Learn the basics about water pollution, whilst learning about environmental chemistry. The substances mankind throws away have polluted lakes, rivers and even the oceans. The United Nations estimate that around 10% of the world’s people...

This video explores five fun facts about ocean pollution.

Today learn informal and formal vocabulary for discussing the negative side of topics.





The informal vocabulary below can be used in an informal General Training Task 1 Letter, or on Speaking
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Learn the basics about Landfill. What causes landfill? How does it affect the environment? Find out more in this video!

The 150m long mountain of rubbish that has been illegally dumped beside the A34 and near the River Cherwell in Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

Footage from Poplar Road in Birmingham, where council sub-contractors were clearing a waste backlog from residential streets as the dispute with Unite union bin workers continues.

Footage of refuse bins in various parts of north Birmingham where collections are disrupted due to the ongoing bin workers’ industrial dispute with Birmingham City Council.

Doing their best to clean up their reputation – vultures equipped with cameras have become the main protagonists of a creative social media campaign aimed at raising awareness about illegal rubbish dumps in Lima.



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Looming health disaster for displaced Palestinians living in tent camps, where sewage flows freely, contaminating water.

Rotting rubbish was piled high in streets across the East End on Monday as waste collection workers began a second week of strikes over pay.At tourist hotspot Brick Lane, which is famous for its Indian restaurants and bagel shops,...

While tourists have been flocking to the capital to enjoy the summer festivals, cleansing staff working for Edinburgh City Council went out on strike on Thursday August 18, as part of a dispute over pay.The walkout, the first in a...

It is a lifeline for the country, extending 1,400km (870 miles), flowing through Baghdad, where it is the main source of drinking water.

Thousands of people are being evacuated in New South Wales, Australia, after three days of rain led to the worst flooding in decades.

Sanitation work is unhygienic and smelly, but now it is much more dangerous.

Leaders gather for the 2025 Greater Caribbean Summit in Colombia

Piles of uncollected rubbish plague Birmingham amid ongoing bin workers’ strike – Residents warn of a growing health hazard.

Birmingham is in the grip of a worsening garbage crisis as waste collectors remain on strike since March 11. With no bin collections or waste disposal for weeks, trash is piling up across the city, triggering growing public health...

Syria’s war has left millions of children orphaned and struggling to survive, facing hunger, danger, and uncertain futures.

Footage of a household recycling centre in Sutton Coldfield and bins awaiting collection in Kingstanding as the Birmingham City Council bin workers’ strike continues.

As the Birmingham bin strikes enter their eleventh week, residents are having to queue to use a Birmingham City Council household recycling centre in Perry Barr.



The strikes show no sign of stopping as striking bin workers...

Footage from areas of Birmingham including Aston, Witton and Erdington with most parts of the city free of uncollected rubbish during the ongoing bin workers' strike.

Unite union bin workers’ rally outside Birmingham City Council. Bin collection strikes in Birmingham are set to carry on after refuse workers rejected an offer from the council to halt the long-running dispute.

Footage of rubbish dumped on the streets in Birmingham after the Army has been called in to help as bin workers vote on a “partial deal” aimed at ending their all-out strike.



The action by members of Unite, which began on...

Interview with Onay Kasab, National Lead Officer of Unite the Union, after refuse workers in Birmingham have rejected a deal to end a long-running strike.



Unite said its members in Birmingham voted overwhelmingly against what...