Urban Ecology: Garbage Disposal

Duration: 3:00

Year Published: 19601970

Complete Record: We collect trash at a rapid rate. People shop for materials they think they need, discard the wrappers, use the items for a while, and then throw them away. Everything in a city dump is something someone once wanted or used. We try to hide our trash by covering it with dirt or by burning it, or by dumping it in places like the ocean. But still the trash piles up. We need to find new ways to dispose of our garbage. One way is to recycle it so that it can be used again, but we can’t recycle everything. What ca we do to make less trash?