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The Hidden Life of Garbage
New Press
September 2006
On Sale: September 1, 2006
304 pages
ISBN: 1595581200
EAN: 9781595581204
Paperback
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Non-Fiction
A sobering exploration of our high-octane trash output
that was named an Editor's Choice by the New York
Times and a nonfiction choice by The
Guardian.
Eat a take-out meal, buy a pair of
shoes, or read a newspaper, and you're soon faced with a
bewildering amount of garbage. The United States is the
planet's number-one producer of trash. Each American throws
out 4.5 pounds daily. But garbage is also a global problem;
the Pacific Ocean is today six times more abundant with
plastic waste than zooplankton. How did we end up with this
much rubbish, and where does it all go? Journalist and
filmmaker Heather Rogers answers these questions by taking
readers on a grisly, oddly fascinating tour through the
underworld of garbage.
Said to "read like a thriller"
(Library Journal), Gone Tomorrow excavates the
history of rubbish handling from the 1800s to the present,
pinpointing the roots of today's waste-addicted society.
With a "lively authorial voice" (New York Press),
Rogers draws connections between modern industrial
production, consumer culture, and our throwaway lifestyle.
She also investigates controversial topics like the politics
of recycling and the export of trash to poor countries,
while offering a potent argument for change. 10 b/w photographs.
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