Garbage in the Garden State

Jordan P. Howell

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Rutgers University Press
14 April 2023

History of the Americas; Waste management; Technology: general issues; Waste treatment & disposal; Local history

Series: CERES: Rutgers Studies in History

Garbage in the Garden State is the only book to examine the history of waste management in New Jersey. The state has played a pioneering role in the overall trajectory of waste management in the US. Howell's book is unique in the way that it places the contemporary challenges of waste management into their proper historical context - for instance, why does the system for recycling seem to work so poorly? Why do we have so many landfills in New Jersey, but also simultaneously not enough landfills or incinerators?

Howell acknowledges that New Jersey is sometimes imagined, particularly by non-New Jerseyans, as a giant garbage dump for New York and Philadelphia. But every place has had to struggle with the challenges of waste management. New Jersey's trash history is in fact more interesting and more important than most. New Jersey's waste history includes intensive planning, deep-seated political conflict, organized crime, and literally every level of state and federal judiciary. It is a colorful history, to say the least, and one that includes a number of firsts with regard to recycling, comprehensive planning, and the challenging economics of trash.

By: Jordan P. Howell
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 45g
ISBN: 9781978833395
ISBN 10: 1978833393
Series: CERES: Rutgers Studies in History
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 14 April 2023
Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

JORDAN P. HOWELL is an associate professor of sustainable business at Rowan University. His work examines the human dimensions of environmental problems, with the intention of understanding the history of an issue in order to devise practical and meaningful solutions. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and daughter.

Reviews for Garbage in the Garden State

Within studies of waste management in the US, Garbage in the Garden State is the only book that looks at the state-level institution. The primary research is unique and fascinating; it fills a niche, for sure! --Lily Baum Pollans author of Resisting Garbage: The Politics of Waste Management in American Cities (6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM) Garbage in the Garden State shines a light on a topic that has not received substantial attention. Reinforced by excellent research and an indisputable understanding of waste policy, Howell reveals the Garden State as the center of discussions and debates on the solid waste issue for years and an innovator in a number of ways. --Martin V. Melosi author of The Sanitary City: Urban Infrastructure in America from Colonial Times to the Present (6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM) Within studies of waste management in the U.S., Garbage in the Garden State is the only book that looks at the state-level institution. The primary research is unique and fascinating; it fills a niche, for sure! --Lily Baum Pollans author of Resisting Garbage: The Politics of Waste Management in American Cities (6/19/2022 12:00:00 AM)