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Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash
by Edward Humes
Garbology was a hard read as it stressed me out and caused me to self-reflect on my own habits. The most shocking thing I learned was how little decomposed buried garbage was. Old, recognizable items were found buried under tons of trash.
This was a great read in that I felt motivated to change after reading it. My recycling has been lackluster as I was uncertain which number of plastics my city accepts. Reading Garbology finally motivated me to look up what I can recycle. I cleaned tonight and put many items in my recycling bin that I normally would have put in the trash.
I'm also motivated to buy less and be a more informed consumer. Christmas presents are particularly something I want to simplify. I hate having too many toys in the house but I always get caught in the consumerism trap. I'm hoping to finally change that up this Christmas! (Especially after learning that while the USA only has 4% of the world's children, we have 40% of the world's toy trash.)
I can't give Garbology five stars as I did find it a chore to read at times. Also, the information felt dated. I regretted a little bit not reading a more current book. This book was published in 2016 and the latest statistics were from 2015. I wanted a current update on how American cities are becoming more green in particular.
A couple more takeaways-
*Tie single use plastic bags in a knot to prevent flyaway. Of course, better yet, don't use single use plastic bags.
*Ask the question before buying something, "Will I most likely throw this away in couple of years?"
4 Stars.
This was a great read in that I felt motivated to change after reading it. My recycling has been lackluster as I was uncertain which number of plastics my city accepts. Reading Garbology finally motivated me to look up what I can recycle. I cleaned tonight and put many items in my recycling bin that I normally would have put in the trash.
I'm also motivated to buy less and be a more informed consumer. Christmas presents are particularly something I want to simplify. I hate having too many toys in the house but I always get caught in the consumerism trap. I'm hoping to finally change that up this Christmas! (Especially after learning that while the USA only has 4% of the world's children, we have 40% of the world's toy trash.)
I can't give Garbology five stars as I did find it a chore to read at times. Also, the information felt dated. I regretted a little bit not reading a more current book. This book was published in 2016 and the latest statistics were from 2015. I wanted a current update on how American cities are becoming more green in particular.
A couple more takeaways-
*Tie single use plastic bags in a knot to prevent flyaway. Of course, better yet, don't use single use plastic bags.
*Ask the question before buying something, "Will I most likely throw this away in couple of years?"
4 Stars.