Description |
277 pages : illustrations, graphs, map, charts, form ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-268) and index. |
Contents |
102 tons, or, Becoming China's trash compactor -- The biggest thing we make -- Ain't no mountain high enough -- Piggeries and burn piles : an American trash genesis -- From trash TV to landfill rodeos -- The last and future kingdom -- Down to the sea in chips -- Nerds vs. Nurdles -- The trash detectives -- The trash trackers -- Decadence now -- The way back -- Pick of the litter -- Chico and the man -- Green cities and garbage death rays -- Put-down, pickups and the power of no -- Garbage in, garbage out. |
Summary |
From the quirky to the astounding, Garbology weighs in with remarkable true tales from the front lines of the war on waste. |
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"Narrative science book about trash."--Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Refuse and refuse disposal.
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Environmental engineering.
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Salvage (Waste, etc.) -- China.
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Added Title |
Our dirty love affair with trash. |
ISBN |
9781583334348 |
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1583334343 |
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