Trash. Garbage. Refuse. Waste. Call it whatever you like, this is the stuff we deal with everyday that we no longer want in our lives. It’s not that it has no value; it actually has negative value. That’s why we’re getting rid of it! And apart from remembering when to drag out the bins to the curb, our trash mostly stays out of sight and out of mind. But on ... Show More
Feb 2019
Is Recycling All Our Waste at Home Possible?
Waste, trash, garbage – whatever you call it, unwanted materials have become a major presence in many of our lives and our environment. Every year it is estimated that humans around the world produce 2 billion metric tonnes of waste. Listener Clare from Devon in the UK wants to s ... Show More
30m 38s
Mar 2024
88. That’s rubbish: How our waste is choking the planet and how we can clean it up
Just ahead of Zero Waste Day, this episode of The Weekly Tradecast talks trash with UNCTAD economist Henrique Silva Pacini Costa. From plastic packaging to fast fashion to car batteries, we have been creating mountains of waste for decades. It’s everywhere – in landfills, in the ... Show More
9m 25s
<p><strong> </strong></p><br><p>Worldwide we produce over 2 billion tonnes of rubbish every year.</p>
<p>In this episode, we explore the history of rubbish collection and look at what happens to our rubbish after the truck comes to take it away.</p>
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<li>How much rubbish do ... Show More
