PBS NewsHour. Tiny Easter Island deals with giant trash problem

PBS NewsHour. Tiny Easter Island deals with giant trash problem / [produced by NewsHour Productions].

Easter Island off the coast of Chile has a major trash problem. It's near what's known as a "trash vortex" in the middle of the South Pacific and floating waste is constantly washing ashore. Local officials estimate the growing population is producing more than 20 tons of trash p...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brown, Jeffrey, 1956- (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions, 2018.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Refuse and refuse disposal > Easter Island.
Recycling (Waste, etc.) > Easter Island.
Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Refuse and refuse disposal.
Easter Island.
Television news programs.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:Easter Island off the coast of Chile has a major trash problem. It's near what's known as a "trash vortex" in the middle of the South Pacific and floating waste is constantly washing ashore. Local officials estimate the growing population is producing more than 20 tons of trash per day. What's to be done? Jeffrey Brown explores some creative solutions, including a music school made of garbage.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 21, 2019).
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 minutes)
Playing Time:00:06:46
Language:In English.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:Broadcast October 5, 2018.

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