Behind the Scenes: The Hidden Systems That Power Our Everyday Lives: Waste

A veteran journalist with access to and insight on the waste industry traces the export of America's recyclables and reveals the huge profits that China and other rising nations earn from them, causing the decline of the U.S. economy and the ascent of the developing world.

The author identifies trash as America's largest export, discussing how the nation reached current garbage levels while explaining what families, communities, and countries are doing to reverse waste trends.

Showing that wastewater has become a surprising weapon in America's war against water scarcity, a veteran journalist presents this deep dive into the water reuse movement in five water-strapped states, cutting through the fearmongering and misinformation to make the case that recycled water is direly needed in the climate-change era.