Do you know what happens to that takeout meal you just put in the trash? Where does the plastic container go? What about the leftovers?

You might be oblivious to the journey of your garbage after it leaves the kitchen, but Yang Juping makes a living making sure waste doesn't end up in the wrong places. She's been dealing with garbage disposal equipment, technology and recycling solutions for most of her career and even has an innovation studio named after her at a kitchen waste disposal plant in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. 

This is Yang's story.