Shows how our demand for new things leads us to discard still usable items, how materials are consumed or permanently altered, and how the altered materials lie in mounds that scar our environment.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
503210
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Waste disposal - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Waste products
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Consumers
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)