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Jun 26, 2018

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Could We Dump the Very Idea of Garbage?

Concern over the growing volume produced by cities is driving radical thinking

Photo: Velvetfish/Getty Images

By Leslie Hook

Consider the rubbish bin: relatively little has happened to replace or disrupt it in recent decades.

However, over time the volume and value of the trash that the world produces surged — and as a…

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