Shocking photos: how much garbage a person produces in just a week

The problem of waste disposal is becoming more acute for modern people. The consumer society dictates its own rules, flooding the planet with all sorts of packaging, outdated goods and household garbage. On average, a modern person produces from 1 to 1.5 kilograms of waste per day.

American photographer Gregg Segal (Gregg Segal) invited several families from California to go on an unusual experiment. He asked them not to throw out the garbage for a whole week. As a result-a visual demonstration of the environmental crisis in the shocking cycle of works "7 days of garbage" (7 Days of Garbage).

1. Smoking Dana

We have all heard about the problem of household waste, but few people have thought about how much garbage a person produces every day, week, month. American Greg Segal decided to raise this important topic and made a photo shoot with people of different social strata, whom he captured with the garbage that had accumulated in them for 7 days.

2. Till and Nicholas

The author of the project suggested that all participants do not throw out garbage for a week, and then come to him with the contents of their trash can. By spreading all the waste on the grass, sand or water surface, the photographer demonstrated how much waste a person accumulates in a very short time.

"I decided to photograph people against a natural background in order to demonstrate all the unpleasant contrast and at the same time emphasize the danger of waste to the environment. It is important for me to show how much unnecessary garbage each of us produces, " the photographer said.

3. Lovers of reading rather than eating Sam and Jane

Many participants in the photo project were embarrassed when they realized how much garbage they left behind in just one week. This was the main task of the author, who wanted these shocking photos to help people think about what they have in the trash, where it goes and what can be done to improve the situation.

4. "Love to the Grave" by Marsha and Steven

5. Elijah, Jessica, Azai, Ri-carlo and fallen birch

6. Lonely James

7. Alfie, Kirsten, Miles, and Ellie with above-average incomes

8. Friends Leah, Whitney and Catherine

9. Michael, Jason, Annie, and Olivia. Try to find them all

10. Drinking on the Susan Diet

11. Proud Milt

12. John " Excellent metabolism»