Recycling the Roman way … from trash to triumph

Every tour of the Roman Colosseum includes a history lesson on recycling.  As someone that struggles to properly sort modern recyclables, I am left with horror and admiration upon learning of the Coliseum’s Travertine marble facade being stripped away for use at St. Peter’s in Vatican City (around 1462).  The marble and stone from theContinue reading “Recycling the Roman way … from trash to triumph”