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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2015 | Middle to High School
Gr 5–7—Both a history of trash and a manual of its elimination (or diminution, at least), this nifty book covers a variety of topics, from the trash pits (think archaic sanitary landfills) of the ancient Minoans to the gross filth of New York City in 1850. Employing readable language, Mulder chronicles the development of garbage disposal and goes on to castigate our throw-it-away-and-buy-a-new-one way of thinking. She dis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Four chapters study garbage, looking at how waste and methods of "removal" have changed and how to reduce waste in general. Mulder shar...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
