Ode To Trash

“I hate it when you go to the beach or park and the day is suddenly destroyed by the arrival of The Picnic People from Hell...And when it’s time to leave, these people simply... leave. They pick up nothing” (Barry 325). Comedians love to choses messes a a topic in this case littering. The short story written by Dave Barry is a high level comedic that uses funny comparisons and hyperbole to expose the truth about littering and how it bothers him and his optometrist.

Eighner states, “I have learned much as a scavenger... beginning with the practical art of Dumpster diving and proceeding to the abstract.” He begins here as introduction to his text, just before he states that it's, “an urban art.” Showing his views about the activity more as a craft than something gross. Later on, Eighner proceeds to say, “But in the case of discards from student apartments, the answer may be that the item was discarded through carelessness, ignorance, or wastefulness.” Eighner explains that dumpster diving isn’t all bad because there can be use of someone else's trash. As the old saying goes, “One's man's trash can be another man's treasure.” Eighner’s purpose of this text is point out that even though dumpster diving may sound gross there is a plus side to it.

Trash is a book written by Andy Mulligan, the book is about three kids that work at a dumpsite. ‘Education is not helpful when you work at a dumpsite’. I want to back up this topic because it is true that education is not helpful when you work at a dumpsite because at a very young age they send children to pick up rubbish so education wouldn’t be helpful when you are picking up rubbish why? Because you will not use education while picking up rubbish.

On a daily basis we walk past several dumpsters – even though we may not see them. In the cities (mostly big and populated states) like the following: Los Angles, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, and New York City, there are over thousands of dumpsters in the alley-ways. As humans we walk by smelling the odor coming from the trash, and continue walking. In Lars Eighner’s “On Dumpster Diving” he will inform us about what he thinks and believes on the subject of dumpster diving.

From that “. . . cheese with a spot of mold” to that “. . . half jar of peanut butter” (64). Furthermore, I think that if people read this essay they may realize that some of the stuff they call trash is actually not trash at all. This essay personally made me become more thankful that I don’t have to dumpster dive just to be able to eat. Likewise, I began to understand that I and others “throw away perfectly good stuff” that really shouldn’t be in the trash (64). By making an effort to reduce my waste, I will reduce my ecological footprint on the earth and ultimately leave more resources for further

People do not think about the overall consequences of throwing things everywhere and anywhere that they please. Author Frank Trippett, in his excerpt from,”A Red Light for Scofflaws,” explains how all around us are minor criminals. That people only believe that hard crimes such as murder, stealing, or domestic violence cases are serious. When in fact the real problems are littering, speeding, and noise pollution. These things affect the planet in more ways than we know. The author sets a concerned tone for “minor” lawbreakers all over the planet.

Well first off i'm all for recycling more but making it a law would be going to far in my option. The three tash can idea is to much if you ask me. Food an normal trash should be in one can and recyclables she be in another. If its a law and someone messes up then they get a ticket for putting the wrong thing in the wrong trash can. Because if you have three cans that will probley end up confusing for some poeple, like older men and women.

In my opinion, this short story was metaphorical and open for interpretation. The author touches on personal identity and how we define who we are through tangible objects. He connects this idea of identity to people’s trash, by explaining a hypothetical series of events. What would happen if poor people and rich people’s trash was switched around? This would make people realize that the items they throw away are what defines their life, their past, and who they are. This raises the question as to what should we throw away and what can we live without. People would have a hard time letting go of materialistic things, and yet they still wouldn’t remember family members birthdays or other abstract ideas. Everyone would soon forget

Baker Terry’s Bin packs a whole lot into a small space. Mixing a range of genres and visual aesthetics, Bin tells the story of a “civic minded man” falling deeper into the throws of madness due to the inconsideration of the world, in particular the habit of his elderly neighbor of leaving her garbage bin in the street to save her parking spot.

The poem “Junk” by Richard Wilbur is a poem about the endless waste we as humans produce. Specifically the waste that has no or very little value other than the sentimental value we place of these items. The poem is narrated by a man who criticizes his neighbors for creating junk; but he believes that this trash has maintained its respect and distinction. It revolves around the importance of garbage and the view the society takes regarding it. Throughout his poem Wilbur conveys his disgust towards the creators of this undistinguished craftsmanship. He compares their willingness to accept a tiny amount of money for their “supposed” priceless pieces to “Bartering pride like the bought boxer.” But even with all the disgust Wilbur feels there seems to be a feeling of renewal by the implications of recycling. Wilbur possibly can be concluding that life overall is cynical and that the oppressed can even regenerate if placed under the right circumstances.

I do not personally think it would be a good ideal to put a law on how you throw away your trash. If someone does not want to recycle then they should not be forced to. Forcing people to recycle would only do more bad then good, it would make a lot of people angry, it would cause people to go aginst the law and start throwing more trash in the streets, and some people just dont have the money to afford the trash bins. If people really want to make a diffrence in the world on how things are handled then trying to make a law that forces people to do what you think they should is not going to fix anything. Making a law that tells people they can or can not do something will not always work, for example, drinking and driving, its aginst the law yet people still do it. In all of history people have always gone aginst the law, they don't like to be forced to do something, exspeally doing something diffrent from what they have always been doing or what they were taught to do.

We collected our minds and our project and loaded the bus ready to pour everything we know. We weren’t in the parking lot for more than a few seconds and I already saw more than twenty pieces of trash! Excitement was exploding from me. It seemed like even if you took one step forward on the beach you would miss so much trash. You would think you would be done with one area, yet you look back and it seems like the litter regenerated! A turtle fin, plastic chair and one hundred thirty six more pounds of trash later we were tired and hungry. As I was eating lunch, I examined the twelve bags we just collected. What seemed like nothing was actually everything. There was an absence of words that came from me. Now for the second part of our trip: informing the public. With our brochures and coasters in hand, my group and Mrs. Smith marched right into the first restaurant. We asked to speak to the manager of every store and restaurant we visited. One of us would explain our project goal, another would explain and handout our products. In a period of about twenty minutes we left empty handed. Everybody we had talked to thankfully accepted what we had to offer. Not only did we make a positive impact, we had fun while doing

Scientists are warning people about the dangers of the space junk orbiting around the Earth. There is so many issues with the trash is space, but no one has tried to solve the problem. Many people believe that something needs to be done about it because it is a huge problem. On the other hand, some people believe that it is not a big deal and people need to stop worrying about it. Trash is clustering in space, and could potentially be dangerous to the people on Earth. According to DOGOnews, “NASA scientists estimate that there is currently over 500,000 particles of marble-size and even larger debris.” This statistic is proof that space junk is out there everywhere.

Within the trash sample I analyzed there were around 234 items thrown away within a week’s period. Many of the items thrown away were thrown away in pairs suggesting that two people live in the dwelling that the sample was taken in. Some examples of items thrown away in pairs include, Starbucks cups, church bulletins, and Bounty paper towels. Bounty paper products, napkins and paper towels, show up on the record 24 times, suggesting that Bounty paper products are used over three times per day, corresponding with meals. Other brands that show up in the sample often include Green Giant, four times, Kroger Brand, twelve times. Within the Kroger brand items there are six plastic ziploc bags, this suggests that the people who live in this home either take their lunch to work or school, or pre-package their snacks at home into serving sizes. The two church bulletins, and church offering envelopes, suggest that both members of the household went to church once the week they took their trash sample. Another interesting item thrown away was an old Tommy Hilfiger brand shirt. The members of this household make enough money to throw away old clothes, suggesting that they live comfortably. We also can tell what bank they use because they threw away a check box from Regions bank. There was a lot of first aid items in the trash sample as well multiple boxes of bandages and a box of non-stick gauze pads this suggests that someone in the home had a wound that needed to be dressed.

There are some reasons for the problem. The first reason is that the effects of the thrown rubbish are very dangerous and extremely harmful. According to Miller (1987), global industrial organizations produce over 80,000 different chemicals (para. 5). Basically, garbage is old, dirty and wet, so that it is a perfect place for bacteria and other viruses to stay in. Rubbish growth in cities has been a problem all over the world for centuries. Landfills have always been regarded as sources of illnesses and unpleasant smells. The harmful wastes from the garbage spread through the ground from paint, chemicals, petrol, batteries, and other toxic materials that have been thrown away into the garbage. The toxic chemicals get into the water pipes and spread through the people’s drinking water. Another reason of that problem is that people have created all these disasters, which are connected with environmental pollution. The more modern technologies are created, the more unbelievable become wastes and remains of what is produced. From this, man is responsible for what he or she created and for the following consequences. Anxieties about the environment have made people more aware of their environmental footprints or the kind of waste they leave behind during their existence. The difficulty is that an average person leaves an incredible amount of wastes in his or her lifetime. According to Lovejoy (1912), all biodegradable substances, contained in