A true "Trashformation".Changing the way people think about trash is the goal of a new exhibit by the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO SWACO Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (Grove City, OH) ), which has opened at Ohio's Center of Science and Industry (COSI COSI Center Of Science and Industry (Columbus, OH, USA) COSI Creative Outsourcing Solutions International (UK) COSI Cost of Savings Index COSI Closeout System Installation (NASA) ) in Columbus. Reduce, Reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. , Recycle re·cy·cle tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles 1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment. 2. To start a different cycle in. 3. a. , Rethink and Rot is the message delivered by "Trashformation." The exhibit's video screens ask visitors what they will do with their trash. If viewers select the "Dispose" option, a panoramic view of the Franklin County Franklin County is the name of 24 counties in the United States. All except Franklin County, Idaho are likely named for Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father of the United States. landfill fills the video screens. If the "5-Rs" option is selected, viewers are instructed in how landfill space can be saved through reuse and recycling. Four 11-foot-high kiosks then teach viewers about recycling. Each kiosk features three panels that show the recycling process for glass, metal, plastic and paper from beginning to end. Visitors see the product in its "throw-away state," the processing state and as a final product ready for reuse. "We believe if visitors to COSI see the results of their daily choices they will better realize the impact those choices can have on the world," SWACO Executive Director Mike Long says. |
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