It may be fouling and smothering our fragile planet, but garbage is pure gold for the waste management industry. From per-ton tipping fees at landfills to a price tag of $250,000 for the average curbside collection truck, there’s money to be made at every turn. This CNBC Original documentary examines the business of gathering, disposing of, and profiting from the 250 million tons of trash that move through America’s communities and ecosystems each year. Viewers discover the technological marvel of the 21st-century landfill—a far cry from the town dump that still resonates in the public imagination. Showing how Hawaii, New York City, and parts of China wrestle with their respective disposal issues, the program also explores new methods for giving garbage a second life, turning trash into a power source at, for example, a South Carolina BMW plant.

Films Media Group

Refuse and refuse disposal -- United States, Refuse and refuse disposal -- Economic aspects, Refuse and refuse disposal -- Environmental aspects, Refuse disposal industry -- United States, Sanitary landfills -- United States, Refuse and refuse disposal -- China, Refuse as fuel, Recycling (Waste, etc.)

O'Brien, Alison (Producer), O'Brien, Alison (Writer), Quintanilla, Carl (Writer), Stedman, Allison (Editor), deVroeg, Conrad (Editor), Haverkamp, Joyce (Editor), Quintanilla, Carl (Host), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor), CNBC (Television network) (Producer)

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English

Higher education

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	Distributor
Telephone	800-322-8755
Address	132 West 31st Street 17th Floor New York, NY 10001
Email	custserv@films.com

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