Garbage through the ages by Monika Moorman https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh Ancient Civilizations en-us 2021-02-25 11:04:18 UTC 2021-07-12 15:31:19 UTC hello@padlet.com Troy moormm252 https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646064092 - garbage left on the floors or in the roadways
- a fresh layer of dirt was put on garbage when the smell became overpowering 
- the accumulation of garbage resulted in increasing the heights of floors and roadways and even raising roofs (4.7 ft to 13 ft per century)
- some people would search for items to reuse 


]]> 2021-07-12 15:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646064092 Egypt moormm252 https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646066930 - waste dumped in the Nile River

]]> 2021-07-12 15:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646066930 Greece moormm252 https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646067517 - Around 500 BC, the Greeks organized municipal dumps and established compost pits
- established laws requiring the waste to be dumped 1 mile from the city walls]]> 2021-07-12 15:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646067517 Athens moormm252 https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646068873 - the first known law against throwing trash into the streets was issued (around 500 BC)]]> 2021-07-12 15:23:47 UTC https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646068873 China moormm252 https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646069584 - established a workforce to collect trash (around the second century BC)]]> 2021-07-12 15:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646069584 Mayans moormm252 https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646070395 - had dumps for organic waste
- reused materials (broken pottery, household debris)]]> 2021-07-12 15:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646070395 Rome moormm252 https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646071299 - trash collection system was not able to keep up with the volume of trash therefore it was not enforced in many areas
- wealthy Romans used slaves to remove trash (ending up in the streets)]]> 2021-07-12 15:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/moormm252/1mx9rtu2xw759phh/wish/1646071299