For our art installation, we initially brainstormed ideas such as a person eating trash. However, once Eva brought in the round circling into the room, we immediately decided to make some sort of trash food buffet. Through cutting up, folding and colouring in plastic and trash, we were able to make various types of trash food such as sushi, rolls, salad, cakes and pasta. They turned out a lot better than expected, surprisingly enough. We then placed it on a table in front of the cafeteria, along with a title and a description highlighting how much waste food packaging for ele.me and other corporations use.
There are some things we didn’t get to include some things we made. For example, we started by trying to make a table out of cardboard to prop up the circle, along with a red table cloth made out of strips of plastic. However, this did not end up working as it would’ve taken too much time.
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For this week’s reading on “China’s Informal Waste” report describes the most popular ways China manages their waste: landfill, incineration and the informal sector. The informal sector’s role in waste management is essential to sorting out trash and providing businesses with cheaper options to discard their waste. However, with the supply of waste increasing, governments now have to find a more efficient way to clear waste whilst also leading as an example as a “modern streamlined global city”
On the other hand, the “Concept of Sustainability” outlines how sustainability and businesses don’t necessarily have to contradict and go against each other. The cities that were able to come up with the most sustainable practices were able to do so with good design and public policy which essentially, led to behavioural changes in consumption.
Both the readings gave me interesting insight into how trash is managed in Shanghai, in addition to the talk in the previous week, and how we can move forward into creating a more sustainable future.
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