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Burning household rubbish now UK’s dirtiest form of power, BBC finds

BBC
Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found.
20 hours ago

Not any old rubbish: Edinburgh’s Mound was built to order from rubble, pipes and oyster shells

The Guardian
Excavation of famous site solves 200-year mystery and sheds light on history of the growing city.
2 days ago

Harrison Ford reacts to 'death of the movie star' idea: 'Rubbish'

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Harrison Ford is reflecting about what it means to be an actor. In an interview with GQ published Monday, the actor, who is known for his...
8 hours ago

Councils in Devon burning 'majority of their waste'

BBC
Councils across Devon are recycling less of the rubbish they collect and burning far more. Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators...
5 hours ago

Pollutionwatch: Dangers of adding rubbish to home fires

The Guardian
Tests show adding just 10% of waste to a wood burner indoors can double its particle pollution.
1 week ago

Burning rubbish to create energy could end landfills. But some worry where Australia’s new path is leading

The Guardian
Australia's first major waste-to-energy power plant has begun accepting rubbish, marking the start of a contentious nationwide shift towards burning household...
2 weeks ago

One in three Australians throwing unwanted clothes in rubbish, survey finds

The Guardian
RMIT-led study recommends a national recycling scheme to reduce the 200000 tonnes of textiles sent to landfill each year.
2 weeks ago

'Rubbish and dull. Pointless': How Lord of the Flies was rescued from the reject pile

BBC
In History looks at how Golding's story of English schoolboys and their descent into barbarism narrowly escaped being thrown in the bin.
1 month ago

Boys died in rubbish-strewn house fire, court hears

BBC
Deveca Rose, 29, denies the manslaughter of her two sets of twins, Leyton and Logan Hoath, aged three, and Kyson and Bryson Hoath, aged four,...
1 month ago

Woman's body found in Swansea garden rubbish pile - inquest

BBC
Missing mum's body found under garden rubbish pile ... The body of a disabled mum-of-three was found in a garden rubbish pile after police...
4 weeks ago