Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage
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Trash Inc: The Secret Life of Garbage is a 1-hour documentary
that aired on CNBC
on 29 September 2010 about trash/garbage
, what happens to it when it's "thrown away", and its impact on the world. The film is hosted by CNBC Squawk Box co-anchor Carl Quintanilla
as he reports from various landfill
s (such as the largest in the United States, the Apex Landfill in Clark County, Nevada
), business, and other locations in the United States (New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, South Carolina) and China (mostly Beijing
).
The idea for Trash, Inc was born of the 2008 recession and the relative stability of publicly-traded waste management companies.
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
that aired on CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
on 29 September 2010 about trash/garbage
Waste
Waste is unwanted or useless materials. In biology, waste is any of the many unwanted substances or toxins that are expelled from living organisms, metabolic waste; such as urea, sweat or feces. Litter is waste which has been disposed of improperly...
, what happens to it when it's "thrown away", and its impact on the world. The film is hosted by CNBC Squawk Box co-anchor Carl Quintanilla
Carl Quintanilla
Carl Quintanilla is an anchor of the CNBC network's "Squawk Box," morning program. Previously, Quintanilla was an NBC News correspondent based in New York and Chicago, and is a substitute on both NBC Nightly News and Today Show.-Reporting career:...
as he reports from various landfill
Landfill
A landfill site , is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment...
s (such as the largest in the United States, the Apex Landfill in Clark County, Nevada
Clark County, Nevada
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,375,765 people, 512,253 households, and 339,693 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71.6% White , 9.1% Black, 5.7% Asian, 0.8% American Indian and 12.8% of other or mixed race. 22.0% were Hispanic of any race...
), business, and other locations in the United States (New York, New Jersey, Hawaii, South Carolina) and China (mostly Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
).
The idea for Trash, Inc was born of the 2008 recession and the relative stability of publicly-traded waste management companies.