who was seen nonchalantly emptying her Dollar store bag into Mill Lake in Abbotford has been fined for $1000 as she was issued two violation tickets. The police said they won’t release the identity of the … Read more

A rotating ‘garbage island’ spreads over 1.6 million sq km in the Pacific: Plastic averages 50 kilograms per square kilometre, and 75 to 86% of the debris comes from fishing gear

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A rotating 'garbage island' spreads over 1.6 million sq km in the Pacific: Plastic averages 50 kilograms per square kilometre, and 75 to 86% of the debris comes from fishing gear

A floating and rotating ‘garbage island’ of an estimated area of 1.6 million square kilometres lies between Hawaii and California, according to a scientific estimate published in 2018. The area of the island is said to be larger than Para and nearly three times the size of metropolitan France. What exists here is a plastic … Read more