Waste and Want
Subtitle: A Social History of Trash
Publisher: Owl Books
Published: September 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780805065121
Subjects: United States - General; Research; Social Science; Sociology; History; Americana; Economic Conditions; Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling; History / General
First sentence: At first the new scavenger is filled with disgust and self-loathing," writes Lars Eighner, describing "Dumpster diving" in his 1993 memoir of American homelessness.