My wife’s new book is called Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash. She followed the various streams of rubbish and waste from our house to their resting places, which turned out to be a pretty fun way to explore the very real problems we have with landfills, hazardous waste and recycling, to name just a few.
If you’re interested you can find out more at the website linked to above, and you can buy a discounted version there from Amazon, too. I’m biased, of course, but I’ve read the book four times and thoroughly enjoyed it each time. She is a wonderful story teller and guide.