Feb
09
2012
emily.stewart
In class on Wednesday, February 8, we discussed the Material Flow Economy, or, as our textbook calls it, “the waste stream.” Basically, the material flow economy talks about how goods are produced and where they eventually end up (this model began with the Industrial Revolution). In other words, products that consumers buy and use move [...]
Tags: incinerators, landfills, recycling, reduce, reuse, solid waste
Feb
08
2012
addyallred
In class Tuesday, we discussed the generation of waste in the world and where we put that waste. We learned very quickly that there is no such thing as throwing something completely “away” but that the waste we expend becomes someone elses problem. Let’s start with the basics. EPA data from 2009 estimates that there [...]
Tags: incinerators, landfills, recycling, reduce, reuse, solid waste
