Dexter, the U.S. Navy’s very last working horse, was stationed in Philadelphia to haul trash, and upon his passing in 1968, he was buried with full military honors. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Dexter, the U.S. Navy’s last working horse, is buried in Philly (inquirer.com)
Since 2014, anyone climbing Mt. Everest has to pay a $4,000 deposit, which is refunded if the person returns with 18 lb. of garbage — the average amount that a single person produces during the climb. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Poo on Mount Everest: Mountain waste is a big problem – CBBC Newsround
Volunteers spent 2 years cleaning up over 11,500,000 pounds of trash along Mumbai’s Versova beach in one of ‘the world’s largest beach clean-ups’, resulting in Olive Ridley turtles returning to lay eggs for the first time in 20 years. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/mumbai-beach-clean-up-turtles-2/
Sweden recycles 99% of locally produced waste and gets paid to import trash from the UK, Norway, Ireland, and others.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.trtworld.com/europe/swedish-recycling-so-successful-it-is-importing-rubbish-24491
Sweden uses trash to Produce energy. Learn from them
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