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Kallen, Stuart A.

Trashing the Planet: Examining Our Global Garbage Glut

104 pp. | Twenty-First Century | August, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-5124-1314-4 $37.32 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5124-4866-5
(3) YA Kallen provides a thoughtful evaluation of the problems with human waste--particularly since the advent of plastic and a culture of disposable goods. The technologies of waste treatment, storage, and cleanup--as well as the challenges of waste removal in oceans across the globe and in space--are thoroughly examined. Effective photographs and charts are included throughout. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

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