Throwing out the garbage, Antarctica-style.

The article reports that decades of exploration and research have left more than 70 waste sites spread along the coast of Antarctica on ice-free rocky outcrops, which also happen to be home to most of the continent's wildlife. Under the 1991 Madrid protocol, the countries responsible for these waste sites must clean them up, yet progress has been painfully slow. The cost of removing just 1 tonne of contaminated ground costs $4000 in the region, compared with $400 in Alaska. INSET: SLAMMED IN THE COOLER.