Trash Observation

This activity displayed how we at Mid Pacific distribute our trash. In order to find this information we took trash from our cafeteria and saw what students thought should go in the trash can because not everything you throw away is actually trash. I learned a lot about waste and how a lot of people do not throw it away properly. What shocked me the most was that so many people threw their plastic bottles in the trash can. At our school you are able to leave the bottle on top of the trash can and it will be taken later to the recycling bin. It really isn't that difficult and that is what makes it so confusing that some people would rather throw their recyclables in the trash then leave it on the trash can. Secondly was the amount of food wasted. The percentage of food wasted in America is 40% of all food, that amount seemed to immense and I wasn't sure I believed that it was true. But, looking at all the food in the trash can that amount seemed to be around the right number but a little less than that which was a good thing to see. However, even the leftover food can have another purpose, it can be used for fertilizer after it decomposes and as slop or food for certain animals. That is one of the interesting I learned, that truly their are so many things that go into the trash that has another purpose.
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It would be interesting to see the difference and see the process of what goes on at the waste plant. Do they organize the trash from real to recyclable. Do they throw the trash on the ground and just let it sit. Along with if they burn trash to reduce the space it takes up. Those are just a few questions I have about the plant. I thought that it was an interesting activity that made me step out and learn about trash first hand, from the trash cans at our