Garbology / Humes, Edward

Examines America's growing problem with garbage, including how it's created, where it goes, and what it costs us economically and environmentally. Profiles individuals and families who have changed their lifestyle to combat waste.

Examines the things that compose trash in the United States, the cost of all the garbage, reasons why there is so much waste, and technique that families and communities have adopted in order to limit trash output.