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Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of TrashOut of sight, out of mind Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels. But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away? In Garbage Land, acclaimed science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on the wild adventure that begins once our trash hits the
Out of sight, out of mind ... Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight-track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels.... But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away? In Garbage Land, acclaimed science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on the wild adventure that begins once our trash hits the bottom of the can. Along the way, we meet an odor chemist who explains why trash smells so bad; garbage fairies and recycling gurus; neighbors of massive waste dumps; CEOs making fortunes by encouraging waste or encouraging recycling-often both at the same time; scientists trying to revive our most polluted places; fertilizer fanatics and adventurers who kayak amid sewage; paper people, steel people, aluminum people, plastic people, and even a guy who swears by recycling human waste. With a wink and a nod and a tightly clasped nose, Royte takes us on a bizarre cultural tour through slime, stench, and heat-in other words, through the back end of our ever-more supersized lifestyles. By showing us what happens to the things we've "disposed of," Royte reminds us that our decisions about consumption and waste have a very real impact-and that unless we undertake radical change, the garbage we create will always be with us: in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we consume. Radiantly written and boldly reported, Garbage Land is a brilliant exploration into the soiled heart of the American trash can.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 08/29/2006
ISBN: 9780316154611
Pages: 311
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.36h x 5.82w x 0.94d
Review Citations: New York Times 09/10/2006 pg. 36
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 113829 / Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash
Reading Level: 9.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 19
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Cool rock and roll jeans.
Size: 34, Color: Black
Very true to size jeans. I'm 6'1" 180. 34" waist is just a little loose. With a belt it's perfect. I'm usually a 32/33 so the sizing is right on.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2020
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Fir good
Size: 40, Color: Blue 407
My son love them true to fit
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Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Calidad
Size: 34, Color: Light Grey 870
Exelente calidad
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Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Slightly smaller than expected
Size: 34, Color: Light Grey 870
I wear a size 34, but these jeans fit like a 32. I'm 6'4" and the length, looks better in mid to high top shoes. I would suggest going a size up.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2026
★★★★★ 1
Cheap material waste a time and money
Size: 42, Color: Light Grey 870
Lied it’s not slim fit material feels really cheap regret wasting my time waiting it’s bad cause as soon as I got it I went in and try it material upset me first then the foot was really big and I know the description said slim fit I went back into Amazon and immediately process a return it’s going right back where it came from even SHEIN pants was thicker than this cheap paper material
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Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2026