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Talking trash

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Changing lifestyles and population growth mean that we're producing more rubbish, faster than ever before. This week we take a look at some of the most exceptional and challenging responses to managing waste.

ENVIRONMENT
By Claire WILLIAMS / Lara MELLOUL / Mairead DUNDAS / Marina BERTSCH

We explore how Japanese authorities are dealing with the debris left over by the tsunami in 2011. But it's not only a challenge for the Japanese - bits of debris are now washing up on the shores of North America. 

What happens when a landfill site in the suburbs of Mexico City closes? Illegal rubbish dumps appear all over the city. We check it out.

Romainville, a sleepy city in France, has replaced rubbish trucks with a pipeline system that carries household waste underground. It might sound like a great idea, but not everyone's happy. We find out what the mayor thinks, and what the residents have to say.

SOS: Plants in danger
07/05/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

SOS: Plants in danger

Across the world, plants and flowers are increasingly reaching the brink of extinction. We get the chance the hold one of the rarest plants in the world, find out how invasive species are killing precious forests in New Caledonia, and check out a controversial scheme to keep back the encroaching sands of the Sahara desert.
Into the deep
21/04/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Into the deep

This week we head to the French island of Corsica to investigate an almost invisible pollution choking the Mediterranean Sea. Up to 250 billion fragments of plastic are believed to be swarming just below the water's surface.
Dry Horizons
07/04/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Dry Horizons

Rising global temperatures mean drought is increasingly commonplace across the world. Farmers are seeing crop yields diminish as once-fertile lands dry up. This week we’re out exploring innovative water-saving techniques in France, Israel and Peru.
Green in the city
24/03/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

Green in the city

Is it possible to be eco-friendly and live in a city? We check out the ways urbanites are changing their city lifestyles to become greener.
World Water Forum: thirst for change
10/03/2012 - ENVIRONMENT

World Water Forum: thirst for change

This week we're in the French city of Marseille for the 6th World Water Forum. Over 25,000 leaders, experts and volunteers are gathering to discuss how to approach the most critical and endangered resource of all time: water.

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