The Big Necessity

Rose George

RRP: £8.99

Publisher: Portobello Books Ltd

Publication Date : 06/07/2009

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A look at a world rarely talked about in civilised society: waste disposal. From the cutting-edge toilet technology in Japan to the ignored heroes of India's sanitation movement, George looks at the politics and the consequences of ignoring this essential issue.

Publisher's description:

Takes us underground to the sewers of NYC and London and overground, to meet the heroes of India's sanitation movement, American sewage schoolteachers, the Japanese genius of toilet technology, and the biosolids lobbying team. This title also proves that shit doesn't have to be a dirty word.

ISBN: 9781846270703