Pop Culture Shards From the Trash Heap of History
Memorable garbage from Woodsy to Wall-E.
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Year |
Trash |
Treasured? |
|---|---|---|
|
1969 |
Oscar the Grouch debuts on Sesame Street. |
40 years later, kids still sing "I Love Trash!" |
|
1970 |
Woodsy Owl implores kids to "Give a Hoot. Don't Pollute." |
In 1997, Woodsy changes his tune: "Lend a Hand. Care for the Land." |
|
1977 |
Plastic bags first appear in grocery stores. |
Everybody now: "Paper or plastic?" |
|
1985 |
Garbage Pail Kids trading cards parody ubiquitous Cabbage Patch Kids dolls. |
Up Chuck and Ray Decay make GPK "the gross-out phenomenon of the '80s." |
|
1999 |
American Beauty features two-and-a-half-minute shot of floating plastic bag. |
Film theorists still debating whether it's a metaphor for a society hurtling toward ecological destruction—or just a bag. |
|
2000 |
Wilson the volleyball becomes Tom Hanks' best friend in Cast Away. |
In a realistic touch, Wilson eventually washes out to sea to become turtle food. |
|
2008 |
Wall-E cleans up the world by himself, one garbage cube at a time. |
Spawned timeless products such as Wall-E flip-flops. |
|
2008 |
As part of a $1.2 million office remodel, Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain expenses a $1,045 trash can. |
Shamed into paying for the can, Thain says it was "a mistake in light of the world we live in today." |
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Forum: Is Recycling a Waste?
Talking trash about recycling.
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Waste Not Want Not
We're burying the planet in garbage. Here's how to dig out.
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Industrial Strength Solution
You recycle. Why doesn't industry?
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Left Holding the (Plastic) Bag
In theory, plastic bags can be recycled. The reality is a lot messier.
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Do Biodegradable Plastics Really Work?
The answer, plus five more degrading questions.
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The Zero-Waste Zealots
Juli Borst freezes her kitchen waste and knits her own washcloths.
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plastic bags
I agree plastic bags are a serious problem that needs to be addressed. Not everyone is in a position to switch immediately to cloth bags; I think recycled paper bags might be a better route. A similar situation exists with regards to cars. in the late '90s, the Union of Concerned Scientists reported that although cars are the leading source of pollution, meat comes in a close second. Not everyone is in a position to give up their car (especially here in California, where most of our metropolitan areas grew in the post World War II economic boom!). But eating lower on the food chain is an action we can all do, for ourselves and our planet.
Roberta Kalechofsky of Jews for Animal Rights similarly says:
"Merely by ceasing to eat meat
Merely by practicing restraint
We have the power to end a painful industry
"We do not have to bear arms to end this evil
We do not have to contribute money
We do not have to sit in jail or go to
meetings or demonstrations or
engage in acts of civil disobedience
"Most often, the act of repairing the world,
of healing mortal wounds,
is left to heroes and tzaddikim (holy people)
Saints and people of unusual discipline
"But here is an action every mortal can
perform--surely it is not too difficult!"
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