The System That Makes Garbage Disappear

Your trash truck does not make garbage disappear. It begins a long chain of collection, transfer, sorting, disposal, monitoring, and responsibility. Follow one ordinary bag from the curb to its real destination. Along the way, discover how George Waring made New York's street cleaning visible and dependable, what happens at transfer stations and landfills, and why a closed landfill can require decades of care. This is The Systems Behind America.