Garbage | The Walrus

A huge pile of garbage at a garbage dump.

We Are Garbage

August 26, 2019August 27, 2019 - by Ziya Tong

Humans generate about 45 million tons of waste every year. Where does it all go?

Illustration by Brandon Celi

Environment / Web Exclusives

Gum Control

June 21, 2016July 17, 2019 - by Nathaniel Basen

One man’s quest to steam-blast the world’s stickiest litter problem

Photography by Sasha Chapman

Environment / Web Exclusives

Before the Bin

September 2, 2015July 17, 2019 - by Sasha Chapman

Pictures from a six-month food waste experiment