Garbology - Analysis and Interpretation - Essay Example

List of things thrown away in a week for the period March 10 -16, 2014

• Wrappers of food and food excesses
• Plastic wrap of gadgets I bought
• Wrap of the clothing materials I bought
• School materials such as papers, pen, waste of pencil sharpener
• Broken DVD
• Containers of household cleaning items
• Tattered clothes
• Tissue paper
• Soda cans and waste of other food items

If the observation of the thrash will be longer, it could really reveal a lot about us because there are things that I have not thrown yet that would tell a lot about me such as the hobbies I engage in and the things that I like.

The archaeologist in the future can readily tell that the place I live is occupied by a young adult judging from my thrash. Such archaeologists would also be able to tell that I am a male student judging from my disposal of school materials such as papers, pens and old tattered jerseys (male design). Our refusal will tell that our household mirrors the typical American middle class who enjoys amenities in life.
Our thrash will also tell that we do groceries at least once a week and that we are technology savvy just like most people my age. It would also tell that my household is able to afford home entertainment because of the broken DVDs I threw. It is because our thrash that relates to food are regular as well as thrashes that relate to gadgets and technology.

There is consistent disposal of soda and plastic wraps of clothing and gadget and that would indicate that there is a young adult in the household. The archaeologist can also tell that such a young adult is male based on the labels of my disposals.  It would however be difficult to determine how many young adults are there in the household because some of my thrash coincides with my father.  Such thrash includes our gym apparel and clothing where we almost have the same preference of brand.  I also have regular visitors because we are a close-knit family and that includes relatives and friends who leave their trash behind.  Now, that would be impossible to determine in the future whose thrash belongs to me or my cousins.  Nevertheless, investigators in the future can figure out how we lived based on our disposals alone.