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Episode 29: Left Behind

Episode 29: Left Behind

Distillations | Science History Institute · Science History Institute

June 27, 200812m 14s

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Show Notes

Matter can neither be created nor destroyed. So when you take your garbage out to the curb every week, do you ever stop to think about where it’s going? In this week’s episode, Jori Lewis explores how New York City is trying to make it easier for residents to recycle their electronic waste.

SHOW CLOCK

00:00 Opening Credits

00:31 Introduction

01:15 Element of the Week: Cadmium

03:25 Conversation with Demir Hamami

07:16 Recycling Electronics

11:23 Quote: Chinese proverb

11:32 Closing Credits

CREDITS

Special thanks to Jody Roberts for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.