Trash Trip

Exploring waste, from coast to coast.

Lead or Get Out of the Way

| February 28, 2011

What would happen if no one came to pick up your trash? What would you do and how would you go about it? Would you do it for very long or throw in the towel at the slightest resistance? Would you whine about it but not actually do anything toward resolving the issue? These are [...]

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Don’t be Mean, Keep ____ Clean

| February 21, 2011

Who litters? I think we all do, in one form or another. If we include uncovered trucks and garbage bins, we could say that we all litter – albeit indirectly and due to a faulty design. If we walk by some litter and leave it there, instead of picking it up (because, it’s so hard [...]

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Tiresome Tires

| February 16, 2011

Tires. What would you do with, say, 500,000 used automobile tires? Here are some options: Try to re-tread them – although, this is typically limited to tractor-trailer type of tires. Sell them to a Llanteria, or equivalent, who will then sell them to a buyer who may get a few extra thousand miles out of [...]

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Recyclables of the Caribbean – Parte Deux

| February 6, 2011

Today’s posting comes from Roseau, Dominica (not shown in picture): 015.292121 N -061.38382 W and, yes, we’re on the water. We’re back! Yes, I’m back online and posting from the Caribbean once more; as I continue the island tour with Norton and Carol (the captain and his first mate). We began one week ago, in [...]

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