It's an amazing journey. The cans in your bin can end up in the blades of a windmill in the North Sea or be shipped to China and recycled into a DVD player. Newsmonster follows one British family's recycling to find out what really happens to your waste.

First appeared in the Daily Mail. 

Television and global travel can make the world seem a small and familiar place. But even today, hidden corners remain and our amazing planet is alive with mystery. From the lost tribes of Vanuatu (pictured) to the village of Oymyakon, officially the coldest place on earth, Newsmonster takes a look at some of the world's undiscovered secrets.

Supermarkets are helping to destroy one of the world’s most important wildlife habitats by forcing wine producers to switch to plastic corks. Traditional corks, harvested for centuries from the bark of oaks, help sustain one of Europe's most important habitats. If we stop drinking wine from bottles stoppered with corks then the oak forests of Spain and Portugal will be cut down and ploughed up. 

A slug eating robot that will quite happily munch the little blighters 24 hours a day. Sounds like a dream come true – and it is. Newsmonster takes a look at the future of pest control.

Built in just eight hours flat, a modern windmill can power thousands of homes. Newsmonster watched as one of the world's largest wind farms was built in Liverpool Bay. Burbo Windfarm will power 75,000 homes from colossal turbines that stand 430 feet tall...... Everything about Burbo is truly awe-inspiring.

On Kangaroo Island, off the coast of Australia, none native feral cats are posing a threat to nature's balance. In a bid to keep their numbers down they are culled and their pelts are even turned into hats. Is it a case of animal cruelty or doing what need to be done to protect the environment? John Parrish investigates.