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Garbage land : on the secret trail of trash

Author: Elizabeth Royte
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, 2005.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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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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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Elizabeth Royte
ISBN: 0316738263 9780316738262
OCLC Number: 56793688
Description: viii, 311 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 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.
Responsibility: Elizabeth Royte.

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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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