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Dirty Jobs: A Beautiful Waste
Treated medical waste -- a jumble of rubber, plastic bags and pointy stuff -- is "weirdly beautiful" ... at least according in Mike Rowe's eyes. See why.
Added: Jan 3, 2012
Views: 6663 Views
Runtime: 02:25
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