Giants of Garbage: The Rise of the Global Waste Industry and the Politics of Pollution
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (646 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1550283987 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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HAROLD CROOKS is a writer and journalist. . His film credits include The World Is Watching, a documentary about foreign news coverage which won many awards, including a Genie and a Gold Hugo, and has been telecast in over 20 countries. He has served as a consultant on the waste industry to government, the legal profession and environmental groups
"amazon" according to Ramona M Fedel. I only gave it 2 star because I paid for a new book and its a used one, Im sure it was just a mistake but it was a Christmas present, I will say I received it in a couple days which was nice,
Crooks exposes scandals, betrayals, and corporate takeovers. It will inspire even the fatigued among us to remain committed to environmental solutions." (Rhonda Hustler The Beaver) . Highly readable, Giants explains the struggle between expanding multinational waste dynasties and the shrinking power of public-municipal waste management systems. Garbage isn't just garbage anymore." (Jane Snyder Alternatives)"Make Giants of Garbage your guidebook for corporate information and political strategy. Crooks argues convincingly. "This unique Canadian perspective is both informative and instructive
Contents:1 The Changing World of Waste2 Public vs. Private Enterprise3 Global Waste Wars: Private Profit and Public Resistance4 WMI: The Global Empire5 SCA: The Price of Scandal6 Laidlaw: The Canadian Player7 Reasonable Minds: Dave Yeager and the Big Two8 Winnipeg: The Penton Memorandum9 Toronto: A Matter of Politics10 Montreal: The Old Order Passeth11 As Long as It RainsAppendixNotesIndex