With the past week’s readings, I thought that it was a very interesting perspective to explore with waste workers. Though there were many differences between the workers in New York versus the pedal people, they share a similar role and job, where they are collecting waste and maintaining a clean community. Despite their differences in […]
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This week’s analysis of two different waste working systems was very interesting in revealing common challenges the job entails, but also unveils stark contrasts between methods and opens up new possibilities for analyzing existing systems that may have seemed conceptually farfetched in prior times. For example, the mere concept of being able to haul waste
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The everyday ritual of waste disposal, typically a passing thought in our daily lives, reveals a significant story of human effort and societal responsibility when we take the time to consider the work of waste workers. From the busy metropolis of New York City, where the DSNY reigns supreme, to the smaller-scale, community-centered operations of
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