I'm a worm murderer.

我是殺蟲兇手

This month I tried to live zero waste.

這個月我嘗試過著零垃圾的生活

I had no idea what I was doing,

我不知道自己在做什麼，

but I learned along the way,

但就是一步一腳印，

from just trying not to make any trash day to day,

日復一日試圖不製造垃圾，

and from speaking to experts along the way.

以及從和專家們的談話當中學習

(upbeat funk music)

(歡樂放克樂）

The average American makes about

美國人每日平均製造

4.3 pounds of trash in one day.

4.3磅的垃圾量

And I'm going to be trying to make no trash.

而我要嘗試不製造垃圾

Whenever I hear about where the environment's going,

每當我聽到環境將面臨的問題，

I get really scared,

我便感到非常害怕，

and it makes me feel very powerless.

那讓我感到非常的無力

How much waste does the average person in LA make per month?

在洛杉磯每月平均每個人產生的垃圾有多少？

- About 150 pounds per month.

－每個月大約150磅

- Wow.

－哇

I think this is gonna be really hard for me.

我覺得這對我而言真的很困難

And I'm not necessarily really looking forward to it.

而且並不令人期待

I'm struggling with how I'm supposed to eat,

我正在掙扎要怎麼吃東西，

because most food comes in packages.

因為大部分的食物都有包裝

Maybe I should try to go into the woods

或許我應該到森林裡

and forage for some nuts and berries?

找一些堅果和莓果來吃？

I'm having a hard time figuring out

我很難斷定

where the line ends and begins.

這件任務要如何開始和結束

I'm eating these tacos, and they're on plates.

我在盤子上吃墨西哥玉米餅，

Maybe I'm not even supposed to be doing this.

也許我根本不應該這麼做

I wash my hands, and I unconsciously waved my hand

我洗手後下意識的揮手

and now I have this.

所以得到這個

I'm cranky because I've been going hungry a lot.

一直處於飢餓狀態的我實在是快瘋了

So I need to find a better solution

所以我必須找到一個比

than just eating bananas.

一直吃香蕉更好的方法

(groaning)

（呻吟）

How important is it that we reduce our waste?

減少浪費究竟有多麼重要呢？

What's really at stake for us if we don't?

如果我們不這麼做會有什麼風險？

- We're stewards of this land,

－我們是土地的管理人，

so every time we negatively impact the system,

因此每一次我們負面影響這個系統，

we're actually jeopardizing our ability

我們其實就是在危害自己

to breathe, drink water, consume food.

能夠呼吸，飲水，飲食的能力

- So I went to the store,

－我去商店

and I brought my jars and I was able to fill up

帶了廣口瓶才能

with some quinoa from the bulk bins.

將藜麥由散裝箱裡裝入

And some other items.

還有其他的物品

The nice side effect of this is that

這樣做的好處是

I am forced to eat very healthy.

我被迫吃的非常健康

Because I'm not able to eat anything

因為我不能吃任何

that comes in packaging.

帶有包裝的食品

Which is most processed foods.

那些大多是加工食品

I am realizing that being able to do this challenge

我明白這個挑戰本身

is a privilege in itself.

就是個特權

Because a lot of packaged, processed foods

因為大多數的包裝，加工食品

are the cheapest foods.

都是最廉價的

And fresh-produce can be really expensive.

新鮮的產品則非常的昂貴

But collectively, I'm spending less money.

但整體來說，我的花費減少

These are the food scraps from a stir fry I made.

這些是炒菜剩下的殘渣

And I'm not going to eat them, but I can't throw them away.

我不打算吃，但也不能丟

I'm keeping my compost in my freezer

我把這些廚餘保存在冷凍庫裡

until I can figure out what I'm gonna do with it.

直到我想出處理的辦法

I used to think that I needed different soaps

從前我總認為不同的用途

for different things,

需要使用不同種類的肥皂，

but now I'm realizing that soap is just soap.

現在我領悟肥皂就是肥皂

This is a meal I made.

這是我煮的餐點

It was harder to get all the ingredients zero waste,

要得到這些食材又不能產生浪費是很困難的，

but feeling pretty good.

但是感覺非常好

I'm here at Griffith Park Composting Facility,

禮拜六的早晨我在格里芬公園堆肥中心

on a Saturday morning, and I'm gonna take a class

我會上一堂課

to learn how to compost.

學習如何堆肥

I learned in the workshop

在一個專題研討會中

that a vermicompost would be the best for an apartment

我學到蚯蚓糞便是最適合用在

that didn't have access to soil.

不易取得土壤的公寓

So I set about making one.

所以我著手做一個

I'm starting my in home worm bin,

開始我的家庭蟲箱，

and I have egg shells, and egg cartons for roughage

蛋殼和蛋盒作為粗糧

then I have my red wigglers, and I'm very excited.

另外還有這些紅色蠕動的傢伙，我感到非常的興奮

- [Friend] Ahh!

－[友人]啊！

- (bleep) Ew that's so gross.

－（尖銳聲）噢，那實在太噁心了

Let me see.

讓我看看

- Oh my god, no.

－哦我的天啊

- [Woman In Challenge] They're kinda cute, right?

－[挑戰的女子]牠們看起來蠻可愛的，不是嗎？

- Yeah, I kinda like them.

－對啊，我蠻喜歡牠們的

- And look, see they're burrowing down.

－看，牠們在往下鑽洞呢

And they're gonna eat the food scraps.

牠們會吃食物殘渣

This is getting easier everyday,

這件事情越來越容易了，

and it's feeling really nice actually.

而且令我感到非常愉快

Cause I always would feel kind of bad

以前總會因為製造垃圾

about all the trash that I was using,

而感到不安，

and it's awesome to like,

將感覺付諸行動

put that feeling into action,

是很棒的，

and actually do something about it.

你實際上做了些改變

Another zero waste meal.

又是零浪費的一餐

Where does the trash in LA go?

洛杉磯的垃圾都往哪裡去了？

- The trash goes to a transfer station,

－垃圾運送到轉運站，

where it is sorted and then it is trucked out

在那裡分類之後用卡車

to a local landfill.

載往當地的掩埋場

- So how many pounds of waste does Sunshine Canyon

－陽光峽谷一天接收

take in per day?

幾磅的廢物？

- About 8,500 tons of rough use in per day.

－每天大約8,500噸的垃圾量

- Wow.

－哇

- The majority of that comes from the city of Los Angeles.

－垃圾多數都來自於洛杉磯市

And there's quite a few other facilities around the area

在這個區域還有許多其他的設施

that handle the remaining 70%.

處理剩下百分之70的垃圾

If you think of the old garbage dump, right?

如果你認為那是人們口中的

That people refer to.

舊垃圾場

It's nothing like that anymore.

其實已經不是那樣了

These are highly engineered.

這些設施都是高度工程化

- Why does a landfill have to close,

－為什麼掩埋場需要關閉，

and what happens to a landfill once it closes?

一旦它關閉會發生什麼事呢？

- The landfill will reach a certain elevation,

－掩埋場會達到特定的高度，

where then it can be closed

那時就要關閉

and put back as best as it can, right?

盡其所能的將它

To the way it was before.

恢復成原來的樣子

Unfortunately, the trash is in there.

可惜的是，垃圾還是在那裏

- I'm done.

－30天零垃圾體驗結束了

And I feel very happy, sad.

我既開心也難過

I made this in a month.

這些是我一個月來製造的垃圾

Tags from reusable bags.

回收袋上的標籤

Some Advil.

一些Advil （藥物品牌）

Tags from the Mason Jar.

廣口瓶上的標籤

A delicious drum stick.

一根美味的雞骨頭

A teabag.

茶包

This was like what the socks came in.

這個是附在襪子上的

Floss.

棉線

I couldn't reuse this part.

我無法重複使用這個部分

What can an average person do to reduce their trash?

一般人能夠做什麼來減少製造廢物呢？

- Reduce, reuse, recycle.

－減少使用，重複使用，回收再利用

- We all like to buy things packaged real nice,

－我們都喜歡買那些包裝精良的產品

knowing no one touched 'em.

確保它們沒有被拆開過

The reality that is creating a lot of extra packaging.

事實是如此一來產生更多額外的包裝

- [Bonny] We need people to start thinking about,

－[邦妮] 人們必須開始思考，

is the disposable product that they're using

他們所使用的一次性產品

really adding that value to their life?

是否在生活中額外添加了價值？

- I think one person can make a difference.

－我認為一個人也能做出改變

- One person can really evaluate

－一個人能夠評估

everything that they're consuming,

他所有的消耗，

and make some changes.

進而做出一些改變。

You don't have to give up everything,

你不需要放棄所有，

but start with one thing.

一步一步來

And what I've noticed is it spreads throughout your choices.

我發現改變將從選擇中展開.

(ambient electronic music)

（情境電子樂）