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Garbage

Guelph, Ontario

Garbasaurus

Guelph’s hidden tribute to environmental action.

Archeoplastica founder, naturalist, and guide Enzo Suma has collected old plastics from Italian beaches to illustrate how long this waste survives in the ocean.

The 'Archaeology' of Plastics Is an Exercise in Nostalgia and Dread

An Italian naturalist and guide has turned beach trash and memory into a commentary on our age.

Alessio Perrone February 8, 2023

Spokane's garbage goat.

Podcast: Garbage Goat

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team June 16, 2022

This poor perch was trapped inside a plastic glove.

We're Finally Getting a Picture of How Dangerous PPE Is for Wildlife

More than a year into the pandemic, scientists are seeing the impact of disposable gloves and masks on ecosystems.

Jessica Leigh Hester April 7, 2021

In 2018, Reading found this flip flop (and painted it en plein air) on the banks of the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah, which sits on Southern Paiute and Pueblos land.

The Naturalist Painting Spectacularly Lush Landscapes on Discarded Trash

Mariah Reading canvasses national parks and turns hubcaps, pants, and more into works of art.

Bailey Berg March 22, 2021

Not good at all.

For Wildlife, Disposable PPE Is Far From Protective

It may take years—even decades—to fully understand the impact of disposable masks and gloves on the environment.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 2, 2020

The shore of Dead Horse Bay, photographed in 2015, is known for its trash.

New York's Favorite Trash-Strewn Beach Is a Wee Bit Radioactive

The National Park Service has closed a portion of Dead Horse Bay.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 20, 2020

Grand, indeed, but also full of microplastics.

The West Is Being Won by Tiny Bits of Plastic

Natural landscapes are seeing huge amounts of microplastics tumbling from the sky.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 26, 2020

Video • Wonder From Home

Show & Tell With a Pull-Tab Archaeologist

Evans's haul was gently cleaned with water.

How a Tiny Island's Trash Heap Is Revealing Its History

An old dump beneath the airport on Michigan's Mackinac Island was brimming with stories from summers past.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 24, 2020

Today, Barkerville hosts cultural and educational events celebrating the history of British Columbia's Chinese community.

In Canada, Gold Rush-Era Garbage Reveals a History of Chinese Immigrant Cuisine

Archaeologists unearthed evidence of pig roasts and boozy gatherings at an 1870s British Columbia eatery.

Reina Gattuso June 23, 2020

Atlas Obscura Tries: Magnet Fishing

Jobbe Wijnen, a contemporary archaeologist in the Netherlands, is a pull-tab connoisseur.

The Archaeology of Those Weird Metal Things That Open Your Soda Can

Meet the man building the world's biggest—and probably only—reference collection of pull tabs.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 17, 2020

Private businesses along Route 66 saw their share of littering.

Along the Remains of Route 66, Road Trip Trash Has Become Treasure

Welcome to the “throw zone.”

Jessica Leigh Hester November 15, 2019

Historic trash in Joshua Tree National Park.

Sometimes Trash Is Treasured in America's National Parks

Bottles, cans, and more can reveal a long history of industry, recreation, and shenanigans.

Jessica Leigh Hester September 13, 2019

The fatbergs, or "junkbergs," are often strewn with little bits of trash.

Fed Up With Fatbergs, an Australian Water Company Recorded a Jazzy Jingle About the Sewer

Only flush the “three Ps,” please.

Jessica Leigh Hester August 1, 2019

The islands are beautiful, but littered with trash, both conspicuous and hidden.

A Remote Australian Archipelago Is Home to Roughly 600 People and 414 Million Pieces of Trash

The Cocos (Keeling) Island chain is beautiful, but littered with plastic debris.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 16, 2019

Maishima Incineration Plant

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.