Audio Recording Mike Peabody interview conducted by Virginia Nickerson, 2018-09-19.
Audio recording of interview with Mike Peabody. Part 1 of 2.
Audio recording of interview with Mike Peabody. Part 1 of 2.
About this Item
- Title
- Mike Peabody interview conducted by Virginia Nickerson, 2018-09-19.
- Summary
- Mike Peabody is a program coordinator at the Additional Recyclables Collection Center (ARCC) for the Central Vermont Waste Management District. The ARCC is one of the few "hard-to-recycle" centers in the country. Peabody collects and finds processors for items such as toothbrushes, VHS tapes, potato chip bags, and household paint. He previously worked as an attendant at a district transfer station. He talks about changes in the industry and how recycling for a municipality is a fulfilling job with benefits.
- Contributor Names
- Peabody, Mike, 1982- interviewee.
- Nickerson, Virginia, interviewer.
- Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor.
- Created / Published
- 2018-09-19
- Subject Headings
- - Peabody, Mike,--1982---Interviews
- - Refuse disposal industry--Forecasting
- - Career changes
- - Workflow
- - Facility management
- - Materials handling
- - Technology
- - Work environment
- - Employment forecasting
- - Hazardous occupations
- - Industrial safety
- - Job satisfaction
- - Job stress
- - Material culture
- - Quality of work life
- - Refuse and refuse disposal--Employees--Interviews
- - Refuse disposal industry--Vermont
- - Refuse and refuse disposal--Vermont
- - Montpelier (Vt.),--event place
- Genre
- Sound recordings
- Digital photographs--Color--2010-2020
- Interviews
- Oral histories
- Personal narratives
- Notes
- - The interview is in two parts. Noise in background is from traffic and the exhaust fan of a nearby office building.
- - Recorded at the bench on Stonecutters Way behind Central Vermont Solid Waste District's office, Montpelier, Vermont, September 19, 2018.
- - Trash talk--workers in Vermont's changing waste management industry : Archie Green Fellows project, 2018-2019 (AFC 2018/031: 04301) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- - To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers.
- - In English.
- Medium
- 2 sound files (wav) (01:06:15) : digital, sound.
- 14 photographs : digital, jpg, color.
- 1 manuscript : docx, pdf, text file.
- Source Collection
- Trash talk--workers in Vermont's changing waste management industry : Archie Green Fellows project, 2018-2019 AFC 2018/031: 04301
- Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 2020655470
- Rights Advisory
- Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
- Access Advisory
- Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
- Online Format
- image
- audio
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/2020655470
- Additional Metadata Formats
- MARCXML Record
- MODS Record
- Dublin Core Record
- IIIF Presentation Manifest
- Manifest (JSON/LD)
Part of
Format
Contributors
Dates
Locations
Languages
Subjects
- Career Changes
- Color
- Digital Photographs
- Employees
- Employment Forecasting
- Event Place
- Facility Management
- Forecasting
- Hazardous Occupations
- Industrial Safety
- Interviews
- Job Satisfaction
- Job Stress
- Material Culture
- Materials Handling
- Montpelier (Vt.)
- Oral Histories
- Peabody, Mike
- Personal Narratives
- Quality of Work Life
- Refuse and Refuse Disposal
- Refuse Disposal Industry
- Sound Recordings
- Technology
- Vermont
- Work Environment
- Workflow
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Credit line
The "Big Top" Show Goes On: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 (AFC 2012/003), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Boeing Aircraft Factory Workers: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2012-2013 (AFC 2012/036), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Cultural Traditions of Ironworkers in America's Upper Midwest: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 (AFC 2011/062), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Dairy Farm Workers in New York's North Country, Archie Green Fellows project, 2012-2013 (AFC 2012/033), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Fresh Produce Workers in Arizona: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2015-2016 (AFC 2015/028), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Funeral Services Workers in the Carolinas, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2016-2017 (AFC 2016/037), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
The Green Book--Documenting African American entrepreneurs: Archie Green Fellows project, 2018-2019 (AFC 2018/029), Archie Green Fellows Project American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Hairdresser and Beauty Shop Culture in America: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 (AFC 2012/035), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Homeless Shelter Workers in the Upper Midwest, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2016-2017, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress (AFC 2016/034)
Illuminating History: Union Electricians in New York City, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2016-2017 (AFC 2016/035), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Recent Immigrant Workers in Iowa's Meatpacking Industry: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2015-2016 (AFC 2015/026), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Stable Views: Voices and Stories from the Thoroughbred Racetrack: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 (AFC 2012/034), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Taking Care--Documenting the Occupational Culture of Home Care Workers, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015 (AFC 2014/021), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)
Tobacco Workers of the Connecticut River Valley: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2014-2015 (AFC 2014/020), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Trash Talk: Workers in Vermont's Waste Management Industry: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2018-2019 (AFC 2018/031), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Western Folklife Center Occupational Folklore Project: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 (AFC 2011/064), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Working the Port of Houston: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2011-2012 (AFC 2012/006), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Working the Waterfront, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Archie Green Fellows Project, 2016-2017 (AFC 2016/036), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Cite This Item
Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.
Chicago citation style:
Peabody, Mike, Interviewee, Virginia Nickerson, and Sponsor Occupational Folklife Project. Mike Peabody interview conducted by Virginia Nickerson, -09-19. -09-19, 2018. Pdf. http://www.surfoboards.com/item/2020655470/.
APA citation style:
Peabody, M., Nickerson, V. & Occupational Folklife Project, S. (2018) Mike Peabody interview conducted by Virginia Nickerson, -09-19. -09-19. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, http://www.surfoboards.com/item/2020655470/.
MLA citation style:
Peabody, Mike, Interviewee, Virginia Nickerson, and Sponsor Occupational Folklife Project. Mike Peabody interview conducted by Virginia Nickerson, -09-19. -09-19, 2018. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.surfoboards.com/item/2020655470/>.
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