US to extend river boom that blocked tons of trash from Mexico

The system captured around 500 tons of trash during the 2024-25 rainy season, Alter Terra's director told Newsweek.
Newsday

Tons of trash clogs a river in Bosnia. It's a seasonal problem that activists want an end to

VISEGRAD, Bosnia-Herzegovina — With predictable seasonality, tons of garbage floats down a river at least twice a year and ends up near the eastern Bosnian town of Visegrad behind a barrier installed ...
Border Report

Border trash boom stops 20 tons of trash, debris from entering US in one hour

Last month during a brief storm, a trash boom set in place, just inside U.S. territory, managed to stop 20 tons of trash and ...
Africanews on MSN

Trash to treasure: Johannesburg's river waste transformed into art

Waste cleared from a Johannesburg river is being transformed into art as part of a new river rejuvenation project. About 150 ...
Cleveland Scene

Bessie the Trash Monster Floated Down the Cuyahoga River to Raise Awareness of Plastic Pollution in Lake Erie

One of the highest concentrations of microplastic in the world is in Lake Erie,” Cheryl Johncox, a member of People Over ...
Hoodline

San Diego Catches Tijuana’s Trash to Protect Oceans, Pays the Price

Good news, bad news in the Tijuana River Valley: a massive trash boom is snagging cross-border debris before it hits the ...

Oily waste from Smitty’s Supply disaster will be injected under Jefferson Parish landfill

Louisiana officials approved an emergency request allowing River Birch Landfill in Jefferson Parish to dispose of oily waste from the Smitty’s Supply fire.
WPTV-TV

Indian River County residents could face major garbage rate hikes

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — Indian River County residents may soon pay quite a bit more for monthly trash collection next year. Commissioners are working to pick one of four options for garbage and ...