BLOG 4 - Waste Management Complex

 Arborea Waste Management Complex

 Trash time! On Thursday we headed out to Arborea to explore their waste management complex. The first part of our tour consisted of exploring the plastic sorting center. In this area, they sift through loads of plastic and separate it into sections that are usable/unusable and different kinds of plastic. We learned about optical separators which function as a device that sort the plastic into different types using sensors. Once the plastic type is sensed it gets shot with a jet to go one path or it does not to go down the other path. As the plastic moves along the different conveyor belts it gets sifted through so that the plant can eventually sell certain types and so that it can deal with the unusable plastic. After learning about the plastic sorting we explored the compost and landfill at the plant. We learned about the way the plant deals with the odor that the air can carry. They send the air through a thick layer of compost where microbes absorb the unwanted smell. This is called a bio filter. The plant showed us the landfill and we even stood on top of it and took a little picture. 

Me being trashy... hahaha

San Sperate

After we spent an adequate time stumbling through the waste management complex, we made our way over to San Sperate, a little town in Sardinia. It is most well known for the murals that cover many of the buildings throughout the area. The town is full of bright flower and fruit trees that litter onto the street. It was a quiet place but we enjoyed a coffee and a beer and made our way over to the museum. We walked through the town and founded a little furry friend who loved little cuddles and pets. She was a chunky girl and only had half a tail! 

Pinuccio Sciola was an artist that crafted sound sculptures and also promoted the murals in San Sperate. His work consisted largely of his sound stones. He spent a very long time researching how sounds could move through the cracks and holes of rocks. A woman played some of the rocks for us and they sounded like a xylophone underwater. It was so peaceful to the point where it made Collin cry.