Fifty thousand people lived in Pripyat, Ukraine before the Soviet Union ordered a complete evacuation following what remains the world’s worst nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station in 1986. The town stands as a stark reminder of the danger inherent in nuclear power.
VICE News visited the town to see how the site has dealt with the cleanup and to find out what the future holds for the location of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
The melting of Greenland’s ice cap is set to expose Camp Century, a US military base that hid a top-secret project along with its nuclear and other toxic waste. It was meant to be buried forever – entombed in ice.
Have you ever thought about the environmental damage your handbag or briefcase may cause? Manufacturing shiny new products are putting pressure on our planet and adding immeasurable waste to landfills. But One British entrepreneur has found a way to give old materials a luxurious second life. She’s making designer bags out of a waste product most of us would never have given a second glance to… and she’s making a profit!
