Year of no garbage

recycling lies plastic problems and one woman's trashy journey to zero waste a memoir
Eve O Schaub
Book - 2023

"In this book Eve O. Schaub, humorist and stunt memoirist extraordinaire, tackles her most difficult challenge to date: garbage. Convincing her husband and two daughters to go along with her, Schaub attempts the seemingly impossible: living in the modern world without creating any trash at all. For an entire year. And- as it turns out- during a pandemic. In the process, Schaub learns some startling things: that modern recycling is broken, and single stream recycling is a lie. That flushable wipes aren't flushable and compostables aren't compostable. That plastic drives climate change, fosters racism, and is poisoning the environment and our bodies at alarming rates, as microplastics are being found everywhere, from the top of Mount Everest to the placenta of unborn babies. If you've ever thought twice about that plastic straw in your drink, you're gonna want to read this book."--Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schaub, Eve O. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2023]
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505 0 |a Ten statistics to be horrified by -- Introduction: A truly terrible idea -- This sucks and everyone hates me -- Trash is in the eye of the beholder -- I become the Sherlock Holmes of recycling... or at least Watson -- Did we pick an awesome time to do this or what? -- Secrets and fraud: when "green" plastic goes horribly wrong -- "Has mom lost it?" No one expects the garbage inquisition -- Is TerraCycle for real? -- Tooth tablets and period panties: we try all the weird zero waste products -- But do I have to buy a bidet? Big-ticket items -- Single stream is a lie and other fun recycling facts -- All the ridiculous terms translated -- Is life without plastic even possible? -- Breaking up with garbage -- Epilogue: The plastic fury and the honey badger -- Top ten true confessions from a year of no garbage -- Products that get the year of no garbage seal of approval. 
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