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    Title
    Gone Tomorrow
    Subtitle
    The Hidden Life of Garbage
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Heather Rogers
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 302
    Width: 133 mm
    Height: 190 mm
    Thickness: 20 mm
    Weight: 313 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9781595581204
    ISBN 10: 1595581200
    Classifications
    Dewey: 363.72850973
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T8.8
    BIC subject category: RNH
    BISAC category code: NAT011000
    BISAC category code: SCI020000
    LC classification: s
    Illustrations note
    10 black-&-white-illustrations
    Publisher
    The New Press
    Imprint name
    The New Press
    Publication date
    01 September 2006
    Publication City/Country
    New York/US
    Main description
    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.
    Review quote
    If You've ever wondered why our society spits out so much garbage, then read Heather Rogers' brilliant book. With terrific storytelling she uncovers one of the most invisible but troubling aspects of modern life. Gone Tomorrow cuts to the heart of what ails the planet.