As our "Where is 'Away'?" Project progresses, we have begun visualizing our research by creating a "detective wall" to help us piece together the story of waste in Ann Arbor. With the information before us, it's clear that there's a lot more to uncover, specifically regarding landfills/trash. We have not been able to find much information online about the landfills our trash goes to, or what happens at the mysterious sites.
On an unsuspecting Wednesday afternoon recess, however, some students halted their play as they noticed a large Waste Management truck pull into SK. "We have to ask them where they're taking our stuff!" Iris shouted to me. As we ran to meet the truck, he began to leave SK. I stopped, sighed, and assumed we had lost him. "We have to chase him down on Platt Road!" Iris continued. We ran to Platt, and waved the truck down. He pulled over. More students from the playground noticed and ran over. An older gentleman got out from the truck, and the students excitedly threw their questions at him: "Where are you taking our trash? What landfills do you go too? How often do you come here?" The man, named Allen, was excited to share and grateful that the students were so interested in his work. After recess, we were able to add the information he gave us to our detective board, adding on to our understanding of what "away" really means.
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