The affluence of western society has given rise to unprecedented quantities of waste, presenting one of the most intractable environmental problems for contempo

Resisting Garbage presents a new approach to understanding practices of waste removal and recycling in American cities, one that is grounded in the close observ

The affluence of western society has given rise to unprecedented quantities of waste, presenting one of the most intractable environmental problems for contempo

The Politics of Trash explains how municipal trash collection solved odorous urban problems using nongovernmental and often unseemly means. Focusing on the pers