Each episode of Distillations podcast takes a deep-dive into a moment of science-related history in order to shed light on the present.
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Episode 29: Left Behind
Matter can neither be created nor destroyed. So when you take your garbage out to the curb every week, do you ever stop to think about where it’s going? In this week’s episode, Jori Lewis explores how New York City is trying to make it easier for residents to recycle their electronic waste.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:31 Introduction
01:15 Element of the Week: Cadmium
03:25 Conversation with Demir Hamami
07:16 Recycling Electronics
11:23 Quote: Chinese proverb
11:32 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Jody Roberts for researching this show. Additional credits available at chemheritage.org/distillations.