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Title: Dirty Work: How Hygiene and Xenophobia Marginalized the American Waste Trades, 1870-1930

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2004

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Abstract: AT THE BEGINNING of the twenty-first century, Americans think recycling is a good, even moral behavior. We all would like to see more reuse of things, tempering our rampant consumption and reducing the amount of garbage we throw into landfills and incinerators. Recycling now means leaving a cleaner, better planet to our children. Yet even today, most of us look down on the actual work of recycling, displaying little respect for the people who handle our waste, whether residential or industrial. That was even more . . .

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Authors: Zimring, Carl

Periodical (Full): Environmental History

Issue: 1

Volume: 9

Pages: 80-101

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other, Poverty and Welfare

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