Following Trash and Recyclables on Their Journey
by: Mireya Navarro, September 16, 2009
Summary: Karin Landsberg of Seattle went rummaging through her trash and recycling bin and pulled out several materials. Some of these include a can of beans, and a compact fluorescent light bulb. She and her companions glued electronic tracking devices onto them, seeing if the item will be buried in a landfill or actually recycled. One goal of this unusual experiment, is to give people a sense of their actions on the environment in a way that would make them change their habits, said Carlo Ratti, director of the lab at MIT.
Critique: Although this is a silly experiment, it is also an important one. This is because not only will people learn where their trash is going, this experiment will influence people to find a safer alternative
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