Photo by art_es_anna. The Modern Predicament The amount of material needed to sustain the modern world is somewhat ridiculous– and what better way to understand how much substance we buy is there than looking at the trash we produce? For example, in 2005, the United States produced 246 million tons of trash. This is an [...]
(Original photo via Uncle Mut at 34) No, I’m not trashin’ Taiwan. I’m talking about trash in Taiwan, thanks to a recent opinion piece by Julia Ross in the Washington Post. What I Picked Up About Trash in Taipei By Julia Ross December 2, 2007 When I planned for my year in Taiwan two summers [...]