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Waste Management

Waste Management Resources

Papers

  • D-Lab Waste Student Paper on Biodigester Global Case Studies, December 2011
  • Sustainable Management of Organic Wet Waste in Developing Cities, a paper prepared by MIT Sloan School of Management students, January 2010
  • Sustainable Approaches to Reducing Food Waste in India

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Short Movies

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  • Interview with a Cambridge, MA Recyclers

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libmac@mit.edu

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John Arroyo on the L.A. River.
Read John's Art and Culture Mapping on the LA River Series on CoLab Radio.
Photo by Christy Borgman of LA
Woman Photography.

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In San Juan, Puerto Rico, uncontrolled development in the community of Caimito has had adverse effects on natural systems in the río Piedras watershed.
Photo by Alyssa Bryson.

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Claudine Emmeott, Nancy Reinhart

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Shoko Takemoto, Aditi Mehta, and Dayna Cunningham

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Sebastiao Ferreira, Sebastiao Ferreira, and Nancy Reinhart

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Libby McDonald, Phil Thompson

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Alyssa Bryson, Sarah Lince, and Alyssa Bryson

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Trash in Sao Paulo, Brazil by Caroline Brun.
Appalachian Homestead by Rustina Mullins.
The CoLab blackboard by Carlos Espinoza-Toro.