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And for this one, we’re doing a deep dive into waste – or rather, waste disposal.
It’s not an issue we generally like to talk about, but how we deal with our trash, rubbish and garbage matters.
Cover art by @lectrr.bsky.social
And for this one, we’re doing a deep dive into waste – or rather, waste disposal.
It’s not an issue we generally like to talk about, but how we deal with our trash, rubbish and garbage matters.
Cover art by @lectrr.bsky.social
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So, hold your nose and dive in.
I did, joining @dennisabbott.bsky.social (right, with me) to the Brussels incinerator to see what happens to the detritus we throw in our white bags.
Lisa Bradshaw tailed the blue bags taking our plastic and metal waste.
Jon Eldridge tracked the yellow bags of paper and card waste.
Kim Revill joined the bin men collecting the orange bag of food waste.
And Richard Harris watched glass bottles being shredded.
Antwerp's Boerentoren, or Farmers’ Tower, is certainly Art Deco: Helen Lyons recalls its controversial construction.
No one could capture the art of labour like Constantin Meunier. David Labi examines the artist’s life and his work on work.
And Philippe Van Parijs crunches recent data on how Europe’s – and Belgium’s – knowledge of languages is changing.