Power of Waste
Waste is a product of everyday life.
It is a byproduct of our existence and our disproportionate way of life.
Will waste take over our space?
We will track the path of a disposable coffee cup from its manufacture to its demise exploring the manufacture, packaging, shipping and disposal.
And take a look inside!
Examples of locations to be visited:
Pre-manufacture:
Forrest for paper products (Pacific Northwestern USA)
Packaging:
Disposable foodservice containers (Panama)
Transport:
Ship Yards, Rail Yards (Hamburg, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong)
Disposal:
Active Landfills (Egypt)
Oceanic Trash Vortexes (Pacific, Atlantic)
Cities exporting trash (NYC)
Recycling Initiatives: (Germany, Sweden)
Incinerators (Alexandria VA)
Biomass power production (Bennington VT)
How can we re-use the space of waste?
Fresh Kills (NY)
Byxbee Park (San Francisco)
La Vall d’en Joan (Barcelona)
33 Comments
You have my vote... please return the favor!
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Yeah, I can't believe companies are still allowed to use styrafoam. Voted for you. Feel free to return the favor and vote for my project on Zimbabwe.
Awesome!
I believe and support your dream.
See what I have to dream about and leave a comment if you like.
Good luck! I've voted for you.
you have my vote!!
good luck!
SUPER!!!
good luck ladies!!!
most of the projects here are documentary assignments, and most of the judges are documentary photographs. I believe in my project, but I don't think I have a chance, coz my project is more conceptual. Anyways.. good luck with yours!
interesting project!
excellent long haul opportunities...good luck.
very cool--good luck!
We totally need more awareness of these machinations!
Best of luck Cailin!
You have got my vote!!!!
Cooooool~!!!!
That's what we need!!! GOOD LUCK, Cailin_Charly..
Emily, I love your idea! Lovett is into sustainability,too. We are making biodiesel fuel from used cooking oil and we have a small wind turbine on campus. Best wishes,
Dr. Dunkel
so exciting-love the idea and glad to support your dreams-Kat
Good luck?
oh, that should be a !....
Sounds like quite the ride. Wee!!!
awesome!
good luck
fantastic!
great
Awesome! Have a nice trip
good luck!
may the byxbee with you.
Interesting idea, check out mine and vote for me if you like it. Its about poverty and society in 3rd world countries and how they are controlled, devastated by their governments and western industrialized nations. http://tinyurl.com/chy79g
I love the not wasting space and if loving not wasting space is wrong, I don't want to be right! Good luck and g-d bless
Nice project, but trust me, Egypt's landfills are already VERY active... like 'Garbage City' in Cairo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqatam
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Nicely done. I like that you already know destinations and what you would shoot. Good for you! Here's my one vote.