I did a little research to see where the trash from New York City goes. Most of our trash is sent to landfills in Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, as well as upstate New York. But they can and often do go as far as Ohio and South Carolina and points further west and south as well. It costs New York City $300 million each year to dispose of this waste. So next time when you throw something out, think about this. Maybe, just maybe, that material you are trying to throw out can be use in many crazy different ways, like how Vik created art.
Source:
- http://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/100000003131953/where-does-our-trash-go.html (3:13 to 3:24)
- http://nyc.sierraclub.org/2012/08/new-york-city-trash-where-does-it-all-go/
~Christopher Chong
P.S. The Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island closed in 2001, and is now on its way to become a new park.
No problem Sam! I’m pretty sure many of us never thought about the waste that we are wasting. Hopefully the documentary and maybe even this post encourage people to take another thought before throwing something out!