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Item Approaching the science of food waste through documentary film(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2019) Bates, Samantha Ellyn; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Lucia Ricciardelli'Trash' does not exist in nature, as any waste generated by an organism is utilized by another. Humans have strayed away from the earth's natural processes by exporting waste towards a dead end, allowing it to pile high in landfills where it most likely will never decompose. Documentary filmmakers have attempted to raise awareness about this pressing environmental issue of waste by illustrating the negative impacts of landfills on our lives and providing the viewer with attainable and sustainable waste diversion solutions. This study will describe, discuss, and compare the different aesthetic and thematic approaches adopted in 'Wasted!' 'The Story of Food Waste', 'Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story' and 'Rot', three documentary films that propose environmentally-friendly waste disposal strategies as possible solutions to our global food waste crisis.Item Learning from the landfill(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2008) Kitchens, Jonathan Ashley; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: John BrittinghamWe are a culture of material consumption. We have created a cycle of extraction, production, distribution, consumption, and disposal that perpetuates our consumptive behavior. Our culture, way of life and economy is also hinged upon this process. We have created and enacted myths that provide reasoning, support and even a need for the continuation of this lifestyle. The byproduct, as well as the foundation for this culture, is the landfill. This thesis will explore the space created by the centralized concentration of garbage and the associated myths. This thesis will also show the necessity for a new myth and outline a new vision for the landfill encompassing the man-made landscape of this culture's discarded belongings. This project will shed light upon both the beautiful potential and decay that constitutes our landfill.