Waste is a complex issue. How we generate waste, what kinds of chemicals and materials are in our garbage, where we choose to dispose of it, and who is affected the most by the trash we generate—all of these things make waste reduction and management very challenging.But one thing is clear: if we think of our trash as simply worthless and dirty, we've pretty much lost the battle against climate change. So maybe that's our starting point—our mindset about what we value and what we throw away.

This episode is brought to you in partnership with Aquafil, synthetic materials producer of Econyl.

Connect with Metropolis:

metropolismag.com

Instagram: @metropolismag

Facebook: facebook.com/MetropolisMag/

Deep Green is a production of SANDOW Design Group.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.