Join LRSWMD staff to discuss Edward Humes new book, “Total Garbage”. We will be meeting on Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30PM at the LRSWMD Administrative office (29 Sunset Dr Suite #5 in Morrisville) and via Zoom.
Click here for the Zoom meeting link.
Meeting ID: 859 6114 7078
Passcode: 985674
Dial in: +1 929 436 2866 US
October 1st - Chapters Prologue + Chapter 1
October 8th - Chapters 2 + 3
October 9th - Chapters 4 + 5
October 15th - Chapters 6 + 7
October 22nd - Chapters 8 + 9
October 29th - Chapters 10 + 11
To request a copy of the book to borrow, email outreach@lrswmd.org or call (802)888-7317 ext. 3.
Book Description: An investigative narrative that dives into the waste embedded in our daily lives—and shows how individuals and communities are making a real difference for health, prosperity, quality of life and the fight against climate change, by a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist
What happens to our trash? Why are our oceans filling with plastic? Do we really waste 40 percent of our food and 65 percent of our energy? Waste is truly our biggest problem, and solving our inherent trashiness can fix our economy, our energy costs, our traffic jams, and help slow climate change—all while making us healthier, happier and more prosperous. This story-driven and in-depth exploration of the pervasive yet hard-to-see wastefulness that permeates our daily lives illuminates the ways in which we've been duped into accepting absolutely insane levels of waste as normal. Total Garbage also tells the story of individuals and communities who are finding the way back from waste, and showing us that our choices truly matter and make a difference. Our big environmental challenges – climate, energy, plastic pollution, deforestation, toxic emissions—are often framed as problems too big for any one person to solve. Too big even for hope. But when viewed as symptoms of a single greater problem—the epic levels of trash and waste we produce daily--the way forward is clear. Waste is the one problem individuals can positively impact—and not just on the planet, but also on our wallets, our health, and national and energy security. The challenge is seeing our epic wastefulness clearly. Total Garbage will shine a light on the absurdity of the systems that all of us use daily and take for granted--and it will help both individuals and communities make meaningful changes toward better lives and a cleaner, greener world.