I have always found this to be quite fascinating to think about. What if your garbageman (sorry, Sanitation Specialist) decided to go on strike and not pick up your trash? How long before you go crazy? My guess is that most people would freak out at only the second missed pickup. Two Weeks of trash…how many bags would that equate to? Where would you keep it or take it if nobody was there to pick it up and take it away. Most people put their waste into the trash can and put it out at the curb once a week and once it’s gone, it is no longer thought about. Where does all this shit go? What does it amount to?
Well, recently the National Geographic Channel did a special on this very subject. It’s called “Human Footprint” and it has somewhat turned me into an environmental alarmist or something. I probably won’t change my habits too drastically, but it’s nice to have shit put into perspective sometimes.
Here is the website:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/human-footprint/
This video doesn’t even really get into everything else we consume on a daily basis. Your car, the paper supplies you so casually use at work, everything you buy that is wrapped in plastic, etc.
