The Resource In defense of garbage, Judd H. Alexander
In defense of garbage, Judd H. Alexander
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The item In defense of garbage, Judd H. Alexander represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
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- This "other side of the story" is the first to show how waste products contribute positively to the economy, and to place garbage in perspective when considering the total use of America's resources. Alexander comes to this subject with 40 years of experience in making and recycling disposable products and in studying litter and municipal waste issues. He sees the garbage crisis as a political, not a physical, problem and introduces a non-cash national solution. He deals with popular misconceptions about the quantity and growth of garbage, resource consumption, forest productivity, packaging, disposal taxes, landfills, incineration and recycling. Written for open-minded lay readers, policymakers, professionals, and serious-minded students, this is an important contribution to the study of our current environmental situation
- Alexander proposes that the problem does not necessarily lie with the quantity of our resources, population growth, affluence, or with space or pollution, but rather with politics, fear, and misinformation. Alexander offers a survey of the history of garbage, considers the quantity and contents of the waste, and provides us with ways to save our nonrenewable resources. Especially compelling is the discussion of the characteristics and products of our throwaway society. Also covered is the role of packaging, measures for source reduction, the promise and problems of recycling different types of material, biodegradation, compost and litter, and the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste. In Defense of Garbage is about the politics of garbage. Reading this eye-opening book is a sure way to become part of the solution to one of the most hotly-debated problems in the world today
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 239 p.
- Contents
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- In the beginning ... there was garbage
- The quantity of garbage is not strained
- The contents of waste
- Saving resources, saving trees
- Throw away products
- Packaging: a subtle servant
- Source reduction
- Recycling: promise and problems
- Recycling for paper and plastics
- Biodegradation, compost, and litter
- Collection and disposal
- The politics of garbage
- Solving the problems
- Isbn
- 9780275936273
- Label
- In defense of garbage
- Title
- In defense of garbage
- Statement of responsibility
- Judd H. Alexander
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- This "other side of the story" is the first to show how waste products contribute positively to the economy, and to place garbage in perspective when considering the total use of America's resources. Alexander comes to this subject with 40 years of experience in making and recycling disposable products and in studying litter and municipal waste issues. He sees the garbage crisis as a political, not a physical, problem and introduces a non-cash national solution. He deals with popular misconceptions about the quantity and growth of garbage, resource consumption, forest productivity, packaging, disposal taxes, landfills, incineration and recycling. Written for open-minded lay readers, policymakers, professionals, and serious-minded students, this is an important contribution to the study of our current environmental situation
- Alexander proposes that the problem does not necessarily lie with the quantity of our resources, population growth, affluence, or with space or pollution, but rather with politics, fear, and misinformation. Alexander offers a survey of the history of garbage, considers the quantity and contents of the waste, and provides us with ways to save our nonrenewable resources. Especially compelling is the discussion of the characteristics and products of our throwaway society. Also covered is the role of packaging, measures for source reduction, the promise and problems of recycling different types of material, biodegradation, compost and litter, and the collection and disposal of municipal solid waste. In Defense of Garbage is about the politics of garbage. Reading this eye-opening book is a sure way to become part of the solution to one of the most hotly-debated problems in the world today
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Alexander, Judd H
- Dewey number
- 363.72/88
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TD791
- LC item number
- .A528 1993
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Refuse and refuse disposal
- Afvalstoffen
- Afvalverwerking
- Label
- In defense of garbage, Judd H. Alexander
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-229) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In the beginning ... there was garbage -- The quantity of garbage is not strained -- The contents of waste -- Saving resources, saving trees -- Throw away products -- Packaging: a subtle servant -- Source reduction -- Recycling: promise and problems -- Recycling for paper and plastics -- Biodegradation, compost, and litter -- Collection and disposal -- The politics of garbage -- Solving the problems
- Control code
- ocm26217063
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 239 p.
- Isbn
- 9780275936273
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92023977
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o26217063
- (OCoLC)26217063
- Label
- In defense of garbage, Judd H. Alexander
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-229) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In the beginning ... there was garbage -- The quantity of garbage is not strained -- The contents of waste -- Saving resources, saving trees -- Throw away products -- Packaging: a subtle servant -- Source reduction -- Recycling: promise and problems -- Recycling for paper and plastics -- Biodegradation, compost, and litter -- Collection and disposal -- The politics of garbage -- Solving the problems
- Control code
- ocm26217063
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 239 p.
- Isbn
- 9780275936273
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 92023977
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o26217063
- (OCoLC)26217063
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