The guest lecturer was such a treat. Not just because he gave me his vest right off of his bareback, but because he was genuinely very informed about the trash situation and has dedicated his time to talk to us about how he does it. I look up to people like him because trash collectors have a negative stigma, especially in the West, and even though you can profit from doing it a lot of dedication has to go into the process. It is a job that we take for granted and I have never really put much thought into it because it is something that has always been done for me. I reflected on several things that he said, primarily the fact that he has a good relationship with his neighbors as well as the people who he sells trash to. It is a whole ecosystem of exchanges and relationships that I have never thought of being important. He also cleared up a question that I was always unsure of which was: where do batteries and such go? Even though he has no idea, there is someone who picks those items up and disposes of them properly. 
For our next video, we were going to interview some trash collectors near the AB that Kenneth sees on a daily basis. Unfortunately, they were out because of the holiday but we are planning to schedule doing an interview towards the end of this week.
Our group decided to tackle the issue of sorting trash in one of the most congested areas of the school: the cafe. We really wanted to shed light on the fact that there is not much education on how materials are disposed of. It’s almost as if those bins with 34327509 different labels doesn’t make a difference. I caught myself making the same mistake over and over until I learned a few weeks ago about the consequences of my carelessness or even yet, ignorance. Maybe this video can help others, like myself, understand how to sort out trash for future occurrences.
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