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Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of TrashOut of sight, out of mind Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels. But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away? In Garbage Land, acclaimed science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on the wild adventure that begins once our trash hits the
Out of sight, out of mind ... Into our trash cans go dead batteries, dirty diapers, bygone burritos, broken toys, tattered socks, eight-track cassettes, scratched CDs, banana peels.... But where do these things go next? In a country that consumes and then casts off more and more, what actually happens to the things we throw away? In Garbage Land, acclaimed science writer Elizabeth Royte leads us on the wild adventure that begins once our trash hits the bottom of the can. Along the way, we meet an odor chemist who explains why trash smells so bad; garbage fairies and recycling gurus; neighbors of massive waste dumps; CEOs making fortunes by encouraging waste or encouraging recycling-often both at the same time; scientists trying to revive our most polluted places; fertilizer fanatics and adventurers who kayak amid sewage; paper people, steel people, aluminum people, plastic people, and even a guy who swears by recycling human waste. With a wink and a nod and a tightly clasped nose, Royte takes us on a bizarre cultural tour through slime, stench, and heat-in other words, through the back end of our ever-more supersized lifestyles. By showing us what happens to the things we've "disposed of," Royte reminds us that our decisions about consumption and waste have a very real impact-and that unless we undertake radical change, the garbage we create will always be with us: in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we consume. Radiantly written and boldly reported, Garbage Land is a brilliant exploration into the soiled heart of the American trash can.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: 08/29/2006
ISBN: 9780316154611
Pages: 311
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.36h x 5.82w x 0.94d
Review Citations: New York Times 09/10/2006 pg. 36
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 113829 / Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash
Reading Level: 9.5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 19
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Good Tissot Watch
Color: Grey
Arrived on time, in its original box, include a 2 year international warranty, into the box include a book with the Tissot brand history in Switzerland. Algo a second book with a whole catalog of Tissot watches men and women.
The watch looks better when you put in on your wrist. The “naval” blue really gives the clock a classy look. The stainless steel workmanship is really good, the metal is bright and perfectly polished. The metal wristband quality is very good, did not have any problem to adjust the size , I went to my preferred clock workshop for this job, they extracted a few pieces of the band to fit to my small wrist size. Have to get used to the butterfly latch, but after a few days, now I learned to open and close it without any effort. The clock it’s very accurate, I’ve been using my Tissot for near a month and it just increased a few seconds per week. I do the setup and check accuracy with my pc clock. In short, It”s a good value watch, nice, good looking, accurate.
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★★★★★ 5
Best watch for 40 bucks
Color: Blue Face/Silver Strap, Color: Blue Face/Silver Strap
Works well, tells time, bang for your buck. People are complaining about esthetics and breaking after a while. You're spending 40 bucks on a watch what do you expect? Cmon. Its good for the price buy this one if you want something cheap, functional, and stylish.
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★★★★★ 5
Awesome for $37.00
Color: Blue Face/Silver Strap, Color: Blue Face/Silver Strap
Amazing quality at a low cost. I really enjoy this watch. Looks more expensive than it is. I love the look of it.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Buitfiful watch
Color: Blue Face/Silver Strap
Buitfiful watch with a good weight. The size adjuster only really works though if you unscrew it completely and just push the pins out with that. But other than that it's a buitfiful watch.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Nice watch, But,…..
Color: Blue Face/Silver Strap
Watch is really nice but I’m having a problem adjusting the watch band to fit my wrist.
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