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#256 | Where Does All Our Rubbish Go?

#256 | Where Does All Our Rubbish Go?

English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English vor 4 Jahren

Worldwide we produce over 2 billion tonnes of rubbish every year. In this episode, we explore the history of rubbish collection and look at what happens to our rubbish after the truck comes to take it away. Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary

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Worldwide we produce over 2 billion tonnes of rubbish every year.

In this episode, we explore the history of rubbish collection and
look at what happens to our rubbish after the truck comes to take
it away.

How much rubbish does the average person throw away?

Iceland vs. Lesotho

How much is actually recycled

A brief history of rubbish disposal

Rubbish disposal in Ancient Greece

Monte Testaccio & disposal of amphorae in Ancient Rome

The four categories of rubbish disposal

"Frank" & his rubbish disposal

The incineration vs. landfill debate

Recycling: how much actually ends up being recycled?

Recycling throughout history

Perverse incentives with recycling

Developments in recycling

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary
available on the
website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/rubbish

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