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Disposable America

Explore the history of disposability through object stories

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  • Concepts
    • American Waste Practices
    • The Terminology of Waste
    • Distancing Waste
    • The International Waste Trade
  • Exhibits
    • Managing Menstruation: A Material and Visual History
      • “Infinitely Finer:” Aspiration and Advertising
      • “Use ‘Em and Lose ‘Em:” Disposal Practices and the Environment
      • “Necessity Being the Mother of Invention:” Early Menstrual Products
      • “Freedom From Discomfort, Freedom From Embarrassment:” Tampons and Menstrual Cups
      • When Tampons Got Too Good: Toxic Shock Syndrome Crisis
      • “Goodbye, Belts and Pins and Discomfort:” Later Pad Developments
      • “What a Young Woman Ought to Know:” Changing Methods in Education
    • The Plastic Bag
  • Object Stories
    • Inside or Outside the Lines: A History of Early Coloring Books
    • Chewing Gum in America
    • Unpacking Trash Compactors
    • Painting Tools and Supplies
    • Disposable Cameras
    • The Bone and the Toothbrush
    • “A Wholesome Drink”: A History of the Disposable Paper Cup
    • Men’s Paper Collars
    • Trash in Early America
    • Crepe Paper’s “Eye-Delights” and Disposable Domestic Creativity
    • It’s a Wrap: Cellophane and the Packaging Revolution
    • The Little-Known History of Cat Litter
    • From Adhesive Plasters to My Little Pony: The Disposable Bandage in America
      • Boo-Boos Before BAND-AIDS
        • Before Germs: Bodies Out of Balance
        • Boo-Boos in the Early Republic: Home Remedies
        • Germ Theory Spreads
      • Stuck on BAND-AID® Brand
        • The Beginning of BAND-AID® Brand
        • “Now That’s What I Call Flesh-Colored!”
  • Museum of Disposability
  • Lesson Plans
    • Snack Time: The Evolution and Disposability of Snack Food Packaging
      • Section 1: From Barrel to Box
      • Section 2: When Snack Time is Over…
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Lesson Plans

This section includes various lesson plans related to disposability for elementary and middle school students.

 

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Snack Time: The Evolution and Disposability of Snack Food Packaging

Explore the history of disposability through object stories.

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