English Learning for Curious Minds

Worldwide we produce over 2 billion tonnes of rubbish every year.

In this episode, we explore the history of rubbish collection and look at what happens to our rubbish after the truck comes to take it away.

Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/rubbish

Show Notes

 

Worldwide we produce over 2 billion tonnes of rubbish every year.

In this episode, we explore the history of rubbish collection and look at what happens to our rubbish after the truck comes to take it away.


  • How much rubbish does the average person throw away?
  • Iceland vs. Lesotho
  • How much is actually recycled
  • A brief history of rubbish disposal
  • Rubbish disposal in Ancient Greece
  • Monte Testaccio & disposal of amphorae in Ancient Rome
  • The four categories of rubbish disposal
  • "Frank" & his rubbish disposal
  • The incineration vs. landfill debate
  • Recycling: how much actually ends up being recycled?
  • Recycling throughout history
  • Perverse incentives with recycling
  • Developments in recycling
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/rubbish
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English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast for intermediate-advanced English learners.

Learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English.

Every episode comes with an interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary and is spoken at a speed you can understand.

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