Garbage Collection (page 9)

Rubbish Pile
8th February 1979: Piles of rubbish near Charing Cross Hospital in Hammersmith, London, during the dustmens strike. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Question Mark
September 1975: An upright piece of scrap metal and concrete forms a monumental question mark overlooking Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Heavy Fall
4th January 1979: Abandoned cars littering the side of the Eastchurch Road on the Isle of Sheppey after a heavy fall of snow. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Rubbish Pile Up
2nd December 1970: Rubbish piled up in a Leicester Square during the dustmens strike. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Postwar Paris
Paris shoppers queue for food at a small vegetable stand, 1947. Full rubbish bins line the street, unemptied during the Paris garbage collectors strike. (Photo by FPG/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Rush Hour
December 1956: A young couple watch the world go by in Londons Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Werner Rings/BIPs/Getty Images)

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Biogas Waste Digester Unit. Cotswolds, UK. Date:

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Biogas Waste Digester Unit. Cotswolds, UK. Date:

Lindberghs Return
June 1927: New York City celebrates Charles Lindberghs return with a ticker-tape parade, after his non-stop one-man transatlantic flight from New York to Paris

Refuse Collection Lorry
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N. A. USA, Nevada, Reno. Neon lights and casinos along Virginia Street
N.A. USA, Nevada, Reno. Neon lights and casinos along Virginia Street

Nuclear waste storage of contaminated items are stored in drums at the Idaho National Engineering Lab in Idaho Falls, Idaho

South America, Ecuador, Quito. Visitors to the TeleferiQo can experience many overviews
Ecuador, Quito. Visitors to the TeleferiQo can experience many overviews of the city while they climb to the top of a volcano

Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) adult female, and Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) juvenile, foraging in shallow water amongst rubbish, India, February

Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) adult male, standing amongst discarded rubbish, Sundarbans, Ganges Delta, West Bengal, India, February

Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) juvenile, foraging in shallow water amongst rubbish, Rajasthan, India, February

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RED FOX - at dustbin (Vulpes vulpes) Date:

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Red FOX SCAVENGING - at dustbin (Vulpes vulpes) Date:

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BROWN / COMMON / NORWAY RAT (Rattus norvegicus) Date:

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Bleaching refuse bin after maggots have bred. Date:

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Woman recycling cardboard in recycling bin Date:

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Woman recycling plastic bottles Date:

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Nylon fishing nets dumped in skip on quayside Date:

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Cows - Foraging at a rubbish area Date:

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Bullock - Foraging at a rubbish area Date:

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Bullock - Foraging at a rubbish area Date:

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North American Black / Cinnamon BEAR - scavenging in rubbish (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) Date:

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Argentina fuel dump - Seymour Island Marambio Base Antarctic Peninsula Date:

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Solar-powered waste disposal containers and compacters Date:

Plastic debris washed up on beach strandline, Chesil Beach, Dorset, England, April

Discarded fishing net caught over rock with coral, Kalabahi Bay, Alor Island, Alor Archipelago, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, April

Dalmatian Pups
13th August 1931: A litter of 5 Dalmatian puppies sit on a park bench. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Bear Cubs
3rd May 1962: Two brown bear cubs from a litter of triplets born at Whipsnade Zoo, Bedfordshire playing with the scales at their first weight check

Metric Pups
16th May 1972: These Swedish fox hound pups from Yorkshire have broken the record for a litter of pups. Normally there are only six per litter, but this litter of ten, born at Sherwood Zoo

Micro plastics in pool, tiny nurdles and plastic debris in rockpool, Gower Peninsula, West Glamorgan, Wales, March

Wheel washed up in sand dune, Gower Peninsula, West Glamorgan, South Wales, March

Large blob of grease washed up on beach, Gower Peninsula, West Glamorgan, South Wales, March

Trawl net washed up on beach, Gower Peninsula, West Glamorgan, Wales, March

Rancid vegetable oil amongst rubbish washed up on beach, Chesil Beach, Dorset, England, February

Cigarettes washed up on beach after container spill, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, February 2014

Shorthead Sabretooth Blenny (Petroscirtes breviceps) adult, sheltering in bottle, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, January

Redspot Sponge Crab (Lewindromia unidentata) adult, with straw mat for protection, Lembeh Straits, Sulawesi, Sunda Islands, Indonesia, February

Large pile of rubbish and collection baskets in city, Manggarai District, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, December

Rubbish floating on river in city, Manggarai District, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, December

Large pile of rubbish in city, Manggarai District, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia, December

Discarded fishing line caught on twigs, Warwickshire, England, April

A Suburban Residence District, El Paso, Texas Postcard. A Suburban Residence District, El Paso, Texas Postcard

The Rubbish Carter. Rubbish collected in the city would be put into carts and taken to dust yards to be sorted by women and children who would extract anything that could be sold for recycling

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"From Trash to Treasure: A Global Perspective on Garbage" Willow enclosure used to screen wheelie bins in a garden, England, September - Even they are find a stylish hideaway. Slums within a kilometer of the Taj Mahal - A stark reminder of the global waste crisis that affects even the most iconic locations. Vehicle engine scrap metal - Transforming discarded engines into valuable resources through recycling initiatives. Compost/wormery - worms visible amongst variety of kitchen waste including vegetable and fruit peelings and cardboard in top of black plastic recycled composting bin UK - Nature's little helpers turning our organic waste into nutrient-rich compost. 220 liters compost bin made by Blackwall using 100% recycled plastic Cotswolds UK - Taking steps towards sustainability with eco-friendly products like this compost bin made from recycled materials. NEWSPAPER EDITOR, 1880 – Reflecting on how society has evolved its perception of waste management over time. Texel Sheep – lamb playing with chocolate wrapping paper, Island of Texel, Holland – Even animals recognize that there is joy to be found amidst discarded items. Lorry arrives at waste tipping area at landfill site, Mucking, London, England – Witnessing firsthand the magnitude of our collective consumption habits and their impact on landfills. POSTER: RECYCLING c1975 – An early call for action promoting recycling as an essential practice for a sustainable future. Food waste recycling lorry collecting hotel food waste Lynmouth Devon UK – Highlighting efforts to reduce food wastage and divert it towards more productive purposes through recycling programs. Garbage may seem like an unsightly problem plaguing our world but these pictures reveal glimpses of hope amid the chaos; from innovative solutions like willow enclosures hiding wheelie bins to slums near treasured landmarks reminding us that no place is immune to waste.