TY  - BOOK
AU  - Royte,Elizabeth
TI  - Garbage land: on the secret trail of trash
SN  - 031615461X (pbk.)
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - Back Bay Books
KW  - Refuse and refuse disposal
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
N1  - Includes Reading group guide; Includes bibliographical references p. ([299]-300) and index; Introduction. Quantifying in the kitchen -- pt. 1. To the dump -- 1. Dark angels of detritus -- 2. Amphibious assault -- 3. Stalking the active face -- 4. The spectacle of waste -- pt. 2. Avoiding the dump -- 5. Behold this compost -- 6. Forward into the flexo nip -- 7. Hammer of the Gods -- 8. Mercury rising -- 9. Satan's resin -- pt. 3. Flushing it away -- 10. Downstream -- 11. In the realm of taboo -- pt. 4. Piling on -- 12. It's coming on Christmas -- 13. The dream of zero waste -- 14. The ecological citizen
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip052 /2004024732.html
ER  -