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Sorting extreme waste

Removing waste from Everest and defunct satellites from space.

We rely on space for our communications, weather monitoring and security. Yet rising levels of space junk increase the risk of collisions, putting these things at risk.

This week we are heading to a space lab in the UK to meet the scientists building a special waste collector that will clean up defunct satellites. We’ll also be heading to the Himalayas to see how an innovative project is training sherpas in Nepal to clear trash off the mountains using drones.

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Presenter: Myra Anubi
Producer: Claire Bates
Sound mix: Annie Gardiner
Voiceovers: Diwakar Pyakurel at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Nepali, Hikmat Khadka
Editor: Jon Bithrey

(Image: Myra Anubi and Anna Nash from Astroscale, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ)

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