As diplomats at the UN climate summit in Glasgow this week preach about the need to curb both greenhouse gas emissions and mass consumption to protect the planet, the reality of today's throwaway society can be seen just a short way from the conference's doorstep
A man sorts through trash in the bins behind tenement housing in the Scotstoun area of Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Garbage collectors staged an eight-day strike that ended on Monday.
GLASGOW, Scotland — In Gaelic, “Glasgow” translates to “dear green place,” a nod to the parks, gardens and flourishing green spaces throughout the city. But according to Chris Mitchell, who was a garbage collector there for more than two decades, the only thing flourishing in Glasgow these days is “a mountain of waste.”
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