Personalized TrashA Collection of Forgotten Boarding Passes

Volume 3

Collected by Thayne Breezee

Personalized Trash

A Collection of Forgotten Boarding Passes

The definition of a boarding pass is widely known but the

item itself is generally tossed aside. A meaningless permission slip

that temporarily grants a guest rentorship of a select space on an

aircraft. I found a fascinating aspect that makes boarding passes

unique, and a recycling concept hidden in them.

The machine I designed generates and operates on human

carelessness. The concept of personalized trash on a global scale

could hold people accountable of their own waste; as their name

would be on it. The boarding pass itself is migrating to digital

delivery, assuming the reasoning is to reduce the amount of wasted

paper, but I admire what it stands for in its’ physical form. It is a per-

sonalized piece of trash. It’s a window into the large scale waste that

is paid little attention to, with the roll of a shoulder it’s left behind

for someone else to pick up and dispose of properly. The condition,

the location, or might there be gum smashed between it? All of these

things help identify the subtle characteristics of a passenger. Pay

close attention to the quality of each boarding pass. Imagine a small

city with personalized trash. Would we be more conscious then?

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