Residents complain of rashes and stomach ailments as 666,000 tons of garbage overwhelm the city. Uncollected waste after natural disasters can lead to illnesses, experts said.
Tag: Waste Materials and Disposal
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Cockroaches and Mountains of Trash Plague Acapulco After Hurricane
Residents complain of rashes and stomach ailments as 666,000 tons of garbage overwhelm the city. Uncollected waste after natural disasters can lead to illnesses, experts said.
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How the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike Changed the Labor Movement
The 1968 action led to greater economic mobility for Black workers. Today, union activists are trying to capture some of that spirit.
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This Is What Keeps My Eco-Anxiety in Check
The simple act of picking up trash, I’ve found, has an outsize effect on my worrying over climate change and ecological catastrophe.
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New York’s Biggest Landfill Could Get Even Bigger
Seneca Meadows is as tall as Lady Liberty. There are plans to make it taller.