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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| 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. |
Abstract:
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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