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Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport
Vivian E. Thomson
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Description for Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport
Paperback. Looks at Virginia's status as the second-largest importer of trash in the United States and uses it as a touchstone for exploring the many controversies around trash generation and disposal. This book examines the garbage issue from a number of perspectives - including considering the links between environmental justice and trash management. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9 b&w photographs, 7 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; RNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 299.
Your garbage is going places you'd never imagine. What used to be sent to the local dump now may move hundreds of miles by truck and barge to its final resting place. Virtually all forms of pollution migrate, subjected to natural forces such as wind and water currents. The movement of garbage, however, is under human control. Its patterns of migration reveal much about power sharing among state, local, and national institutions, about the Constitution's protection of trash transport as a commercial activity, and about competing notions of social fairness. In Garbage In, Garbage Out , Vivian ... Read more
Your garbage is going places you'd never imagine. What used to be sent to the local dump now may move hundreds of miles by truck and barge to its final resting place. Virtually all forms of pollution migrate, subjected to natural forces such as wind and water currents. The movement of garbage, however, is under human control. Its patterns of migration reveal much about power sharing among state, local, and national institutions, about the Constitution's protection of trash transport as a commercial activity, and about competing notions of social fairness. In Garbage In, Garbage Out , Vivian ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
297g
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813928258
SKU
V9780813928258
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99-29
About Vivian E. Thomson
Vivian E. Thomson is Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia and Vice Chair of the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board.
Reviews for Garbage In, Garbage Out: Solving the Problems with Long-Distance Trash Transport
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 Garbage In-Garbage Out is an outstanding work that sheds much light on the current solid waste business model past and future.I highly recommend it to ... Read more
Journal of Southern History Garbage In-Garbage Out is an outstanding work that sheds much light on the current solid waste business model past and future.I highly recommend it to ... Read more