Hi All,
I'm in an architecture seminar focused on product sustainability and recycling paths, and I need your help. I've been gathering data on recycling legislation and regulations in a dozen or so countries around the world for a comprehensive Flash website -- which is surprisingly fascinating in and of itself -- but I'd like to collect some graphical data as well.
This is where you come in! I'm looking to enlist ~20 people or so to help me with a visual comparison of just how much recycled material a two- or three-person family generates every week. I promise it won't take much time -- I'd just ask that you photograph the contents of your recycling bin once a week just before it's collected in a neat, well-lit (and creative, if you wish) fashion and send it to me with a list of the items being recycled. This is due in late October, so it would probably only be for a three- or four-week period.
These are the cities/countries/regions I'm especially looking for:
[EDIT: I'm updating this list as I find volunteers.]
NYC
LA
DC
London
France/Paris
Germany
Spain
Netherlands/Holland
Poland
China
India
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Ireland
Russia/Moscow
Argentina
Israel
Switzerland
Denmark
Sweden
Japan
Chile
If you are interested in participating and you don't fit into any of the above, please still comment -- I'm interested in any and all regions with developed/burgeoning recycling programs and the more the better.
This will manifest itself as a Flash website that will go live by November or so, and of course all of you will be duly credited. So, if you think you might want to participate, please comment with the following:
1. Where you live.
2. How many in your household (I think I'm looking for people in 3-person households, but if there's an overwhelming majority of 2-person or 4-person responses then we'll go with that).
3. A (very!) brief summary of your area's recycling program (I'm assuming most are weekly, but if they're biweekly or have other little quirks let me know).
4. Your e-mail (if you don't want to post this, just send me an e-mail at dani[@]dan.iella.net with the subject "Research Project").
Also, feel free to forward this to any vaguely relevant photography/sustainability/recycling-related message boards/blogs, or any photographically-inclined overseas friends.
Thanks so much! Looking forward to your responses.
d.
