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In this 2015 photo provided by Jennifer Lavers, plastic debris is strewn on the beach on Henderson Island. (Jennifer Lavers via AP)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 17, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Washington, London- In Henderson Island, humans do not exist. Yet, the density of trash is the highest recorded anywhere in the world. The uninhabited island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is littered with over 38 million plastic pieces of trash weighing an...
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A view of various types of trash scattered on the ground at a recycling yard at the edge of Beijing, China, September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/Files
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 8, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture
Beijing – China’s garbage-strewn capital of Beijing has promised to boost spending to banish growing mountains of waste, but is struggling to persuade its residents to sort their trash. Beijing is China’s biggest municipal producer of trash, having...
