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Uploaded by on Nov 10, 2009

http://www.discoverynews.com Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have figured out how to track trash. They are doing this to get a better sense of people's disposal habits, which they hope will improve recycling efforts.

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  • they didnt need to throw away 3000 sensors...they could have just asked the garbage man

  • not every country takes recycle seriously.that really piss me off...

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  • If u are not part of the solution, u are part of the problem. Agree or DIsagree? The choice is yours.

  • geez, you ppl need to get a life

  • I was about to say the same thing, It is usual in the scientific world, to talk a lot and never give a real answer of a question previously asked.

  • damn, that girl is cute and smart!

  • True on the cost of the operation, and I didn't know about the radioactive gold - bacteria thing! Thanks for the info.

  • Some trash is resourceful, like aluminum. So recycling is useful. Not to mention the origin of tin destroys forests. Sending trash to another plant, may be possible, but would be wasteful. The energy required, and the materials required would be expensive, when other options are available.

    Radiation on the other can be managed as well. There are some bacteria that can utilize the energy from radioactive gold, removing the radioactivity.

  • They don't ask because its a scientific method. Asking people is testimony, which is almost never acceptable without some other testable evidence. More evidence, better answers.

  • It's news, dude. They never give such direct answers.

  • Uhh... Is it just me or did I miss the answer?

    So where does garbage go?

    And yeah, why don't they just ask the people who run the business? The whole tracking garbage is a smart thing, but kind of pointless if you just ask the guys where they put it.

    I'm gonna have to ask them myself since this video didn't answer it.

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