000			01887cam a2200301Ka 4500
001			830005117
003			OCoLC
005			20141118191947.0
008			130314s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng
020			_a9781583335239 (pbk.)
020			_a1583335234 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)830005117 _z(OCoLC)818414584
040			_aXOT _cXOT _dYDXCP _dBTCTA _dBDX _dAZFX8 _dOCLCF _dMSC
082	0	4	_a628.4/40973 _223
090			_aTD788 _b.H86 2013
100	1		_aHumes, Edward. _93942
245	1	0	_aGarbology : _bour dirty love affair with trash / _cEdward Humes.
260			_aNew York : _bAvery, _cc2013.
300			_a325 p. : _bill. ; _c20 cm.
500			_a"With a new afterword"---cover.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a102 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-downs, pickups and the power of no -- Garbage in, garbage out.
520			_aThis narrative science book about trash digs through our epic piles of trash to reveal not just what we throw away, but who we are and where our society is headed. The real secret at the heart of this book may well be the potential for a happy ending buried in our landfill. Waste is the one environmental and economic harm that ordinary working Americans have the power to change and prosper in the process.
650		0	_aRefuse and refuse disposal _zUnited States. _93943
650		0	_aEnvironmental engineering _zUnited States. _93944
650		0	_aSalvage (Waste, etc.) _zChina. _93945
942			_2ddc _cBK
999			_c123059 _d123059