Coming from America, or some nation similarly skilled in methods of clandestine waste removal – with magic, automatic flush toilets; color-coded trash bins; and troops of picker-uppers who carouse the streets in great machines with as much authority as fire engines – such unglamorous, undisguised removal may be a bit shocking. Here in this ancient [...]
Jun 15, 2009 | Categories: China, Nanjing, This Ridiculous World Guide | Tags: excrement, garbage, Humor, refuse, slop buckets, social commentary, Trash, waste | Leave A Comment »
The rains had just subsided. Sick Baby Street (also known as Guangzhou Lu) was crawling with parents carrying their patched children in their arms like loads of firewood. The stench – some amalgam of diaper, gasoline, and steaming buns – repelled the nose from its ordinary forward aim; out of pure necessity we walked looking [...]
Mar 23, 2009 | Categories: Art and Garbage, China | Tags: art, Art and Garbage, art galleries, caps, garbage, municipal workers, sick baby street, Trash, waste | Leave A Comment »
Jan 13, 2009 | Categories: China, Signs of Thought | Tags: English signage in China, garbage, Humor, recycling, redeeming bottles, rubbish, Trash, waste, yuhuatai park | Leave A Comment »
How To Properly Dispose of Your Excess Waste httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfWVqdju0o8 Follow these five easy steps: 1. Remember that nothing ensures safety more than acting casual. Forgo the superfluity of traffic cones or flashing lights. 2. Procure a large container on wheels (similar to a garbage can) for the purpose of transporting your waste to the dumping [...]
Jan 04, 2009 | Categories: China, Videos | Tags: chinese workers, dumping, Expat, Gross, how to, Humor, instructional video, manholes, safety, social commentary, Videos, waste | Leave A Comment »
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Dec 11, 2008 | Categories: China, Traces of Progress | Tags: Chinese Food, consumption, garbage, purple mountain, social commentary, Traces of Progress, Trash, waste, white horse park | Leave A Comment »
Waste Not Yet Ye Be Wasted A simple garbage bin, a pleasant wood exterior, designed in accordance with the ultra-modern concept of discretion when disposing. Right bin or left bin?. Choose wisely. Consumption has past; it is too late to change that. You weren’t satisfied with your purchase? You think the whole thing was a [...]
Sep 26, 2008 | Categories: China, Crimes Against Posterity | Tags: disposal, garbage, Garbage Ninjas, life, Population, recycling, Trash, waste | Leave A Comment »
Yichang, CHINA – As part of a recent campaign to improve general cleanliness, the small city of Yichang has displayed a series of informative posters aimed at educating residents in proper waste disposal. In one poster, a friendly cartoon Earth can be seen directing from atop a toilet as two citizens contribute to a growing [...]
Sep 03, 2008 | Categories: China, NEWS FLASH, Yichang | Tags: informative posters, waste, watermelon rinds | 2 Comments »
This Ridiculous World Guide: China – Garbage Vessels
Coming from America, or some nation similarly skilled in methods of clandestine waste removal – with magic, automatic flush toilets; color-coded trash bins; and troops of picker-uppers who carouse the streets in great machines with as much authority as fire engines – such unglamorous, undisguised removal may be a bit shocking. Here in this ancient [...]
Jun 15, 2009 | Categories: China, Nanjing, This Ridiculous World Guide | Tags: excrement, garbage, Humor, refuse, slop buckets, social commentary, Trash, waste | Leave A Comment »