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"The truth about recycling" in ''The Economist'' (Jun 7th 2007) has good history | "The truth about recycling" in ''The Economist'' (Jun 7th 2007) has good history | ||
| − | [http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/117/features-message-in-a-bottle.html An excellent article on bottled water] | + | [http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/117/features-message-in-a-bottle.html An excellent article on bottled water]. One on [http://www.theinvestigativefund.org/investigations/envirohealth/1040/fiji_water%3A_spin_the_bottle/?page=entire Fiji water]. |
[http://www.healthebay.org/currentissues/ppi/theneed_overview.asp Overview of Plastic's effect], especially on Marine ecosystems. Includes videos and [http://www.healthebay.org/currentissues/ppi/bills_SB899.asp legislation] you can [https://www.environmentcalifornia.org/action/oceans/trash take action] on. | [http://www.healthebay.org/currentissues/ppi/theneed_overview.asp Overview of Plastic's effect], especially on Marine ecosystems. Includes videos and [http://www.healthebay.org/currentissues/ppi/bills_SB899.asp legislation] you can [https://www.environmentcalifornia.org/action/oceans/trash take action] on. | ||
Revision as of 18:46, 10 July 2010
This category relates to landfills with regard to space and hazards. Also recycling and e-waste. See also Consumption and Sustainability
Video
Trashed is quite good, now showing on PBS.
The Secret Life Of Paper. Americans consume more paper than anyone else on the planet. In 2006, Americans consumed 663 pounds of paper per person, versus 448 pounds in the UK and 136 pounds in Mexico. Yet very few of us stop to think about what constitutes responsible paper usage. Most are also unaware of the connection between the production and consumption of paper and global warming. In fact, the pulp and paper industry is the fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the US manufacturing sector.
E-waste video Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition Talk by Ted Smith. Gyre slideshow
Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. TEDtalk
Pacific gyre filled with plastic. PBS news segment featuring UCSC folk.
Websites
Books
Garbage in the Cities: Refuse, Reform, and the Environment, 1880-1980 by Martin V. Melosi S&E Stacks TD893.M44 review
Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World by Daniel Imhoff
Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash by Susan Strasser
Elizabeth Royte's new book Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It (includes Podcast interview) Her previous book Garbage Land is a good read.
Articles
Smart-trash uses barcode or RFID to track waste
Excellent article on plastic in the Pacific Gyre
Article on plastic bags at Salon.com
Article "The truth about recycling" in The Economist (Jun 7th 2007) has good history
An excellent article on bottled water. One on Fiji water.
Overview of Plastic's effect, especially on Marine ecosystems. Includes videos and legislation you can take action on.
Info on recycling cans and bottles
Audio
Elizabeth Royte interviewed on new book Bottlemania on water bottles.
Elizabeth Royte's new book Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It (includes Podcast interview) Her previous book Garbage Land is a good read.
Boat Made of Plastic Bottles to Sail the Pacific. How do you raise awareness about plastic debris floating in the Pacific? You sail a boat made out of 15,000 plastic bottles from California to Hawaii. Marine scientists Joel Paschal and Marcus Erikson discuss their voyage.
Images
Plastic Ocean Waste Poster
Stunning images of accumulated consumer goods and resources by Chris Jordan. TEDtalk video PBS episode. Chris Jordan's heart-rending images of Albatross chicks who starved to death with their stomachs full of plastic. video of same
Photographer Edward Burtynsky documents how humans alter the world, and to a lesser degree the people engaged in doing the work (example). Video of TEDtalk accepting his award. A video, Manufactured Landscapes, (trailer) was made about his trip to China and its factories and the Three Gorges Dam. Excerpt.
Articles in category "Solid Waste"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
