I worked Saturdays at the dump because I'm fascinated by what people throw out
Meg Whitton took a part-time job at a local dump in her county to see what people chose to throw out, what it says about consumerism and how people attach meaning to possessions.
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![Meg Whitton worked part-time at a Simcoe County dump in 2022. A woman in an orange-and-yellow visibility shirt holds up a yellow plastic playground slide.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7075162.1704439091!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/meg-whitton-at-the-dump.jpg)
Meg Whitton took a part-time job at a local dump in her county to see what people chose to throw out, what it says about consumerism and how people attach meaning to possessions.