Blair, C. 2000.
Garbage and other pollution.
Gale Group, Detroit.
Montague P. 2003. "Landfills are dangerous." From Cothran, H. (Ed)
Garbage and recycling: opposing viewpoints
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This is a helpful, highly readable book for gaining a broader understanding of the issues involved with waste management. It provides articles from opposing viewpoints on the same issue.
Teacher Bibliography
Alexander, J. 1993.
In defense of garbage
. Praeger, Westport, Connecticut.
This is an interesting book that provides "the other side" of the perspective on how waste positively contributes to the environment.
Blair, C. 2000.
Garbage and other pollution.
Gale Group, Detroit.
This is a very helpful resource for tables, charts, illustrations, and maps as a quick reference, and it is loaded with information.
Cothran H. (Ed). 2003.
Garbage and recycling: opposing viewpoints
. Greenhaven Press, San Diego, CA.
This is a helpful, highly readable book for gaining a broader understanding of the issues involved with waste management. It provides articles from opposing viewpoints on the same issue.
Gay K. 1991.
Garbage and recycling
. Enslow Publishers, Hillside, NJ.
This book provides a solid background in the basic issues involved in recycling different types of materials
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Pellow D. 2002.
Garbage wars: the struggle for environmental justice in Chicago
. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
This fascinating book provides an overview of environmental justice issues related to waste management. It begins with a history of these issues in the U.S., and then focuses specifically on an ironic situation in Chicago in which recycling plants which were intended for good, actually created hazards for its workers and surrounding communities.
Rathje W. & Murphy C. 2001.
Rubbish!: the archaeology of garbage
. HarperCollins Publishers, New York, NY.
This is a fascinating, highly readable book that presents the issues involved in living in a wasteful society from an archaeological perspective.