Pods used in coffee machines are among the worst forms of human waste for the environment when it comes to long-term damage, according to new research which suggests they will take 500 years to ...
Hospital mortuaries allowed bodies of deceased patients to decompose because of a shortage of freezers, inspectors found. The Human Tissue Authority inspected facilities at a number of NHS trusts in ...
Since the 1960s, over 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced; 40% of this production has been for packaging that is used once and discarded. Landfills receive about 27 million tons of plastic ...