everydaytrash

  This week in trash news:

• The EPA announced that federal prisons in five states will undergo environmental audits;
• A trash strike in Vancouver entices Canada’s rat population;
• A settlement outside Cape Town, South Africa, gets some much needed media attention for its trash woes; and
• A rubbish collector in Malasia is fined for not taking out the trash (pictured).

Photo via The Star

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