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During a one-year span from May 2015 to May 2016, 26,543 items were left behind at London’s Heathrow airport. Items of religious significance are often among the found items. While often St. Christopher medals are found, holy water was once found, as well. Many of the items found are bizarre for an airport, including a […]

Unlike in the US, in Italy taking home leftovers from a night out isn’t a social norm. Which is why a new law has been passed to prompt restaurants to give out to go bags, AKA “family bags.” Although not obligatory, officials have made this step in the hopes that tax-break incentives and social pressure […]

Thanks in part to a defense budget increase, the UK Royal Navy has just put to water it’s first ever river vessel, one of three that is in production. Once it is tested and equipped with state-of-the-art combat systems, it will be handed over to the Royal Navy for national security purposes. Key Takeaways: Uk […]

Burnham beach is encouraging everyone to become involved in keeping a clean litter free environment by unveiling the 2 minute beach clean boards. The boards provide everyone everything they need to help keep the beach clean including plastic bags, and litter pickets and encourage people to share their efforts on social media in an effort […]

This article addresses the research to learn more about the proper disposal of wastewater. Wastewater contains pollutants and unknown compounds which may have short term and long term negative effects on the environment. Therefore, researchers are primarily searching for a method of disposal for the wastewater which minimizes the risk for the surrounding environment. Key […]

Flo drinks was started by a doctor and lawyer when he wanted to create a drink that would be good for the human race. Flo stands for Fun, Loving, and Original. It is a water product that has many fruit flavors available. It is much healthier than drinks like sodas because it does not contain […]

In California there is a process to reuse the carbon tax in the local communities. These include creating affordable housing and high speed rails. All of these lead to greener and cleaner air for everyone to breathe by cutting dependencies on gas powered vehicles with the help of introducing mass transportation. Key Takeaways: Senate President […]

A new site called Do Not Pay has launched with the goal of helping evictees in the UK file claims for housing aid. The site is run by Joshua Browder, creator of LawyerBot, an automated advice site that helps people argue things like parking tickets. Do Not Pay walks users through a series of questions […]

As part of the effort to reduce wasted food, a new app called “Too Good to Go” has been launched in the UK and several other countries in Europe. With this app, users will be matched with participating restaurants so they can order leftovers for pickup at a discounted price. Items will cost between 2 […]

There is a lot of uncertainty around the German mining company K+S. They have been under investigation for not following proper procedures regarding their disposal of waste water. A report found that they were not doing their due diligence in properly taking care of waste water. K+S have had to lower their earning expectations as […]