| Eat a take-out meal, buy a pair of shoes, or read a newpaper, and you're soon faced with a bewildering amount of garbage. the United States is the plant's number-one producer of trash; each American throws out 4.5 pounds daily. How did we end up with this much rubbish, and where does it all go? Rogers answers these questions with a"lively authorial voice" (New York Press), drawing connections between modern industrial production, consumer culture, and our throwaway lifestyle while offering a potent argument for change. |
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