Do you ever think about your dustbins? What happens every week to the thousands of tons of rubbish thrown into them every day waste food, packaging, empty containers, plastic bags? What happens to discarded batteries, old mobile phones, computers, washing machines, and used engine oil from cars and Lorries, clinical waste from hospitals and chemicals from industrial production? What about those countless pairs of old trainers thrown away every year? Bodies, local authorities and industry, and there is a pressing urgency for society to reduce its waste and for experts to find solutions for managing the growing environmental problems.