Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport
Thomson's commitment to reduction in the amount of trash is welcome and important; it comes as a breath of fresh air within the policy literature on garbage transportation. Moreover, it digs beneath the surface of our trash transport problems in a normatively admirable manner.(Perspectives on Politics)This topic is of immense importance.Garbage In, Garbage Outis original and is a substantial contribution to the field of environmental policy. Thomson demonstrates convincingly that the problem of solid waste management is far more complex and serious than most would conceive.(John Wargo, Yale University, author ofGreen Intelligence: Creating Environments that Protect Human Health)Garbage In-Garbage Outis an outstanding work that sheds much light on the current solid waste business model past and future.I highly recommend it to anyone in our industry, and to all who care how we dispose of waste and where.(Bruce J. Edmonds III, Environmental Research Solutions)This work covers new comparative territory, provides a rich source of information on waste legislation, and helps us understand the political reasons why our trash travels so far.(Journal of Southern History)