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These systems are designed to remove, transport, and contain waste to give an illusion that waste is "gone".
What is dump/dumping?
Areas where life cannot survive. As shown by algal blooms in the case of sea fire
What are "Dead Zones"?
Recently, this item can now be returned as a refundable before it is recycled.
Milk Jugs
These substances are used on local orchards in the Okanagan to prevent, control, or eliminate organisms considered harmful or undesirable. These substances spread into our water and soil.
What are pesticides?
This Anthropocene detonator contributes to DUMP by allowing new materials to be introduced at a massive scale and speed.
What is Acceleration?
Dumping is designed to be ________ but is often "tipped" when waste spreads into our air, water, soil, and food.
What is controlled/contained?
This animal scavenges in landfills, preforming invisible labour by eating landfill waste
What are Marabou Storks?
Most people throw this hot-beverage related item in the trash can, but it is actually compostable (though it is important to check the brand).
What are tea bags?
This local entity is directly effected by waste and pollutants being dumped into our lakes and rivers.
What are Salmon?
This mentality is created when landfills are placed far from everyday life, which further encourages continued overconsumption because we do not observe the consequences first hand.
What is "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"?
This movement drives change by demanding tightening in operating guidelines and holding corporations accountable to preserve the health of local ecosystems.
What is Environmental Activism?
These objects can can clog waterways and entangle/choke land and sea creatures. Additionally, the chemicals that leak from the material saturate our bodies that hormone disrupting effects
What are plastic bags?
Most people throw this thin plastic item in the trash even though it can be recycled, provided that it is not soiled.
What is plastic wrap/saran wrap/cling wrap?
These businesses offer bulk products such as shampoo, soaps, and cleaning supplies to reduce the amount of single use plastics.
What are Refill Stores?
Dumping often occurs in marginalized places so it reinforces environmental inequality, where certain communities, lands, and species are exposed to harm while others remain protected, creating these types of areas.
What are "Sacrifice Zones"?
This tipper interacts with DUMP through the efficient and constant collection and transport of household waste.
What is SMOOTH/SPEED?
This case study explored how water reacts with exposed minerals, releasing lead, mercury and arsenic which contaminates water systems, crops, animals and humans.
What is Acid Mine Drainage/Acid Mine?
These items require special recycling and should be taken to drop off centers where they can be treated responsibly. They should not be left to the landfill as they contain corrosive chemicals that can spread into the environment.
What are batteries?
This includes sustainability practices that promote ecological balance, innovation and inclusivity. One such project, organized by Picnic, is a community garden.
What are UBCO initiatives?
These materials contribute to DUMP and include: Plastics, Pesticides & antibiotics, Industrial & pharmaceutical chemicals, and Radioactive materials. (HINT: Opposite of Organic materials)
What are synthetic, non-biodegradable materials?