This category is for students who are doing some kind of ongoing waste tracking throughout the semester.
Here is a final collection of all of the contact lenses I’ve worn and had containers for all semester. There are so many in the picture, they could not be lined up in frame, and there are multiple layers. This is probably just under 100 days, which would total to near 200 contact lens containers– […]
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This week for tracking, I photographed my small trashcan from my nail work. In just one weekend, I nearly filled a bag with mostly paper and monomer-contaminated gloves. It made me think about how much waste and biohazards large-scale chemical use must generate. Even small-scale work creates more waste than I realized, highlighting how invisible
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In this week’s image, I see more food waste than I normally do. There are remnants of leftovers and some kind of takeout container. This makes me think about my other friends who have a specific bin for composting and how their familiar practices vary from mine. I do think that cultural background and family
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In this week’s picture, it is not as full as I normally see it. I do see lots of paper and tissue and other plastic items. I also see food remnants and other things that relate to the kitchen. It is important to highlight that this weekend, my family is still sick, and I also
It has been one month since I decided to do monthly check-ins with contact lens waste in my course contract. In the first photo included below, it shows my collected plastic containers from February (since I was collecting these for recycling at my optometrist office, as they collect them for reuse/ recycling). The second photo
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For this week’s waste tracking, I took a picture of my trashcan at my mom’s house once again. The image shows various paper items and a big ginger ale bottle. A key point to highlight for this week is the fact that my mom and grandma were both sick during this weekend, and it is
In this week’s waste tracking image, I took a picture from my family’s house again. The main things I see are playa bowl containers and small paper and cardboard items. My household consists of five women, and I feel that we use a lot of paper towels when being in the kitchen. I think many
For this week, I took a picture of my family’s trash again. In the trash, I noticed a lot of little scraps and different letters from the mail. There’s also takeout and some food packaging that is clearly visible. A big takeaway for this week is the fact that my family still receives letters and
This week I took a picture of my family‘s trashcan since I’ve been home for spring break. Initially, looking at the photo one can see that this is a larger trashcan, and most of the items inside that I could see have plastic parts. I also see multiple different packaging items that have been thrown
This weekend I attended a conference at Yale University and so I was not in my dorm or actual house very much. What I have accumulated are a lot of paper and recyclable items. I noticed that I use lots of tissues and don’t throw away food items, especially in my dorm room. Through tracking