Ben, Cassie, and Sofia did the field research for where the trash in the school went, and Kenneth and I created the map visualization.
They first looked at places around the school to discard waste and what kind of waste was collected from each floor.
Cafe: recyclable waste, residual waste, household food waste
Hallways: recyclable waste, residual waste, household food waste
Cafeteria: recyclable waste, “paper” (napkins), food waste
They spoke to an ayi who was collecting trash from the classroom, who said she takes all the waste to B2. They then went to B2 (parking garage) and walked around until the found the waste area, which was pretty neatly organized.
The trash in B2 was separated by kitchen waste, other waste, harmful waste, recyclable waste, and residual waste.
Later, they asked the man working there where the trash goes, and found out that a trash truck comes everyday 1-3pm, except for Sunday.
Kenneth and I put all this information into a drawing of NYU Shanghai with a clearly labeled key.
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