Waste

What happens to our waste? The exhibition explains how to sort, reduce and recover what we throw away more effectively, and why this is essential for our health and the planet.

Panel by panel:

• The different types of waste: household, organic, toxic, electronic
• A history of waste, from Antiquity to separate collection
• Sorting properly: the right habits and the right bins
• Recycling, composting and energy recovery
• Reducing waste at source and fighting planned obsolescence
• Waste around the world: landfills, trafficking and health risks
• Understanding recycling logos, and turning waste into art or houses

Audience: all ages, from 8. Ideal for: the European Week for Waste Reduction, a local authority launching a recycling campaign, an eco-school project.