Recycling in Pompeii Shows Human Ingenuity

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A recent report from The Guardian suggests that the ancient city of Pompeii may have had the world’s oldest known recycling program.1 A team of researchers has uncovered evidence that mounds of trash outside the city were collected to use as materials for various building projects.

Dr. Allison Emmerson, a member of the research team and Assistant Professor in the department of classical studies at… More…

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Source: icr.org