Eric Maugendre about carbon"Nearly all the works of Roman art that were most greatly admired in antiquity have been lost or destroyed. The vast majority of #ancientRome public buildings have either been completely destroyed or deteriorated into ruins.
But we still have a literal mountain of ancient Roman #trash": https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2021/04/10/monte-testaccio-a-literal-mountain-of-ancient-roman-trash/
#olive #oliveOil #Rome #Trade #civilization #empire #pollution #consuming #responsibility #history #regulation #plastic
Monte Testaccio: A Literal Mountain of Ancient Roman Trash - Tales of Times Forgotten
A lot of people nowadays are talking about how plastic takes thousands of years to decompose and our landfills will therefore still be full of plastic thousands of years from now. It is, however, important to note that massive landfills filled with waste that takes thousands of years to decompose is not an exclusively modern … Continue reading "Monte Testaccio: A Literal Mountain of Ancient Roman Trash"
