'Built-in obsolescence' creates 500,000-tonne e-waste problem
Australia produces 500,000 tonnes of e-waste a year but only about half of it is recycled. There are concerns Microsoft's ...
Locals suffer nose bleeds and vomiting from ‘toxic’ stench
A “toxic stench” from a landfill that left locals with nose bleeds is being blamed on Storm Eowyn. The storm ripped off some ...
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Nose bleeds, breathing issues & vomiting affecting people in Fleetwood living near stench, MP tells Commons
Nose bleeds, breathing problems and vomiting are some of the symptoms residents living near a toxic stench are experiencing, ...
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Sickening stench at Fleetwood landfill site causes nosebleeds
Its smell is so bad it has led to nose bleeds, breathing problems and even vomiting. The putrid pong comes from a landfill ...
Waste firm blames landfill stink on Storm Eowyn
A waste company has blamed a "toxic stench" at a Lancashire landfill site on the recent Storm Eowyn. Transwaste said the ...
MP says residents in Fleetwood suffer health issues caused by toxic landfill odour
Residents in a town in Lancashire continue to report health concerns linked to a persistent odour from a local landfill site, an MP has told Parliament. | ITV News Granada ...
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Maine DEP: $50M sludge bond would preserve landfill space
The proposal to bond funding for grants to help local sewer districts tackle the statewide sludge-disposal problem needs ...
Nose bleeds, breathing problems and vomiting for fed up locals 'owing to toxic stench'
The 'rotten egg smell' has been spreading from a landfill site, leaving residents in the community suffering a bout of ...
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The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.
“Taking a plastic bottle and turning it into part of a pair of sneakers that after a year will be buried or burned is not perpetuating a cycle,” said Kevin Budris, deputy director of Just Zero, a ...