http://discardstudies.wordpress.com ...exploring throw-away culture Thu, 16 May 2013 13:46:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/03e3d7d55d347f5640c16c87ffd3c675?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://discardstudies.wordpress.com http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/detritivore-design-how-to-use-trash-to-create-scalable-tech-solutions-mathew-lippincott/ http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/detritivore-design-how-to-use-trash-to-create-scalable-tech-solutions-mathew-lippincott/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 10:38:22 +0000 Max Liboiron http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/?p=3033 Continue reading »]]> http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/detritivore-design-how-to-use-trash-to-create-scalable-tech-solutions-mathew-lippincott/feed/ 0 cds maxliboiron 545px-Scarabaeus_laticollis A DIY kit from The Public Laboratory helps analyze materials and contaminants. With over 200 billion CDs and over 1 billion DVD players in the world, it's unlikely that we'll ever run out of hardware. http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/the-politics-of-measurement-per-capita-waste-and-previous-sewage-contamination/ http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/the-politics-of-measurement-per-capita-waste-and-previous-sewage-contamination/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:10:32 +0000 Max Liboiron http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/?p=2906 Continue reading »]]> http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/04/22/the-politics-of-measurement-per-capita-waste-and-previous-sewage-contamination/feed/ 4 EPA-Municipal-solid-waste-per-capita-generation-2000-2009 maxliboiron Chart by the author, based on figures from MacBride 2012, Royt 2007, EPA 1987. This graph from environmentalleader.com shows how population, waste generated and per capita waste relate, but still implies that individuals in a population are the originators of waste. One of the first of Edward Frankland's monthly analyses of London's waters done according to the format that the water companies found objectionable. Especially troublesome were references to thousands of pounds of previous sewage contamination (Report on the Analysis of the waters supplied by the Metropolitan Water Companies , p 49, 1872). http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/how-to-picture-two-tons-of-waste-trashy-theaters-of-proof/ http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/how-to-picture-two-tons-of-waste-trashy-theaters-of-proof/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:13:23 +0000 Max Liboiron http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/?p=2958 Continue reading »]]> http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/04/15/how-to-picture-two-tons-of-waste-trashy-theaters-of-proof/feed/ 2 how-2-picture-2-tons_step-by-step_3 maxliboiron Photo from http://basurama.org how-2-picture-2-tons_step-by-step_3 http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/call-for-practitioners-for-the-workshop-experiments-monitoring-the-everyday-art-design-and-diy-methods-for-environmental-health-research-in-sts/ http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/call-for-practitioners-for-the-workshop-experiments-monitoring-the-everyday-art-design-and-diy-methods-for-environmental-health-research-in-sts/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:19:52 +0000 Max Liboiron http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/?p=2819 Continue reading »]]> http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/call-for-practitioners-for-the-workshop-experiments-monitoring-the-everyday-art-design-and-diy-methods-for-environmental-health-research-in-sts/feed/ 2 maxliboiron A DIY kit from Public Lab helps analyze materials and contaminants. http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/trash-is-a-wicked-problem/ http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/trash-is-a-wicked-problem/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:50:30 +0000 Max Liboiron http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/?p=2594 Continue reading »]]> http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2012/12/10/trash-is-a-wicked-problem/feed/ 0 maxliboiron Debris in Long Branch, NJ, following Hurricane Sandy. (Allison Joyce, Getty Images)