A container of plastic garbage pulled into Stockholm a couple of weeks ago. Then the garbage was dumped onto the floor of the National Museum of Science and Technology, in a big dusty pile. On purpose. And a global crowdfunding campaign helped pay for it. Before I tell you how we accomplished that, and why, let me quickly add that garbage was not the only thing in that container. There were also display cases, and
Why I used crowdfunding to bring a truckload of plastic trash to Stockholm
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