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The Afterword: A Conversation About the Future of Words


Jul 5, 2021

What is the end of life for trash? How can a country's economy benefit from waste management? Processes and sorting innovation will bring opportunities for sustainable solutions for our garbage. The greatest culprit of trash in landfills is food waste at 25%, then comes paper, cardboard, along with plastic. Waste not want not is key!

Jes Sdao from Spartanburg County recommends that we conduct a waste audit to determine how to best manage trash. Dr. Marian Chertow with Yale University explains how artificial intelligence will help transfer garbage into gains for our communities. If we want to preserve our environment, we have to begin to think differently about the products we consume and where the trash ends up.