How an Orphaned NYC Garbage Barge Began the Recycling Boom in America

There's a new short video series called "Retro Report" that the New York Times is producing. Its first effort is about the wayward voyage of the Mobro 4000 –  not a new video game, but a six-million ton floating pile of New York City garbage that captured the nation's attention in 1987. 12 minutes of interesting history on how we got here from there.