Kenneth Nelson

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Throw Away Society

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Where'd you put those C... else's bicycle basket?

Where'd you put those Coffee Cups once you've finished drinking, in someone else's bicycle basket?

Where'd you put that Co... at the entrance to the Subway?

Where'd you put that Coffee Cup once you've finished drinking, at the entrance to the Subway?

Where'd you put that Co...ing, on the ledge of a parkway?

Where'd you put that Coffee Cup once you've finished drinking, on the ledge of a parkway?

Where'd you put that Co... exit ramp of a subway station?

Where'd you put that Coffee Cup once you've finished drinking, at the exit ramp of a subway station?

Where'd you put that Co...shed drinking, on a Park Bench?

Where'd you put that Coffee Cup once you've finished drinking, on a Park Bench?

Where'd you put those C...king, placed them out of sight?

Where'd you put those Coffee Cups once you've finished drinking, placed them out of sight?

Where'd you put that Co..., on the fence with the plants?

Where'd you put that Coffee Cup once you've finished drinking, on the fence with the plants?

Where'd you put those C...t beam of the elevated station?

Where'd you put those Coffee Cups once you've finished drinking, stuck into the steel support beam of the elevated station?

Where'd you put that Co...member where, was it important?

Where'd you put that Coffee Cup once you've finished drinking, Don't remember where, was it important?

Where'd you put that Co...es!, Somebody will clean it up?

Where'd you put that Coffee Cup once you've finished drinking, Who cares!, Somebody will clean it up?

Where'd you put those C...cked out of sight, out of mind?

Where'd you put those Coffee Cups once you've finished drinking, tucked out of sight, out of mind?

Where'd you put that Co...9;d worry about it decomposing?

Where'd you put that Coffee Cup once you've finished drinking, a place I'd worry about it decomposing?

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Throw Away Society

Copyright Kenneth Nelson 2024

Updated Sep 2022

Topics Environment, News, Personal

Exploring aspects of the human condition.
People of the Earth are observers. Some are casual, others are active observers. Can observations be a catalyst in making a difference in life? Looking at ways people discard their paper cups explores a level of human caring. If caring (empathy) is the first step in making changes, then it is lacking in many. We have to truly care in order to take action. Maybe it's too much to think about in many a person's head.

This series explores the many ways humanity in affluent, and non-affluent neighborhoods "strategically" (and neatly) throw away something ubiquitous as paper cups.

Kenneth Nelson / New York City

Dec 5, 2015

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