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574- The Monster Under the Sink

2024/3/19
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Ana Zeta
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Arthur Nordhoff
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Bud Hauersberger
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Claudia Fabiano
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Jim Tinn
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Roman Mars
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Susan Strasser
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Roman Mars讲述了印第安纳州贾斯珀镇在20世纪中叶实施的“贾斯珀计划”,该计划旨在通过禁止垃圾并强制安装垃圾处理器来解决垃圾问题。该计划的背景是当时贾斯珀镇面临严重的公共卫生问题,例如鼠患、猪霍乱和脊髓灰质炎疫情。计划实施后,贾斯珀镇的垃圾量大幅减少,但其对公共卫生的影响存在争议。 Susan Strasser指出,在19世纪末之前,人们的浪费程度远低于现在,食物残渣会被重复利用或喂养动物。20世纪初,食品商业化和城市化导致食物浪费增加,造成了公共卫生问题。 Ana Zeta解释了“垃圾”一词的含义随着时间推移而变化,过去特指有机废物。早期垃圾收集系统效率低下,导致各种公共卫生问题,例如疾病传播。 Jim Tinn回忆了“贾斯珀计划”实施初期,一些居民对这项计划表示不满。计划实施后,贾斯珀镇成为媒体关注的焦点,其他城市也开始效仿。 Arthur Nordhoff回忆了垃圾处理器给青少年带来的便利,他们不再需要倒垃圾。 Claudia Fabiano指出,将食物残渣倒入下水道并非环保的解决方案,它会浪费能源并产生甲烷,还会导致下水道堵塞和腐蚀。 Bud Hauersberger介绍了贾斯珀镇目前的垃圾处理系统,他们将污水处理后的残渣作为肥料,但这存在潜在的污染风险。 Roman Mars总结了贾斯珀计划的经验教训,减少食物浪费比依赖技术手段更有效。减少食物浪费需要人们改变消费习惯,并思考垃圾的最终归宿。

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In the middle of the 20th century, the small town of Jasper, Indiana did something that no other city had done before: they made garbage illegal. The city would still collect some things, like soup cans and plastics, but yucky junk, like food waste, wouldn't get picked up.

This change was made possible by a new appliance: the garbage disposer – that little grinding machine at the bottom of a lot of kitchen sinks.

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