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Not every building is as beautiful as the Palace of Versailles. Or blends into its surroundings as well as the Macallan Distillery. On the contrary, there are many structures across the world looking like outcasts that will fall apart during the next storm. In some places, they aren't isolated examples, either — even an entire neighborhood can be an abomination. And you can find them on r/UrbanHell.

It's a photography subreddit of "all the hideous places human beings built or inhabit." The online community invites everyone who wants to explore the darker side of the cities, towns, and villages in our shared world and welcomes any photos which show either ugliness, or a problem in urban development. Rural and suburban nightmares are also allowed.

Below you will find a collection of pics that perfectly describe what this subreddit is all about.

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The Annual Monsoon Ritual Of Mumbai's Ocean Giving Back What Has Been Dumped In It

The Annual Monsoon Ritual Of Mumbai's Ocean Giving Back What Has Been Dumped In It

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SlartyBlartFast
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If only nature could actually give back all the trash to us, maybe we will see the damage we are doing :(

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About half of the global population already lives in cities, and by 2050, two-thirds of the world's people are expected to live in urban areas. But as you can see from some of the photos in r/UrbanHell, in cities, two of the most pressing problems facing the world today also come together: poverty and environmental degradation.

Bad urban development isn't just ugly aesthetics. It's also poor air and water quality, insufficient water availability, waste-disposal problems, and high energy consumption, all of which are exacerbated by the increasing population density and demands of urban environments. Strong city planning is essential in managing these and other difficulties as the world's urban areas grow.

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New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now

New Delhi - During Lockdown vs. Now

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SlartyBlartFast
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For a few months earth took a breath, then humans came back with a vengeance :(

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Some of the biggest problems caused by urbanization are:

  • Intensive urban growth can lead to greater poverty, with local governments unable to provide services for all people;
  • Concentrated energy use. It leads to greater air pollution with a significant impact on human health;
  • Automobile exhaust produces elevated lead levels in urban air;
  • Large volumes of uncollected waste create multiple health hazards;
  • Urban development can magnify the risk of environmental hazards such as flash flooding;
  • Pollution and physical barriers to root growth promote loss of urban tree cover;
  • Animal populations are inhibited by toxic substances, vehicles, and the loss of habitat and food sources.
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#7

It's Baffling How Fast It Changes

It's Baffling How Fast It Changes

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Solutions might include:

  • Combat poverty by promoting economic development and job creation;
  • Involve local community in local government;
  • Reduce air pollution by upgrading energy use and alternative transport systems;
  • Create private-public partnerships to provide services such as waste disposal and housing;
  • Plant trees and incorporate the care of city green spaces as a key element in urban planning.

Ultimately, cities can bring us obstacles and opportunities as well as freedom and captivity, and it's up to us to get the most out of them.

#9

People Offering Prayers At River Yamuna, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste

People Offering Prayers At River Yamuna, India, Which Is Frothing From Industrial Waste

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WilvanderHeijden
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And none of these fools has the sense to even consider that bathing in industrial waste speeds up your reincarnation process.

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#10

Hotel In Łodz, Poland

Hotel In Łodz, Poland

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Its not a nuclear cooling tower. It is for a heating, electric and hotwater generating plant ( TETS in Russian) most are coal or gas powered and that is for releasing steam.

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#11

An Interesting Perspective I've Stumbled Upon In Macau A Year Ago

An Interesting Perspective I've Stumbled Upon In Macau A Year Ago

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Raven Sheridan
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The difference between the have's and the have not's, in one photo.

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#12

Petare, Venezuela

Petare, Venezuela

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#13

Before And After A Desert Is Turned Into A Soulless Suburb Of A Desert. Jk, Its A Single Photo Of Arizona

Before And After A Desert Is Turned Into A Soulless Suburb Of A Desert. Jk, Its A Single Photo Of Arizona

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Leo Domitrix
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The water waste hurts. Why do you want lawns in a desert? If you want green lawns, move to England (no offense, England. You have the rainfall, is all.)

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Not A Very Romantic Scene

Not A Very Romantic Scene

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Samantha PandaNotBored
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Blame your government’s. This is their fault . They buy rubbish from countries and do not dispose of it correctly.

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Maneki Neko
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very powerful. This one is incredible on so many levels!

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mary boone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

80% of the worlds ocean plastics comes from nine rivers. Eight are in Asia.

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Nicole Weymann
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We really need to stop those rivers from polluting our oceans with all that trash...

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InfectedVoice
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would have to go and get a sweeping brush and just do what I can, I couldn't walk away from that, what a disgrace.

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Not PC
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I first saw this pic I thought she was waist high in trash.

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Theophilus Ghoststone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You would never see that in Japan. Tokyo is the largest, cleanest, safest city in the world. Let's explore why. They are a monoracial, monocultural society with strict conformity and etiquette rules. Everyone is extremely polite and considerate of each other. Tokyo has no public trash cans either. You take your garbage with you and dispose of it at home. So the above picture is due to poor governance, poor culture, and poor civic pride and responsibility.

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Sophia Bowers
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🤦🏻😭🤦🏻😭🤦🏻😭🤦🏻😭🤦🏻😭🤦🏻😭

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Kathleen Konecek
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn’t it funny glass has a deposit for returns but plastic doesn’t ⁉️🧐

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Ramona McNeice
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

India doesn’t buy trash. Countries pay India to take trash then dump it in ocean. One country that does this is the USA.

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Richard Starr
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is she walking in this! For a picture or not no way would I!

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Amber V
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"hey babe... Let's go swimming in the garbage!" 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Shannon Perkins
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why is she waiting on this trash ? Is it for shock factor she looks to nicely dressed to be waist deep in trash and water .....????

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j miller
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Blame the countries that sell their garbage so they do not have to take care of it themselves!

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K. M.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well next time I procrastinate and need to clean something guess I know where I'm going. Clean up all of that and ✨ recycle ✨

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Be Gr8ful
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is god's fault for creating life. Life is god's chain of wrath... he purposely put us here to suffer for his glory. I blame god

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Lise Bouchard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is actually doing her best to survive and is most likely going to begin her daily shopping scowering through this place..

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Mary Cooper
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Americans are some of the most wasteful and foolish people in the world. It's all about what we 'own.' We buy, buy, buy. Then when we're tired of it we just throw it away. We want everything neatly packaged in plastic for us. You want to help? Quit buying so much stuff and be happy with what you have!

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Mary Cooper
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Blame it on greed and wastefulness. Buy, buy, buy. Oh there's a new trend in fashion? Buy, buy, buy. Just throw away last year's fashions. The only way to get a grip on the problem with trash is to QUIT BUYING SO MANY "THINGS!"

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Stephen Sachs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Corporations will keep producing this crap until they are forced to stop.

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PalmKitty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And after this propose with a discarded ring pop and your good

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Jessie Bynum
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So many comments pointing fingers. I wish there was just as many offering ideas on how to actually help correct this and save our home.

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Denice Bankston
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's actually the companies that product all this trash, fault. They had no way for us to dispose of it properly, but they do it to save a buck. Disgusting. Hold the soda, detergent companies and well as oil and gas companies responsible. That's the truth of the issue.

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Manasvi Sharma
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The racism in all the photos that are not of the USA. Jesus f*****g Christ y'all are unbelievable.

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Karen Filice
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WhyTF would anyone even think about wading through such filth & debris?!

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Colleen Curato
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It definitely does look like she standing waist-deep but she's standing on top of the garbage not that that's any better

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Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's actually romantic scene if the pair is "Garbage Collectors".

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Chris Shaw
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is shocking and sad, whatever is wrong with the human race? It constantly sh#@s in it's own back yard, and refuses to see how this will, and is, coming back to bite us! This planet would be better off without us wouldn't it?

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Leslie Hill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In New England we have the freshest best tasting water in the world, yet everybody buys bottled. Very short-sighted when buying a filter is so much less expensive and less damaging.

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Leslie Hill
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t think they buy the rubbish. I think they get paid to take it.

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Rumple Schleppskin
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How did the second date go? You went where?! Why in the.. Lets just say I don't think there will be a 3rd.

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Janice leatham
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have often wondered why every home isn't equipped with a way to burn trash, compress plastic and why everything is only sold in tiny packages so we generate a ton of trash just eating cooking, and living. If technology can do so much why isn't there a way to dispose of more trash at the source our homes.

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De Tox
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How much of that single use toxic rubbish is Made in China?

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Jennifer Smith
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

with that rain looming in the background, i bet this waterfront smells raunchy after the rain lets up. How sad.

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Linda Mermaid
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I put much of the blame on manufacturers for making literally everything out of single use plastic with no thought of what happens to it. They use cheaper methods, but they raise the price of their product.

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Nirmiti
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m a woman. I’d prefer it if the man switched places with the woman. That’d be romantic. This is terrible, I know. I’m just saying in general.

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Liza Morales
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is everyone's problem. We contribute to it by buying and using plastic- plastic beverage bottles, plastic bags, plastic food containers, plastic toothbrushes, etc, etc, etc

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Beverly Deelstra
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope you started to clean it up and not just take a picture. And why would I blame my goverment when its junk food wrappers and clothing.

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Athena Cuevas
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think she has a keeper if he’s willing to follow her through all that. Also, she is very beautiful and not afraid to get her hands dirty.

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Human#2
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everyone is to blame. You are suckered into buying the trash that goes in every trash receptacle you put out on the curb, that goes to every trash dump that is not prioritized by the people you vote for.

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Distracted1619
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

is the message that he is pulling her up out of her trash heap?

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Cara Birch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I cannot imagine going to a beach that.... terrible. It's not only unhygienic but it's also filthy and bad for the poor animals that live there. If they are even any animals there, it's disgraceful.

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Sarah
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Liberals worried about straws and that’s where their worries and demand for change ended lmao

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Elizabeth Guss
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Better to worry about straws than to keep tossing MORE PLASTIC in the trash. We all have to live with the stuff we throw out, but for now, the trash of affluent countries is piling up in poor countries who try to recycle and repurpose the mountains of garbage produced.

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Aurel Chatterjee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Although it may be the government's fault, don't forget we waste too

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J BM
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not just the government, the people are just as bad.

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Rhonda Allen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh, wait. I see now. She’s walking ON it. I thought it was water with all of that in it.

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Sheila Ryan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If they had a place or would take it out of the country to where there is space, they would stop dumping it in the oceans. But unfortunately poor, impoverished places where they still have governments that allow caste systems & that have too many people, this is what happens. Unfortunately their trash doesn’t remain there, it goes everywhere. They need regulations that will make the industries pass the costs onto the consumer no matter the costs. If other countries paid more, maybe this would stop the foreign industries from going there in the first place. It’s gotta stop somewhere!

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Diana Hockley
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No wonder the world's oceans are staggering under human presence.

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Khadija Hammond
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Everybody needs to take care of their own trash. Don’t dump it on the side of the road, and have a professional recycling trash collector to be paid to come and get it. It must be recycled! It will not disintegrate for 1000 years especially the plastic!

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Denise Shoopman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is happening to us??? The “entitled”, you owe me, my life is shot, I never had a chance, I am oppressed...

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Mjw Gjgema
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A government (and the society) that allows this should be ashamed and immediately take measures to end this. But I have travelled the world enough to know that nobody there is ashamed of this and even considers it as the right model of a society.

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SW Simpson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Much of the trash in the ocean can be traced to a handful of rivers that dump into the ocean. Those countries are very poor...

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shado
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

get used to it ... the whole world is going to look like this one day - as a species, we have already 'jumped the shark' and it's all down-hill from here - especially if leaders like tRUMP are allowed to run the show, live above the law and have their way

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luvdemhogs
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very sad..this reminds me of what the world looked like in wall-e..please Godot us stop this!

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Darlynn Margrave
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There isnt enough money in the world to get me to get in that. People are disgusting and killing this planet.

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lemsip
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The photo taken by a girlfriend leading the photographer by the hand has been done over and over again and has become naff.

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armando cardoso
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hold on, don’t tell me where it is, let me guess. India or bangladesh. Lmfol!

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Brenda Pereira
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why on Earth would anyone even put their toe in that water, much less their body. This makes no sense at all to me.

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WildBerry
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's in there for the photo shoot to get everyone to wake the hell up.

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Naples, Italy

Naples, Italy

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Beuska
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just imagine, a few decades or hundred years ago somebody built a nice villa, and now with the urbanisation the whole thing is under a highway..

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#16

People Living Next To A Helicoidal Street In Chongqing

People Living Next To A Helicoidal Street In Chongqing

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Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Comparison Of 1964 - 2016.

Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. Comparison Of 1964 - 2016.

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Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela

Electrical Wiring And Water Pipes In A Brazilian Favela

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Sonja
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah, I saw this one already somewhere here on BP. Would like to see the guy who would try to find which wire or pipe is the one with problem

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Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Jonathan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As a South African, I know this is not true... we also have electric fences along with what is shown.

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#20

Literally, Just Thanksgiving Traffic In La

Literally, Just Thanksgiving Traffic In La

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Private Houses On The Roof Of An Eight-Story Mall In Zhūzhōu, China

Private Houses On The Roof Of An Eight-Story Mall In Zhūzhōu, China

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Cairo, Egypt

Cairo, Egypt

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Lekha
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a single tree in sight (Ok, realised that's very normal there. My bad)

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Downtown Seattle, In The Heart Of The Retail District

Downtown Seattle, In The Heart Of The Retail District

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Yugan Talovich
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand how the US can have money to make bombers but not to help citizens who need help.

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Progressive Insurance's Call Center

Progressive Insurance's Call Center

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Ghost City In China, Made To Be A Replica Of Paris - Tianducheng

Ghost City In China, Made To Be A Replica Of Paris - Tianducheng

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All Residents Of Whittier, Alaska Live Inside One Building

All Residents Of Whittier, Alaska Live Inside One Building

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James016
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a whole BP post about this. A rail company owns most of the land so no-one can do anything.

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One More Lane Will Fix It

One More Lane Will Fix It

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my country the biggest highway is 3 lanes. No city has more than 3 lanes. And we consider it an achievement. I am amazed at this picture honestly!

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Somewhere In Brazil In The 90's

Somewhere In Brazil In The 90's

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M O'Connell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

@WilvanderHeidjen They absolutely are homeless. They are squatting in a utilities access cabinet.

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Baghdad Between Then And Now!

Baghdad Between Then And Now!

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Billionnaire Vijay Mallya's Mansion Atop A Skyscraper In Bangalore, India

Billionnaire Vijay Mallya's Mansion Atop A Skyscraper In Bangalore, India

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#34

Dubai, The Hollow City Of Artificiality

Dubai, The Hollow City Of Artificiality

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Sue Grigg
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will never understand the lure of Dubai, it's a giant soulless shopping mall for rich people. They can have it, it's tacky and ugly.

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Mirny In Siberia, Russia

Mirny In Siberia, Russia

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Samantha PandaNotBored
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All of those houses and infrastructure was built die to that mine . It’s still a working mine right now . Giving ppl jobs homes lives

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Ah, Good Old Car Culture...

Ah, Good Old Car Culture...

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Red rockin lobster
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not an urban nightmare (whichever you're reffering to). Also, it's like comparing a clouds and grapes

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Block 23, New Belgrade, Serbia

Block 23, New Belgrade, Serbia

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Samantha PandaNotBored
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least they have friendly neighbours. My neighbor wouldn’t take my washing in . 😆

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16-Lane Highway Built Through The Downtown Where A Market Square Used To Be In Moscow, Russia

16-Lane Highway Built Through The Downtown Where A Market Square Used To Be In Moscow, Russia

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again context is great. This was done to facilitate troop movements quickly in and out of the capital which proved vital in WWII as the soldiers from Siberia crossed Red Square in the May Day parades and went straight to the front lines to repel the Nazis. The French similarly built huge boulevards in Paris to facilitate troop movements and to keep people from being able to build barricades, which is a French national tradition.

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Olivier Caissy
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Out of curiosity, for what it is, why is it not more square, why all the bends?

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