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The Story of Garbage

  • 2002
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This educational film about garbage and waste disposal was funded and co-produced by Waste Management, Inc. The video describes the process and problems of waste disposal in the United States before proposing solutions like using waste products as fuel, bioremediation, and personal responsibility for reducing consumption, reusing of products, and recycling.

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Donated to the Science History Institute by William Denton in 2016.
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  • 25M 25S
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Rights holder
  • Allegro Productions, Inc.
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
Digitization funder
  • Digitization of this item funded by Jesse Smith at the Othmer Library Open House, 2024.

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  • Box 1

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Allegro Productions, Inc. “The Story of Garbage.” Vhs, 2002. Science Screen Report Film and Video Collection, Box 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ryhu1ga.

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