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For thousands of years humans have experimented with various methods of waste disposal—from burning and burying to simply packing up and moving in search of a

How do those pushed to the margins survive in contemporary cities? What role do they play in today’s increasingly complex urban ecosystems? Faced with stark d

For thousands of years humans have experimented with various methods of waste disposal—from burning and burying to simply packing up and moving in search of a

How do those pushed to the margins survive in contemporary cities? What role do they play in today’s increasingly complex urban ecosystems? Faced with stark d

An “extraordinary” look at the stubborn problem of human waste disposal: “Among the best nonfiction books of the new millennium.” —The New York Times