When you lack proper sanitation — in fact, when you lack a physical toilet and a whole in the ground in a crowded shanty town just won't do the job — what do you do when you want to go? Well, for those living in Nairobi's shanty towns, it's been common practice for many years to do your business, pop it into a plastic bag and then simply throw it on the roof. I kid you not. (Mind you, it is not unusual for some dog owners in Australia to scoop their moggie's doings into a bla

Mountains of plastic washed up on idyllic honeymoon islands in The Maldives Photo: Caters News Agency Like our birthdays, phone numbers, street addresses, car number plates, credit card numbers — even the number of the train carriage we get into — every word also tells a story. One of the top trending words of the moment has to be plastic. It's on everyone's lips! So, what's 'plastic' all about, from the perspective of numerology? Well, the message of the word 'plastic' has t

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