Tracking Trash

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Phithakkitnukoon, Santi; Wolf, Malima I.; Offenhuber, Dietmar; Lee, David; Biderman, Assaf; ... Show more
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Abstract
Using active self-reporting tags, the authors followed 2,000 objects through Seattle's waste management system. By making the waste "removal chain" more transparent, they help reveal the disposal process of everyday objects, highlighting potential inefficiencies in the current removal system.
Date issued
2013-04
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/101638
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. SENSEable City Laboratory
Journal
IEEE Pervasive Computing
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Citation
Phithakkitnukoon, Santi, Malima I. Wolf, Dietmar Offenhuber, David Lee, Assaf Biderman, and Carlo Ratti. “Tracking Trash.” IEEE Pervasive Computing 12, no. 2 (April 2013): 38–48.
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1536-1268
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