ZDF Studios Unveils The History of Trash

ZDF Studios is launching to market The History of Trash, a brand-new documentary produced by IFAGE-Filmproduktion and commissioned by ZDF’s Terra X.

Beginning with the early Stone Age, the film offers a glimpse into the landfills and cesspits of history and finds that recycling is almost as old as mankind itself. When humans started to walk upright, with hands free to make tools, also came the practice of deliberately throwing things away, creating garbage.

The History of Trash delves into the relics left behind by the Danish Ertebølle culture, whose members made their homes on huge mountains of mussel shells. It also reveals the logistical challenges that were faced in Roman times and the Middle Ages and how London’s sewers, built between 1859 and 1865, are still considered a great feat of urban infrastructure development.

Ralf Rueckauer, VP, Unscripted, ZDF Studios, said: “With waste being one of the most important issues that we currently face, this documentary is very timely and will engage audiences young and old. We look forward to presenting the film to our clients at NEM.”