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9 Aug 2011 2 minute read

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The arrival of the rainy season brings chaos to the streets of Manila – and it’s not all the fault of the weather, says...

2 Aug 2008 6 minute read

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Unbelievably, people still exist whose task in life is shovelling shit, as *Mari Marcel Thekaekara* explains.

2 Aug 2008 6 minute read

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*David Satterthwaite* speaks out in praise of sewers, and *Mayling Simpson-Hébert* retaliates on behalf of pits.

1 Jul 2008 2 minute read

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Ten days into the Tahdiya, or ‘Calm’ between Hamas and Israel,
we haven’t seen anything change here inside Gaza...

14 Jun 2007 2 minute read

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It used to be that 'No way!'; and nuclear belonged in the same sentence. But as the international community scrambles for...

9 Aug 2006 4 minute read

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News from the UN that, on average, 46,000 pieces of plastic float on
every square mile of ocean. Though shocking, it...

9 Aug 2006 5 minute read

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A
silent boat crept past the other day. A triangular red...

5 Mar 2003 6 minute read

This article is almost 16 years old.

1 Mar 2003 6 minute read

This article is almost 16 years old.

Maggie Black talks dirty with a group of sanitation experts in a Chinese hotel and sees a green future for...

5 May 2000 3 minute read

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1 Apr 1999 1 minute read

This article is almost 20 years old.

Oyster shells are being used to clean up polluted water in Japan.