What we can learn by tracking trash

Molly Wood Jul 23, 2009
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What we can learn by tracking trash

Molly Wood Jul 23, 2009
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology plan to electronically track thousands of pieces of trash discarded by people in Seattle and New York, in part to give people a greater sense of their impact on the environment.

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