Can finding joy in taking out the trash help us combat waste?

Aparna Nancherla: The joy of taking out the trash · 4:17 · Video: TED · Watch at the source

In short: Comedian Aparna Nancherla offers a sharp, humorous meditation on our modern relationship with garbage and the endless cycle of consumerism.

In this talk, Nancherla explores the implications of a carbon-powered culture that encourages endless, often unnecessary, purchasing. She reflects on the growing piles of waste produced by our consumerist habits and shares perspectives on how we might learn to use less in a world increasingly overwhelmed by refuse.

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