We've partnered with TarcherPerigree, an imprint of publisher Penguin Random House, to offer our US-based readers (sorry, Canadian and international tribes, the publisher's rules) the chance to win a copy of an exciting and important new book by author and illustrator Iris Gottleib: TRASH TALK: An Eye-Opening Exploration of Our Planet's Dirtiest Problem ( *** details on how to enter below, three copies available to randomly picked winners *** )
Most of us have stared at an empty peanut butter jar or takeout container and asked: Can I recycle this? Do I need to rinse it? Will it end up in a landfill anyway?
With a non-shaming approach, Iris shares the context of how we all fit into the grand scheme of garbage that we usually can’t see. From the history of the mafia’s rule of the New York sanitation system to “space trash” and the myth of recycling, Trash Talk is full of fascinating “trashy tidbits” that will help you see our relationship to garbage in a whole new light.
