TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rathje,William L.
AU  - Murphy,John Cullen
TI  - Rubbish!: the archaeology of garbage 
SN  - 0060166037 :
AV  - TD 793.3  R234r 1992
U1  - 363.72/8/097471 20
PY  - 1992///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - HarperCollins Publishers
KW  - Garbage Project (University of Arizona)
KW  - Refuse and refuse disposal
KW  - Research
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
KW  - United States
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Huishoudelijk afval
KW  - gtt
KW  - Afvalverwerking
KW  - Dâechets
KW  - âElimination
KW  - ram
KW  - Dâechets industriels
KW  - âEtats-Unis
KW  - Basura
KW  - Eliminación de residuos
N1  - 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
N2  - 	
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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