Have you ever wondered what exactly happens to your garbage after you get rid of it? In Seattle this month a group of MIT researchers will be attaching electronic tracking tags on about 3,000 pieces of trash. They want to find out and get people thinking about what they throw away and where it ends [...]
The book titled GONE TOMORROW The Hidden Life of Garbage by Heather Rogers was a very informative read. This book is a follow up to the 2002 documentary, also titled Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage. Heather is a journalist and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York. The United States is the world’s [...]
The book titled MICROBES An Invisible Universe by Howard Gest was one of the most informative and interesting books I have read on the world of microbes. This book is 200 pages crammed full of detailed information about the history and the function of microorganisms, also known as microbes. The author, Dr. Howard Gest is [...]
By Del Andrus With the domestic and world markets looking into alternative energy, it is not surprising that the use of biogas created by our landfills are emerging as an easy answer to clean energy (see bioreactor landfill). What is surprising is that this seemingly untapped resource has been available for decades, and is only [...]
I’m reading an interesting book and you might want to take a look. Its “Garbage Land,” by Elizabeth Royte. It’s an excellent point of view on what happens to our waste and the consequenses. Max Share this:
