The first bit damaging of news was about Apple's decision to dump an international green certification system that is used by the U.S. government to determine whether its agencies can or cannot purchase a product.

CNN: Apple's green image continues to be dirtied

Temporary system files, error reporting logs, memory dump files, and paging files consume additional gigabytes of already scarce user storage.

FORBES: It's Time For Windows Tablet Manufacturers To Advertise Usable Storage Space

On Wednesday the European Commission unveiled major proposals to reform the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) to end the system of catch quotas that encourages fishermen to dump fish back into the sea.

BBC: Government welcomes EU fisheries reform

The Fleet was a typical river for its (pre-sewage system) time, and was regularly used as a dump by the households and businesses along its route.

BBC: In search of London's lost rivers