5: Closing the Recycling Loop by City of the Future published on 2018-11-30T10:02:45Z Simple as it may seem, recycling properly is really hard — and our misguided attempts are actually harming the planet more than helping. But what if we could know, instantly, if we're recycling correctly? What if we were "nudged" to recycle better? Or reuse more? In this episode, we explore how behavioral science — and computer vision — could help us help our planet. City of the Future is produced by Benjamen Walker and Andrew Callaway. Our hosts are Vanessa Quirk and Eric Jaffe. This episode was mixed by Zach McNees. Music is by Adaam James Levine-Areddy (check out his band at amsterdamlost.com). Art is by Tim Kau. Special thanks to all who made this episode possible: Benjamin Miller, Emily Kildow, Sasha Tregebov, and Clare Miflin. Comment by Speke Wilson Teach the next generation how to recycle better by enlisting Oscar from Sesame Street. Oscar pops up out of the metal bin and throws your metallic sandwich wrapper back at you. Kids would love it. When Americans live in Germany, they're shocked when the garbage men refuse to take away their poorly sorted trash. 2019-04-19T03:15:48Z