At first the new scavenger is filled with disgust and self-loathing," writes Lars Eighner, describing "Dumpster diving" in his 1993 memoir of American homelessness.
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(1992)
Waste and Want
A Social History of Trash
by Susan Strasser
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Consumption (Economics), Land use, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, History, Umweltschutz, Social aspects, Élimination, Histoire, Aspect social, Recycling (Waste, etc.), Déchets, Abfallwirtschaft, Verbrauch, Recyclage (déchets, etc.), Nachhaltigkeit, Recycling, Dechets, Ressourcenokonomie, Elimination, Abfall, Afvalstoffen, 43.42 specific environmental themes, Afvalverwerking, Nachfrage, Sociale aspecten, Ressourcen, Recyclage (dechets, etc.), New York Times reviewed, Recycling (waste, etc.), Conservation of natural resources, Waste (economics)Showing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
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"At first the new scavenger is filled with disgust and self-loathing," writes Lars Eighner, describing "Dumpster diving" in his 1993 memoir of American homelessness."
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