Chapter 10:
In Chapter ten he revisits the topic of plastic. Plastic is not going anywhere anytime soon because they are not biodegradable. I work at a grocery store and we use way too many plastic bags and some paper bags. However, now we have reusable bags some one dollar others a little more, but they last for quite a long time. By 2014, the use of plastic bags will cost ten cents each and that sucks for those who load their kitchen and are trying to save money. I think that it is a great step of getting rid of plastic and paper bags. The creator of reusable bags is Andy Keller who was at first a software trader and now working with landscaping. The name of his bag brand is Chicobag. It is a great product to stuff in your bag for later use. These bags are not made in the U.S., but China and Vietnam and are made out of recyclable material. This helps reduce the amount of fossil fuel we use for plastic bags. This is a great little but big Breakthrough for our trash epidemic. Just a creation of a bag has made a big difference... i wonder what will come next? Hopefully our younger generation will find a way to get rid of all of our trash or help get the word out.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Chapter 9:
I really found this chapter very interesting because i would have never thought of people using trash as an art piece. It is amazing how something reused can mean so much. This is a great way to show people how much trash they throw away when looking at the art and how some trash cannot disappear. San Francisco is a city where they separate the garbage into a variety of piles. For the people to actually stick to recycling they have layer out a fine if the garbage is not separated and the fine is one thousand dollars. No one wants to pay that much for garbage and it is easy to do. Artists would dig out the material they need to create their master piece. I use to think that would be disgusting going and picking into the dirty trash. However, The Final piece of the art is outstanding. It is just so creative and amazing what people can do while using reusable material instead of new ones. Hume also mention something about recycling theft, which is when strangers retrieve items from others recycling bins and exchange it for money. This can affect the garbage and recycling companies negatively. Not going to lie, i bring my water bottles to those random recyclers around the corner in exchange for money. I know i should just have the city pick up the recycling but we use that money to buy more water. Which is also what i need to change and exchange 100 water bottle for 1 bottle that i can refill. Although trash is being used as art, doesn't art pieces get thrown out anyway after its been used or got tired of having it and need a newer piece?
I really found this chapter very interesting because i would have never thought of people using trash as an art piece. It is amazing how something reused can mean so much. This is a great way to show people how much trash they throw away when looking at the art and how some trash cannot disappear. San Francisco is a city where they separate the garbage into a variety of piles. For the people to actually stick to recycling they have layer out a fine if the garbage is not separated and the fine is one thousand dollars. No one wants to pay that much for garbage and it is easy to do. Artists would dig out the material they need to create their master piece. I use to think that would be disgusting going and picking into the dirty trash. However, The Final piece of the art is outstanding. It is just so creative and amazing what people can do while using reusable material instead of new ones. Hume also mention something about recycling theft, which is when strangers retrieve items from others recycling bins and exchange it for money. This can affect the garbage and recycling companies negatively. Not going to lie, i bring my water bottles to those random recyclers around the corner in exchange for money. I know i should just have the city pick up the recycling but we use that money to buy more water. Which is also what i need to change and exchange 100 water bottle for 1 bottle that i can refill. Although trash is being used as art, doesn't art pieces get thrown out anyway after its been used or got tired of having it and need a newer piece?
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