Trashin' the Big Apple

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Alison Byrne, Anne Hundhausen, & Allison Steinber
USA, short, 2006
8 mins. (Beta)

This film addresses the environmental impact of landfilling food. With expert interviews and a tour of Rikers Island composting facilities, interspersed with illustrative animated sequences, this film offers an educational journey through New York City's waste and explores solutions to a mounting problem. With Garbageland author Elizabeth Royte and former NYC composting Director Tom Outerbridge.