http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged waste en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:48:14 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/cold-callers-left-feeling-blue-homeowner-wins-damages-for-time-wasted-answering-phone/ A cold-call firm has been forced to pay compensation to a businessman after he took it to court for wasting his time. The stunning victory could open the floodgates to further claims from the millions of homeowners plagued by similar unwanted and infuriating calls. Richard Herman vowed to hit back after he was targeted by firms promising compensation for mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). ]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 03:36:00 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/cold-callers-left-feeling-blue-homeowner-wins-damages-for-time-wasted-answering-phone/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/mysterious-holes-in-roofs-of-long-island-homes-believed-to-be-caused-by-frozen-airplane-waste/ The residents of two Long Island homes were woken at 3.30am on Sunday by a calamitous crashing noise as large and heavy debris of some kind fell through both their roofs. Neighbors Lois Farella and Anne Grace of Valley Stream now have gaping holes in their roofs the cause of which is believed to be frozen waste - known as 'blue ice' - that most likely leaked from a passing aircraft. The FAA is investigating the possibility that a plane's faulty sewage tank might be ... ]]> Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:10:03 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/mysterious-holes-in-roofs-of-long-island-homes-believed-to-be-caused-by-frozen-airplane-waste/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/nurse-accidentally-throws-away-healthy-donor-kidney-during-transplant-surgery/ An Ohio hospital has suspended its kidney transplant program after a nurse accidentally threw out a healthy kidney during surgery. The University of Toledo Medical Center called the incident a rare accident. The botched surgery happened earlier this month when a Toledo man had his kidney removed to donate to his sister, the Toledo Blade reported. The donated organ was supposed to be immediately transferred to the waiting patient, but at some point it was t... ]]> Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:43:09 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/nurse-accidentally-throws-away-healthy-donor-kidney-during-transplant-surgery/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/human-waste-plagues-bart-escalators/ Bay Area Rapid Transit users have all experienced it; escalators that are down at their station. But what’s really behind the maintenance issues for the transit agency? Officials said one of the main issues is the copious amounts of human excrement found in the escalator’s works, gumming up the wheels and gears. The bottom of BART’s stairwells often act as prime spots for the homeless to take shelter at night and in many cases, relieve themselves. ]]> Fri, 27 Jul 2012 07:40:53 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/human-waste-plagues-bart-escalators/ http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/human-waste-powered-robots-are-the-future/ How does the idea of a robot using your toilet sound? Unconventional! Well, how would you feel if we told you that the robot serving you is just going to use the crapper to feed and get its version of the ‘daily calories’? Well, even if it does sound a bit gross (did the first time to us, to be honest) the future could very well be filled with such mechanical helpers that would feed on organic waste. And the best part of this revolutionary technology, that is al... ]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:07:25 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/science-technology/human-waste-powered-robots-are-the-future/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/lady-gaga-had-to-get-wasted-to-cope-with-paying-her-taxes/ Lady Gaga may be rich as hell, but she hates paying taxes just like the rest of us. The self-confessed tight arse says it still "hurts" to pay expensive bills and sign big cheques, despite the size of her bank balance. During a recent appearance on Ellen, Gaga revealed that she had to get "wasted" before she could bring herself to pay off a small fortune in tax. "We were laughing; everybody was laughing because when I signed my tax returns this yea... ]]> Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:29:50 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/lady-gaga-had-to-get-wasted-to-cope-with-paying-her-taxes/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/65000-cds-hand-sewn-together-to-create-metallic-sea-dunes/ French artist Elise Morin and architect Clémence Eliard hand sewed 65,000 old CDs and laid them out on inflatable mounds to create a sea of discs. The purpose? To "reveal the precious aspect of a small daily object." The art exhibit is called "Wastelandscape" and is located in Paris. The point is to transform the seemingly mundane objects that we take for granted into monumental "sculptures" as they reach the end of their life. ]]> Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:31:37 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/65000-cds-hand-sewn-together-to-create-metallic-sea-dunes/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/lotto-winner-michael-carroll-squanders-his-15-million-windfall-on-hookers-booze-drugs-luxry-cars/ A MAN who won £9.7million ($15.5m) on Lotto has squandered it and is now an alcoholic, earning £75 ($120)-per-day as a painter and decorator Nine years after he famously turned up to collect his winnings wearing an electronic tag, 27-year-old Michael Carroll has turned up in a court again for breaching a community order for drink driving, MailOnline reported. Carroll, who has a string of criminal convictions, frittered away almost his entire... ]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:29:15 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/lotto-winner-michael-carroll-squanders-his-15-million-windfall-on-hookers-booze-drugs-luxry-cars/