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Continued occupation of the Waste Transfer Station in Thessaloniki

The indefinite occupation of the area where operations are performed on the construction of the Waste Transfer Station in the Efkarpia, continue by...

by Konstantinos Tsakalidis in Greece on 27/01/2012

Environment

Recycling garbage in Malaysia

A garbage collector surrounded by a pile of trash collects plastic for recycling at a garbage dump site in Kelantan, some 550km away from the capital...

by Mohamed Heikkal Ismail in Malaysia on 10/12/2011

Rag pickers scavenge for recyclable materials at a dumping site for waste on World Environment Day. Dimapur, Nagaland. 5 June 2011.

Environment

On World Environment Day, Indian rag pickers scavenge for materials

Rag pickers scavenge for recyclable materials at a dumping site for waste on World Environment Day. Dimapur, Nagaland. 5 June 2011.

by Caisii Mao in India on 05/06/2011

BREAKING NEWS

27/01/2012 - Continued occupation of the Waste Transfer Station in Thessaloniki - Greece - The indefinite occupation of the area...
10/12/2011 - Recycling garbage in Malaysia - Malaysia - A garbage collector surrounded by a...
22/04/2011 - Indian Rag Pickers at a Rubbish Dump on Earth Day - India - Indian rag-pickers, seen here on the...
21/04/2011 - Poor Pakistanis dissect trash to earn a living - Quetta - Pakistan - Poor Pakistanis work to earn a living...
12/04/2011 - Women sort through trash before its final disposal - Surabaya - Indonesia - Women in Surabaya sort through the...
20/02/2011 - Resistance in Greece: Keratea opposes Construction of Dump Site - Greece - Recent clashes of local people in...
21/10/2010 - Garbage war around Naples - Italy - New clashes occurred near Naples today...
20/10/2010 - Marseilles' Garbage City - France - The ninth day of the strike of garbage...
31/08/2010 - Quest of livelihood at dumping site near Bagmati River in Kathmandu - Nepal - Rubbish pickers compete to collect...
24/08/2010 - A skip carries a full car to the dump - Suffolk, England. - United Kingdom - A skip lorry was driving along Ferry...

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