Garbology our dirty love affair with trash written from a us perspective and in a somewhat ponderous style this book is of most interest to non us readers when it details some of the frightening statistics of the global garbage scene especially of the threat posed by the careless disposal of the plastics we use in everyday life an interesting insight also into the way in which . I encountered this book by chance when part of the npr interview of edward humes author of garbology our dirty love affair with trash caught my attention. Garbology our dirty love affair with trash 9781515908760 books amazonca skip to main contentca hello select your address books hello sign in account lists account returns orders cart all best sellers prime new releases gift . Garbology our dirty love affair with trash edward humes penguin apr 19 2012 technology engineering 336 pages 7 reviews a pulitzer prize winning journalist takes readers on a surprising tour of the world of garbage take a journey inside the secret world of our biggest export our most prodigious product and our greatest legacy our trash its the biggest thing we make the