From Waste to Resource: 2006 World Waste Survey

by Elisabeth Lacoste

In the past, humans regarded their resources as rare, knowing that their demands outweighed supply. Everything available had to be used, and almost nothing went to waste. However, the Industrial Revolution embraced development and the seemingly unlimited use of renewable and nonrenewable resources. Little by little, though, wastes were seen as pollutants that had to be discreetly collected, hidden, or buried in the most environmentally friendly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 2717853588
• ISBN13: 9782717853582
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Economica
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 10.1"