Nadia Sparkes Started Picking Up Litter On The Way To School And Became “Trash Girl”
A young person in the UK made pretty much every day a cleanup day.
Baltimore’s Mr. Trash Wheel Cleans Up The Waterfront With Technology And Googly Eyes
This month in 2014, the debut of Mr. Trash Wheel! He’s become a social media sensation for his giant googly eyes and his dedication to cleaning up Baltimore’s waterfront.
When The New Year’s Ball Drop Is Over, New York City Gets Busy Cleaning Up Times Square
Each year New York City hosts huge crowds hoping to see the famous ball drop. But once the giant party is done and the revelers have headed home, the giant cleanup effort begins.
Before The Internet Was All About Dumpster Fires, There Was The Creation Of The Dumpster
It was this month in 1936 that a guy in Knoxville, Tennessee started promoting his newly-invented giant trash receptacle, named the dumpster.
What Ants Can Teach Us About Mass Transportation
A UCLA study finds that humans might be able to find some transportation inspiration from another creature that moves around in large numbers: the ant.
How High-Tech Garbage Trucks Can Help Maintain A City
A new project using smart cameras could help keep our neighborhoods in proper working order, and it’s all based around garbage trucks.
Carlester Smith Walked His Way Through Annapolis
For National Walking Day, the story of the guy known as the “Walking Man of Annapolis,” Carlester Smith, and how he helped keep his neighborhood clean on daily speedwalks.
High Tech Clothes Could Start Your Car Or Pay For Your Groceries
Our wireless, hands-free, automatic, smart device era may be about to get even smarter, thanks to high-tech smart fabric that can send out signals to devices or turn itself into a health monitor.
Mount Everest May Soon Be Getting Cleaner, And More Arty
Sagarmatha, aka Mount Everest, is the world's highest mountain, and the site of a growing environmental problem. A new initiative wants to remove trash and recyclables from the peak and turn some of them into art.
Time To Upgrade The International Space Station’s Bathroom
Sometimes you go into space to land on the moon, and other times it’s for maintenance purposes. NASA is planning a mission to replace the toilet on the International Space Station.