ECOS Session 2
Solid Waste and Consumption Internet Resources

Solid Waste Introduction

Kansas City residents produce one million pounds of trash each day. In three years this is enough trash to fill Arrowhead Stadium.

Kansas City spends $18 million a year to collect and manage trash and recyclables, including trash dumped illegally. ($130/home)
  • Read an introduction to Solid Waste.
  • Try playing the garbage game.
  • The lowdown on landfills.
  • Read about the world's first ecological landfill island. Click here.
  • Read about a guy who saved all his trash in 2008. Click here.
  • Read about a couple that produced just one bag of trash last year. Click here.
  • See photos by Chris Jordan that depict the amount of trash generated in the United States. Click here. See a video of Chris explaining his work. Click here
Hazardous Waste
Recycling and E-Waste
  • Read about our KC Recycles Program. Click here.
  • Learn where to recycle just about anything in the metro area (including electronics) at the MARC Recycle Spot. Click here.
  • Read a National Geographic article on E-Waste including a photo essay, quiz and interactive module on toxic computer parts. Click here
  • Read about Kansas City's Habitat Restore. Click here
  • Read about Germany which leads the European nations in recycling. Click here
  • Read about the problems caused by E-Waste (electronic waste) and Surplus Exchange's E-waste recycling program. Click here.
  • Watch a video on an electronic dumping ground in Ghana. Click here.
  • Watch videos and learn to fix your broken electronics. Click here.
  • Check our some slideshows of reused bottles and recycled art. Click here. and Click here.
Composting
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Zero Waste
  • Watch a video about a town where residents recycle all their waste. Click here.
  • Watch a video about a man who builds homes from 85% recycled materials. Click here.
  • Stop the junk mail monster. Click here.
  • Play the Eco-Shopping Game. Click here.
  • Learn about cell phone recycling. Click here.
  • Investigate the concept of Zero Waste. Click here.
  • See a school in Guatemala built from 6,000 plastic bottles. Click here.
Food Production and Plastics
  • Watch the award-winning Meatrix series and learn about the waste and pollution created by large factory farms. Click here.
  • The problems with our food production in the United States. Click here.
  • Watch your foodometer. Click here.
  • Do you know the true cost of food? Take the quiz. Click here.
  • Eat more local food. Click here.
  • The impact of going vegeterian for one day. Click here.
  • Watch the award winning film, Super Size Me. Click here.
  • Plastics, like diamonds are forever. Click here.
  • All about plastics. Click here.
  • The battle of the bag - plastic bag information and video. Click here.
  • A lot of our plastic waste ends up in the ocean. Click here.
  • Read a recent article on the Pacific Garbage Patch Click here and watch a 3-part video series. Click here.
  • Watch a children's cartoon about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Click here.
  • India's plastic roads. Click here.
Life Cycle and Consumption
  • Watch The Story of Stuff, a 20-minute video that reveals the underside of our production and consumption habits. Click here.
  • Learn how to make better purchasing decisions. Click here.
  • Try your hand at Consumer Consequences. Click here.
  • Investigate the secret life of cell phones. Click here. and Click here.
  • Watch a short video on the environmental impact of clothing. Click here.

 

 











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