Discarded plastic bags and other trash float above a shallow coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Plastics have become a major pollution problem worldwide.

Dustbin inside Tent city Narmada, Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, India, Asia

Extremely dirty waste area in the Fadar Daurama Emir's palace, Daura Emirate, Katsina state, Nigeria

Plastic bottles in a recycle bin, Israel, Middle East

Cow eating from a trash bin, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Garbage dump, Hvar island, Croatia, Southeast Europe

Recycling centre in Kalamaja quarter of Tallinn, Estonian, Europe

AI generated image of a Futuristic humanoid robot disposing of plastic bottles in a cardboard box in the idea of recycling

Garbage dump, Hvar island, Croatia, Southeast Europe

Trash in sewer in Amlame, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Recycle bins in the Red Centre, Australia

Garbage truck unloading trash

Garbage trucks unloading trash

Man sweeping garbage with broom

Garbage truck unloading trash

Bulldozer pushing trash

Pile of trash

Bulldozer pushing pile of trash

Recycling factory

Piles of compacted garbage

ecological concept with plastic waste. High resolution photo

Electronic scrap, sorted used computer parts from discarded computers, at a recycling yard, Germany

Electronic scrap, sorted used computer parts from discarded computers, at a recycling yard, Germany

Electronic scrap, sorted used computer parts, at a recycling yard, Germany

Electronic scrap, sorted used computer parts from discarded computers, at a recycling yard, Germany

Construction, water pipes

Plastic waste, plastic bottle, street garbage, Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti, Central America

Fire brigade, exercise hazardous materials handling, Overath, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Plastic waste empty bottle sand beach

Eco cleaning products skincare

Sad small dog abandoned between trash in dumpster. Generative AI

Sad small dog abandoned between trash in dumpster. Generative AI

Gannet (Morus bassanus), dead after being tangled in fishing net, Hushinish, Isle of Harris, Scotland

Car wreck, desert, Namibia, Africa

Textile recycling arrow symbol made from old clothing pieces

Recycle bucket with plastic bottles white background

Battery recycle icon wooden textured backdrop

Rubbish tip

Seven workers are disassembling computers at TES-AMM Shanghai, which was founded on September 21, 2005, currently has 67 employees of which 26 are workers. With an annual production capacity of 10,000 tons, it has only treated 2,000 tons of e-waste from its founding more than a year ago. 'The biggest problem is that there isn't an e-waste recycling channel in China. The biggest chunks of raw materials we get are from government bodies, which are upgrading their equipments, and electronic appliances franchises that are washing out their outdated inventories. We don't have any imported e-waste because that's banned by the government. It takes a worker no more than ten minutes to disassemble a computer, and each worker can deal with between 60 to 70 computers a day,' says Janice Wu, who's the Environment & Quality Management Dept. Manager and Plant Manager Assistant.

Oil Refinery

Commercial waste management, bales of recycling materials, plastics stacked up.

Commercial waste management, bales of recycling materials, plastics stacked up.

Young girl picking up litter

Young girl picking up litter

Young children picking up litter

Pile of aluminum cans at recycling plant

Man holding blue bin

Workers at recycling plant

Workers at recycling plant

Pile of aluminum cans at recycling plant

Recycle truck dumping out plastic bottles

Pile of aluminum cans at recycling plant

Worker standing beside stacks of recycled material

Pile of used tires

Worker standing in front of crushed aluminum cans

Forklift driver at recycling plant

Stacks of recycled metal

Man holding empty water bottles

Backhoe dumping recyclable metal

Worker at recycling plant

Worker at recycling plant

Forklift driver working at recycling plant

Man holding blue bin

Backhoe lifting recycled metal

Pile of aluminum cans at recycling plant

Stacks of recycled metal

Pile of aluminum cans at recycling plant

Man holding empty water bottles

Close-up of woman putting kitchen scraps into compost bin

Stacks of recycled metal

Father and child picking up litter

Man with recycling bin

Glass of water

Workers at recycling plant

Recycled copper

Manager at recycling plant

Stacks of recycled metal

Close-up of plastic bottles

Stacks of crushed aluminum cans

Glass of water

Recycling

Stacks of recycled metal

Stack of recycled metal

Father and child picking up litter

Recycling bin

Sunset behind clouds

Smoke coming out of factory chimney

Silos painted with American flag

Clouds

Smoke coming out of factory chimney

Wreck of the Boga, patrol vessel used by the Indonesian government voluntarily sunk in September 2012, to provide additional wreckage for diving in the area to become an artificial reef and allow diving to develop in Kubu. The wreck now lies between 13 and 31m, with the bow just a few fin strokes from the shore. The current can be strong at this site. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

Wreck of the Boga, patrol vessel used by the Indonesian government voluntarily sunk in September 2012, to provide additional wreckage for diving in the area to become an artificial reef and allow diving to develop in Kubu. The wreck now lies between 13 and 31m, with the bow just a few fin strokes from the shore. The current can be strong at this site. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

Wreck of the Boga, patrol vessel used by the Indonesian government voluntarily sunk in September 2012, to provide additional wreckage for diving in the area to become an artificial reef and allow diving to develop in Kubu. The wreck now lies between 13 and 31m, with the bow just a few fin strokes from the shore. The current can be strong at this site. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

Wreck of the Boga, patrol vessel used by the Indonesian government voluntarily sunk in September 2012, to provide additional wreckage for diving in the area to become an artificial reef and allow diving to develop in Kubu. The wreck now lies between 13 and 31m, with the bow just a few fin strokes from the shore. The current can be strong at this site. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia.

Colony of Guanay Cormorants, Punta San Juan Peru

Werck. Lockheed L-1011 TriStar three-engine plane intentionally sunk in 2019. In addition to being a great attraction for divers, these sunken structures;generally ships, but also planes, military vehicles...) become artificial reefs helping in the repopulation of the underwater bottoms. This wreck is located in the Red Sea, at a depth of between 18 and 31 meters. Aqaba, Jordan.

Wreck, sunken ship. The SS THISTLEGORM is considered one of the most spectacular shipwrecks in the world for its scenic beauty. Flying the English flag, it was attacked and sunk by German bombers when heading towards the Suez Canal;October 1941). Their cargo is without a doubt one of the most peculiar that we can find under the surface of the seas: motorcycles, jeeps, military clothing, bullets, airplane wings, machine guns and a couple of locomotives and trucks. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

Wreck, sunken ship. The SS THISTLEGORM is considered one of the most spectacular shipwrecks in the world for its scenic beauty. Flying the English flag, it was attacked and sunk by German bombers when heading towards the Suez Canal;October 1941). Their cargo is without a doubt one of the most peculiar that we can find under the surface of the seas: motorcycles, jeeps, military clothing, bullets, airplane wings, machine guns and a couple of locomotives and trucks. Sinai Peninsula. Red Sea, Egypt.

Werck. Lockheed L-1011 TriStar three-engine plane intentionally sunk in 2019. In addition to being a great attraction for divers, these sunken structures;generally ships, but also planes, military vehicles...) become artificial reefs helping in the repopulation of the underwater bottoms. This wreck is located in the Red Sea, at a depth of between 18 and 31 meters. Aqaba, Jordan.

Guanay Cormorant colony, Pescadores guano island Peru