Stories
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
- Photo story
Voices of the NHS
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, when millions of us are especially grateful for our NHS, hear the voices of nine exceptional health workers explaining their passion for medicine and for taking care of others.
- Article
Death and our digital ghosts
When we die, our data lives on. And as companies are increasingly spotting money-making opportunities from digital legacies, now could be the time to think about – and control – yours.
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Delusional recycling and the problem with plastic
Many of us are guilty of wishful thinking when it comes to our rubbish. Arianne Shahvisi exposes shaky recycling infrastructure and overseas dumping, arguing for an end to waste colonialism.
Catalogue
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Municipal refuse disposal / prepared by the committee on Refuse Disposal, American Public Works Association ; assistance provided by the United States Public Health Service Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
American Public Works Association. Committee on Refuse Disposal.Date: [1961]- Books
Refuse collection practice / by the Committee on Refuse Collection and Disposal.
American Public Works Association. Committee on Refuse Collection and Disposal.Date: [1941], ©1941- Books
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Refuse disposal and power production / by W. Francis Goodrich.
Goodrich, W. Francis (Walter Francis)Date: 1904- Books
Collection and disposal of town refuse : street cleansing.
Date: 1953- Books
Pollution of water by tipped refuse : report / of the Technical Committee on the Experimental Disposal of House Refuse in Wet and Dry Pits.
Great Britain. Technical Committee on the Experimental Disposal of House Refuse in Wet and Dry Pits.Date: 1961