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"A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist takes readers on a surprising tour of the world of garbage. Trash is America's largest export. Individually, we make more than four pounds a day, sixty-four tons across a lifetime. We make so much of it that trash dominates America's place in the global economy--now the most prized product made in the United States. In 2010, China's number-one export to the U.S. was computer equipment. America's two biggest exports...
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When journalist and author Alison Stewart was confronted with emptying her late parents overloaded basement, a job that dragged on for months, it got her thinking: How did it come to this? Why do smart, successful people hold on to old Christmas bows, chipped knick-knacks, and books they will likely never reread? Junk details Stewarts three-year investigation into Americas stuff. Stewart rides along with junk removal teams...
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
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IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The true story of a garbage barge that didn't have a place to dock-- and was one of the events that led to the recycling movement."--Provided by publisher.
12) This is your passbook for... sanitation worker: test preparation study guide questions & answers
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National Learning Corporation
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[2015]
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English
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CRS report for Congress volume R44941
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Congressional Research Service
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[2017]-
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English
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After a disaster, when a region turns its attention to rebuilding, one of the greatest challenges often involves properly managing disaster-related debris. In the short term, debris removal is necessary to facilitate the recovery of a geographic area. In the long term, the methods by which these wastes are managed requires proper consideration to ensure that their management (e.g., by landfilling) will not pose future threats to human health or the...
17) National source reduction characterization report for municipal solid waste in the United States
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Pub. Date
[1999]
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English
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NRC information notice volume 99-33
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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[1999]
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English