BR#10 "Garbage"

Garbage is the name given to all the things people. Other names for garbage are trush, rubbish and waste. In Australia, a person discharges a ton of garbage per one year. That is to say, a person takes out three kilograms garbage everyday. The garbage come from people’s home, Building sites, Council waste, and Business. The percentage is 43 percent from people’s home, 16 percent from Building sites, 5 percent from Council waste, 36 percent from Business. In the most big cities, the garbage is sent to transfer stations by the trucks. The garbage is distinguished three types. One is the garbage which can burn out. Second is the garbage which is sent to landfills. Third is the garbage which can be recycled. Recently, people think it is important to recycle for the earth. Because to burn out the garbage bring high temperatures, and the place for landfills are smaller year by year. So, people often use the bags called eco bag now in Japan.

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(Alan Trussell-Cullen/Garbage/2007/FAST FORWARD)