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Garbage land on the secret trail of trash

Royte, Elizabeth (Author).

Summary: In the vein of "Stiff, Nickel and Dimed, and "Fast Food Nation, GARBAGE LAND takes us behind the scenes and into the corners of our own lives, revealing the fantastic truth behind what we've taken for granted or never even thought about.- Royte's last book, "The Tapir's Morning Bath, was a "New York Times Notable Book, praised widely for Royte's keen observations and narrative skill.

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  • ISBN: 0316030732 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
  • ISBN: 9780316030731 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
  • Physical Description: viii, 311 p. ; 24 cm.
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  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2005.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction. Quantifying in the kitchen -- To the dump -- Dark angels of detritus -- Amphibious assault -- Stalking the active face -- The spectacle of waste -- Avoiding the dump -- Behold this compost -- Forward into the flexo nip -- Hammer of the Gods -- Mercury rising -- Satan's resin -- Flushing it away -- Downstream -- In the realm of taboo -- Piling on -- It's coming on Christmas -- The dream of zero waste -- The ecological citizen.
Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2007. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 380 KB).

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