External Rating47%
202229 minRunning

Wasteland

Network:Paramount+

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S01E04 - "Iowa"

Aired on Feb 24, 2022, 12:00 PM

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Description

The world's wealthiest nation hides a problem you've never thought about, but can no longer ignore. Too much waste, and an inadequate way to clean it up. Failing septic tanks and collapsing sewer lines are shooting raw waste into people's homes. Untreated sewage is poisoning rivers and polluting coastlines. Wasteland examines how we got here, and whether overproduction of waste, and a crumbling infrastructure can keep up, before the problem blows up in our faces.

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Status
Running
Language
English
Runtime
29 min
Premiered
February 24, 2022
Schedule
Thursday at 12:00 AM

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Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)

Alabama

Yamaguchi reports on parts of the country where a basic sanitation infrastructure is out of reach for tens of thousands of residents forcing them to live near raw sewage.

Feb 24, 2022

29 min

New York

Yamaguchi visits Mt. Vernon, N.Y., a town in the shadow of New York City, surrounded by wealth, and overwhelmed by a decrepit sewage system that threatens to swallow it whole.

Feb 24, 2022

30 min

Florida

Yamaguchi reports from the Florida coasts, where breakneck development, climate change and too much waste are creating a perfect environmental storm.

Feb 24, 2022

27 min

Iowa

Yamaguchi explores how big farmers in Iowa produce far more pig waste than the environment can handle. As a result, the waste is getting into the waterways and may be impacting residents' health.

Feb 24, 2022

28 min

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