Tracking Trash

Tracking Trash

Using active self-reporting tags, the authors followed 2,000 objects through Seattle's waste management system. By making the waste "removal chain" more transparent, they help reveal the disposal process of everyday objects, highlighting potential inefficiencies in the current removal...

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Main Authors: Phithakkitnukoon, Santi, Wolf, Malima I., Offenhuber, Dietmar, Lee, David, Biderman, Assaf, Ratti, Carlo
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101638
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0447-8573
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2026-5631
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Summary:Using active self-reporting tags, the authors followed 2,000 objects through Seattle's waste management system. By making the waste "removal chain" more transparent, they help reveal the disposal process of everyday objects, highlighting potential inefficiencies in the current removal system.

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