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.
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(1992)
Waste and Want
A Social History of Trash
by Susan Strasser
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Consumption (Economics), Land use, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, History, Umweltschutz, Social aspects, Élimination, Histoire, Aspect social, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Déchets, Abfallwirtschaft, Verbrauch, Recyclage (déchets, etc.), Nachhaltigkeit, Recycling, Dechets, Ressourcenokonomie, Elimination, Abfall, Afvalstoffen, 43.42 specific environmental themes, Afvalverwerking, Nachfrage, Sociale aspecten, Ressourcen, Recyclage (dechets, etc.), New York Times reviewed, Recycling (waste, etc.), Conservation of natural resources, Waste (economics)| Edition | Availability |
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Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash
September 1, 2000, Owl Books
Paperback
in English
0805065121 9780805065121
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Waste And Want: A Social History Of Trash
February 1999, Diane Pub Co
Paperback
in English
0756774446 9780756774448
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Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash
September 1999, Metropolitan Books
Hardcover
in English
0805048308 9780805048308
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Waste and want: the other side of consumption
1992, Berg Publishers for the German Historical Institute
in English
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