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The Garbage Man

Andrew Nisker / Andrew Nisker / 2006

A trailer for a film that asks the question, What would happen if the garbage man never came again? As an experiment, one family keeps their garbage for 3 months, constantly monitoring and quantifying their consumption in every aspect of their lives. The film also examines the other end of the waste process, a landfill outside of a residential community in Michigan. The true cost of our wasteful lifestyle becomes clearer in this examination of consumer waste.

This film is in QuickTime 7 format - get the latest version here.

For more info: http://www.myspace.com/garbagemandoc , http://andrewnisker.com

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