Best waste management books according to redditors
We found 17 Reddit comments discussing the best waste management books. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 17 Reddit comments discussing the best waste management books. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Was it GarbageLand: The Secret Trail of Trash ?
That's part of it, but even when they solve the access problem, it doesn't automatically stop the practice. As you might guess, behavior change requires a bit more convincing than that.
Lots of resources are put into cultural efforts to curb public defecation. There are actually some pretty interesting and clever ideas out there including sending little kids out with whistles to embarrass people who pop a squat out in the open.
Further reading if you are interested if you want to become an expert on this topic..
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SICIVY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1566766885?condition=used
26 available: 1 FBA seller,
343,759 in Books
http://www.amazon.com/dp/097899972X
same general rank in books, around 400,000
are you looking for a history of waste management or very technical stuff?
This book is a bit old but is so comprehensive, as an environmental engineer, I find it valuable
https://www.amazon.com/Integrated-Solid-Waste-Management-Engineering/dp/0070632375/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1542681249&sr=8-2&keywords=tchobanoglous+waste+management
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there are other non-fiction books that paint a story of current waste management that are probably better for more casual discussions
garbology
picking up
garbage in the cities
and bronx ecology
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The Big Necessity: the unmentionable world of human waste and why it matters, by Rose George -- about sanitation around the world. It's very human and personable.
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I'm pretty sure these three books were what I used in my water engineering classes. They should help you out. Amazon has some pretty good textbooks, too, and there are plenty of places online to find a pdf version of textbooks, though I always got those from classmates so I can't help you find them.
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0131409700/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/Water-Wastewater-Engineering-Mackenzie-Davis/dp/0071713840
https://www.amazon.com/Hydraulic-Engineering-2e-John-Roberson/dp/0471124664?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1#reader_0471124664
Came here to say MWH. If you're looking for a more undergraduate level type of book, look at Water and Wastewater Engineering, Principles and Practices. We used it in an undergrad class I was in, it explains processes and designs, as well as gives some generally used dimensions and values.
In no particular order:
More like a journalist's POV: Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte
A Better version of Royte's book: Waste and Want by Susan Strasser
This is just a good read: Gone Tomorrow
My Objective Favorite (has the story about the 50 year old hot dog):
Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage by William Rathje
About personal hygiene with some intersecting stories: The Dirt on Clean by Katherine Ashenburg
I have not read but I'm including because I cannot find my Primer on Recycling and this book is on my wish list: Garbology by Edward Humes
in some countries where toilets are not available people poop into bags. Read this book: (not gross) http://www.amazon.com/Big-Necessity-Unmentionable-World-Matters/dp/0805082719
There are these two books. The workbook has some really good practice questions/math problems.
This a really good resource too if you want to get into the more academic side of Wastewater treatment. It goes beyond the "engineering" side of design (as in using loading rates to design reators or typical values of metal salt additions) and get's more into the biological side of things.