In Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash, Elizabeth Royte shines a light on everyone's dirty secret. Like a garbage detective, she follows the used plastic bags, drink containers, old newspapers and, yes, bodily excretions that disappear into the trash can or down the toilet, only to reappear somewhere else, out of sight and out of mind it's a fascinating, sometimes tiring, often depressing tour. · “Garbage has found its poet, and her name is Elizabeth Royte. In her new book, Garbage Land, America’s trash trucks, waste treatment facilities, landfills, and compost heaps, as well as her san men, haulers, bureaucrats, suspiciously taciturn landfill operators, and oddly evangelistic environmentalists, are lavished with the attention of a thorough, perceptive, graceful, and often witty . Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash is a work of environmental nonfiction by Elizabeth Royte. First published in , the book takes readers on a journey to discover what happens to trash when we throw it out, and the ecological implications of the North American recycling problem. The book received widespread praise upon its release for raising awareness around trash disposal.
Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash Elizabeth Royte, Author. Little, Brown $ (p) ISBN More By and About This Author. OTHER BOOKS. In Garbage Land, acclaimed science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on the wild adventure that begins once our trash hits the bottom of the can. Along the way, we meet an odor chemist who explains why trash smells so bad; garbage fairies and recycling gurus; neighbors of massive waste dumps; CEOs making fortunes by encouraging waste or. Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at bltadwin.ru
In Garbage Land, science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on a wild adventure to answer that question. Along the way, we meet an odor chemist who explains why trash smells so bad; garbage fairies and recycling gurus; neighbors of massive waste dumps; CEOs making fortunes by encouraging waste or encouraging recycling—often both at the same time; scientists trying to revive our most polluted places; fertilizer fanatics and adventurers who kayak amid sewage; paper people, steel people. Elizabeth Royte decided one day to find out what happened to her garbage. The result is Garbage Land, a mesmerizing trip through the hidden, but necessary, side of the consumption society. The waste stream has tripled since , pounds per person. Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail. of Trash by Elizabeth. Royte, Little Brown. and Co., pgs., Our soda man delivers. He comes bounding up the steps, easily cradling an ancient-looking.
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