Rubbish! : the archaeology of garbage / William Rathje and Cullen Murphy.

By:

Rathje, William L

Contributor(s):

Murphy, John Cullen, Jr, 1952-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, c1992.Edition: 1st edDescription: 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

0060166037 :
9780060166038

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.72/8/097471 20

LOC classification:

TD 793.3 R234r 1992

Other classification:

83.63

Contents:

Part I: An introduction to the Garbage Project. Yes, wonderful things ; Garbage and history ; What we say, what we do -- Part II: The landfill excavations. Into the unknown ; The myths of biodegradation -- Part III: Interlude: diapers and demographics. A garbage census? ; The diaper dilemma -- Part IV: Garbage and the future. The technological fix ; Closing the loop ; Life-style override ; The ten commandments.

Summary: It is from the discards of former civilizations that archaeologists have reconstructed most of what we know about the past, and it is through their examination of today's garbage that William Rathje and Cullen Murphy inform us of our present. Rubbish! is their witty and erudite investigation into all aspects of the phenomenon of garbage. Rathje and Murphy show what the study of garbage tells us about a population's demographics and buying habits. Along the way, they dispel the common myths about our "garbage crisis"--About fast-food packaging and disposable diapers, about biodegradable garbage and the acceleration of the average family's garbage output. They also suggest methods for dealing with the garbage we do have.

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Part I: An introduction to the Garbage Project. Yes, wonderful things ; Garbage and history ; What we say, what we do --
Part II: The landfill excavations. Into the unknown ; The myths of biodegradation --
Part III: Interlude: diapers and demographics. A garbage census? ; The diaper dilemma --
Part IV: Garbage and the future. The technological fix ; Closing the loop ; Life-style override ; The ten commandments.

It is from the discards of former civilizations that archaeologists have reconstructed most of what we know about the past, and it is through their examination of today's garbage that William Rathje and Cullen Murphy inform us of our present. Rubbish! is their witty and erudite investigation into all aspects of the phenomenon of garbage. Rathje and Murphy show what the study of garbage tells us about a population's demographics and buying habits. Along the way, they dispel the common myths about our "garbage crisis"--About fast-food packaging and disposable diapers, about biodegradable garbage and the acceleration of the average family's garbage output. They also suggest methods for dealing with the garbage we do have.

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