You ever think about where your trash goes? How long it takes to decompose? And whether your garbage can become ... dangerous? You should! Hank explains the science of trash, how we've dealt with it (or not) over the ages, and both the risks and the potential it holds for the future. ------------------------ President of Space subbable subscriber: www.youtube.com/TheNilFacts ------------------------ Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: dftba.com/artist/52/SciShow Or help support us by subscribing to our page on Subbable: subbable.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Thanks Tank Tumblr: thankstank.tumblr.com Sources for this episode: www.environmentalistseveryday.org/docs/research-bulletin/Research-Bulletin-Modern-Landfill.pdf www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/04/touring-the-largest-active-landfill-in-america/274731/ www.cnn.com/2012/04/26/us/la-trash-puente-landfill www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/21/AR2011022102609.html www.epa.gov/epawaste/nonhaz/municipal/index.htm ohioline.osu.edu/cd-fact/0137.html ohioline.osu.edu/cd-fact/0139.html www.biomasspackaging.com/education/biodegradability/ www.regionaldistrict.com/services/environmental-services/westside-waste-disposal-recycling/what-happens-in-a-landfill.aspx www.lostmag.com/issue22/garbageland.php articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-11-10/features/0511090386_1_carts-alleys-garbage www.health.ny.gov/environmental/outdoors/air/landfill_gas.htm scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12302005-111503/unrestricted/AyeshaIraniThesis.pdf www.crd.bc.ca/waste/hartland/documents/whathappensinalandfill.pdf www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=8010 www.nytimes.com/2010/04/13/science/earth/13trash.html?scp=1&sq=trash&st=cse news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/08/130801-amager-bakke-europe-waste-to-energy/ www.epa.gov/osw/nonhaz/municipal/landfill/bioreactors.htm www.wastebusinessjournal.com/news/wbj20020829B.htm www.wm.com/thinkgreen/pdfs/bioreactorbrochure.pdf

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