Throwaway Nation - The Ugly Truth About American Garbage

The US leads the world in many ways, including the amount of waste we produce. Although we constitute less than 5 percent of the world's population, we use up to 30 percent of the world's resources, and per capita we generate the most trash. Throwaway Nation illuminates the problem and suggests ways we can mitigate this environmental disaster.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgement and Disclaimer
Chapter 1
Trash Talkin'
Chapter 2
Wasting Our 02
Chapter 3
Waterways Waste Watch
Chapter 4
Losing Land
Chapter 5
Space Junk
Chapter 6
From Farm to Fish to Table to Trash
Chapter 7
Trendy to Trash
Chapter 8
Sweet and Sour Charity
Chapter 9
Paper Waste Chase
Chapter 10
Plastics A Blessing and A Curse
Chapter 11
Packaging Thinking Inside and Outside the Box
Chapter 12
E-Waste. What We Couldn't Do without, We Don't Know What Do With
Chapter 13
Opening Pandora's Pharmacy
Chapter 14
The Impaired Industry of Producing Power
Chapter 15
Industry of Waste
Chapter 16
Government Senseless Super Spending
Chapter 17
The 40 Hour Work Week Waste
Chapter 18
Pet Waste-It's No Poop
Chapter 19
Goof Fortune in Garbage

About the author

By Jeff Dondero

Summary

The US leads the world in many ways, including the amount of waste we produce. Although we constitute less than 5 percent of the world’s population, we use up to 30 percent of the world’s resources, and per capita we generate the most trash. Throwaway Nation illuminates the problem and suggests ways we can mitigate this environmental disaster.

Product details

• Authors: Jeff Dondero, Dondero Jeff
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2023
• EAN: 9781538185377
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8537-7
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, SELF-HELP / Green Lifestyle, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, United States of America, USA, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Environmental policy & protocols, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Environmental policy and protocols, Environment;Recycling;Sustainability;Waste