Cash for Your Trash
| Author | : Carl A. Zimring |
| Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0813536863 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780813536866 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (866 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cash for Your Trash by : Carl A. Zimring
Download or read book Cash for Your Trash written by Carl A. Zimring and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Cash for Your Trash, Carl A. Zimring provides a fascinating history of scrap recycling, from colonial times to the present. Integrating findings from archival, industrial, and demographic records, and moving beyond the environmental developments that have shaped modern recycling enterprises, Zimring offers a unique cultural and economic portrait of the private businesses that made large-scale recycling possible.