Trash to Treasure

Crunchy Chicken was wondering about digging trash out of the landfills in the future in order to recycle it.

Funny, I always wonder what people in the future will think of the things they find in the landfills.

Picture: hundreds of years from now, the lost civilization of Atlanta being discovered! And there are all these things! Important things! The dig up boxes with glass fronts, thousands upon thousands of them! They discover piles and piles of broken toys! Lawnmowers with missing wheels! A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIRTY DIAPERS (comes with complimentary poop!).

What will they think of this stuff?

Honestly, this is something I sit here and wonder about. Which shouldnt surprise anyone, as I also sit here and wonder things like, “Who ate the first eggplant? Did they convince some idiot who didnt know the rest of the plant was poisonous?” and “How did Egyptians get the bright idea to pull dead people’s brains out of their noses?”

You know, archaeologists get so excited about finding objects from everyday life from long ago civilizations. So, when they find a whole pile of Swiffer easy mops, what will that say to them about us?

There is actually a picture book that takes this on – all I can remember about it is the future people are convinced that toilet seats are worn around someone’s neck, and the “sanitized for your protection” paper strips across the seat are what keeps the lid up on your head. Im pretty sure you had to wear it while worshipping the pretty box with the screen. I wish I could remember the title, because I kinda want to read it again. And possibly cry, because honestly, that’s some wildly disturbing stuff for me.