NYT Article: Following Trash on Its Journey
by Todd Sweet
Ever wonder where your trash ends up? Do your recyclable items actually end up getting recycled? Two projects are seeking to find out by attaching tracking devices to common discarded goods. The New York Times provides an interesting overview of the project.
Where does all the trash go?Karin Landsberg, 42, a self-described “eco-geek” in Seattle, was so curious that she invited researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology into her home last month to fish 12 items out of her garbage and recycling bins — a can of beans, a compact fluorescent light bulb — and tag them with small electronic tracking devices.
Her trash is now on its journey to the place where it goes to die or be reborn.
