Mesmerizing Photos of People Lying in a Week’s Worth of Their Trash

[Bert The Turtle]

I saw this article on Slate today and thought the Mustachians around here might enjoy it:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/07/08/gregg_segal_photographs_people_with_a_week_s_worth_of_their_trash_in_his.html

From the photographer, Gregg Segal:

"Obviously, the series is guiding people toward a confrontation with the excess that’s part of their lives. I’m hoping they recognize a lot of the garbage they produce is unnecessary," [Segal] said. "It’s not necessarily their fault. We’re just cogs in a machine and you’re not culpable really but at the same time you are because you’re not doing anything, you’re not making any effort. There are some little steps you can take to lessen the amount of waste you produce."

[Travis]

Half of every photograph is recyclable materials. In a few of them closer to 90%.

[MandyM]

Half of every photograph is recyclable materials. In a few of them closer to 90%.

True - perhaps the photographer is more focused on the "reduce" part of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

[mnstachian]

Knowing that they had the opportunity to "edit" makes the photos less compelling as a real indicator of consumption. Still, I like the way that the single guy with the cupcakes and Jim Beam rolls.

[Nancy]

Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Recycling is a last resort :)

Rot! (compost)