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VIDEO: Patriotic Garbage Collector Sees Flag in Trash, Rescues, Folds It ‘When Nobody Else Was Watching’
A Utah garbage collector who once served in the U.S. Marine Corps was caught on camera rescuing an American flag from the trash, to fold it and treat it with ...
May 13, 2022
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Louise Chambers
Garbage Collector Stops Truck to Hug and Pray for Young Woman ‘Down on Her Luck’
A garbage collector who was spotted showing kindness to a woman in need has been lauded by his ...
April 5, 2022
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A 64-year-old man picking up garbage from around a park near a golf course in England was moved ...
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March 30, 2021
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Fixing Our Environment—Without Big Government, Socialist Policies
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December 29, 2019
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HALIFAX—A survey estimates more than 1.8 million pieces of garbage are strewn over the bottom of the Bay ...
November 15, 2019
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The Canadian Press
Canadian Trash From Philippines Set to Arrive in Vancouver Saturday
OTTAWA—Containers of Canadian trash that festered in the Philippines for years are set to arrive home just in ...
June 26, 2019
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Dozens of Cats Rescued From Home Filled With 200 Dead Animals, Feces, and Garbage
In an ongoing rescue operation, dozens of cats were found crowded against windows in an attempt to get ...
June 6, 2019
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Canada Will Bear Cost of Repatriating Trash Filled Containers From Philippines
OTTAWA—Canada has agreed to pay the full cost of bringing 69 garbage-laden shipping containers back across the Pacific ...
May 7, 2019
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A 17-Year-Old Might Have Figured Out a Solution to the Ocean Trash Problem (Video)
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Garbage Truck Fueled by Natural Gas Explodes in New Jersey
HAMILTON, N.J.—Authorities say no one was injured when a garbage truck fueled by natural gas exploded "like a ...
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Sustainable Options for Reducing NYC’s Mounds of Garbage
In the latest news surrounding the planned 91st St. garbage transfer station on the Upper East Side, Asphalt ...
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Photographer Gregg Segal: The King of Garbage Exposure
Gregg Segal's American subjects take a close look at their consuming habits while posing with their weekly garbage.
July 25, 2014
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Parkgoers Say Cleanup Efforts at Riverside Park Are Working
Riverside Park visitors said the space has become cleaner after the city parks department deployed more staff this ...
July 13, 2014
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Surviving in New York, 5 Cents at a Time
A look at the life and daily struggle of a 72-year-old Chinese immigrant who collects cans for a ...
May 24, 2014
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Three Reasons Why NYC Garbage Is Costly for Taxpayers
Trash collecting, it’s one of the jobs we all dislike yet it’s one of the most necessary jobs, ...
May 22, 2014
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India Q&A: “Are You Satisfied With Waste-Management in Your City? ”
Citizens' reactions on waste management in Indian cities.
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Plasco Needs More Time for Financing of Garbage Gasification Facility
A revolutionary garbage-to-energy business has not yet secured funds required to build a new plant, but will proceed ...
August 22, 2013
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Mt Everest, Taking Care of Garbage
In the 60 years since the first successful climb atop Mount Everest, an unwanted legacy of piles of ...
May 30, 2013
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Daniel He
Garbage Collects in South Korea’s Water Supply
The lake has now collected copious amounts of garbage that has been washed in with the heavy rain.
August 22, 2012
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Jarrod Hall
Proposed Sanitation Facility Creates a Stink for Manhattan Residents
Upper East Side residents living near East 91st Street are battling to stop the construction of a proposed ...
June 25, 2012
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Cleaning up the City’s Coastline
A New York organization, the Highland Park Community Development Corporation, has been inspiring young children to help keep ...
March 27, 2011
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