Eat a take-out meal, buy a pair of shoes, or read a newspaper, and you�re soon faced with a bewildering amount
of garbage. The United States is the planet�s number-one producer of trash. Each American throws out 4.5 pounds
daily. But garbage is also a global problem; the Pacific Ocean is today six times more abundant with plastic waste
than zooplankton. How did we end up with this much rubbish, and where does it all go? Journalist and filmmaker
Heather Rogers answers these questions by taking readers on a grisly, oddly fascinating tour through the underworld
of garbage.
Said to �read like a thriller� (Library Journal), Gone Tomorrow excavates the history of rubbish handling from
the 1800s to the present, pinpointing the roots of today�s waste-addicted society. With a �lively authorial voice�
(New York Press), Rogers draws connections between modern industrial production, consumer culture, and our throwaway
lifestyle. She also investigates controversial topics like the politics of recycling and the export of trash to
poor countries, while offering a potent argument for change.