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Document Journal Issue 16 @documentjournal Sorted styrofoam at the informal plastic recycling village of Minh Khai, Vietnam - one of thousands of communities in the global south which have been set up to try and deal with the proliferation of waste from Europe and the USA. Since 1950, the... See more

Document Journal Issue 16 @documentjournal A stack of imported plastic waste, waits to be hand sorted at the informal plastic recycling village of Minh Khai, Vietnam - one of thousands of communities in the global south which have been set up to try and deal with the proliferation of waste from Europe and the... See more

To wrap up 2019 @entrylevelactivist and @fashrev asked us to contribute a definition relevant to our work & to the theme of waste. We chose “diversion” because we believe this concept deserves more scrutiny than it presently receives. The concept of “diversion” when it comes to waste is used wishfully at best and... See more

In Pasadena, California, photographer Gregg Segal embarked on a project capturing individuals from diverse backgrounds and ages within his garden. Utilizing three distinct settings - water, beach, and forest - Segal juxtaposed each subject amidst a week’s accumulation of their waste. Participants were tasked with gathering and preserving all their... See more

When we throw our trash away, what does 'away' actually mean? With overconsumption comes excess waste. But when the average plastic bottle takes 450 years to decompose, there's no such thing as waste—just wasted resources. For many of us, when we put things in the bin or take unwanted... See more