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refuse or waste or "refuse disposal" or garbage or "zero waste" or litter or compost
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Jump to suggested books in our library about:
Composting
E-Waste
Food Waste
General Resources
Incineration
Nuclear Waste
Oceans
Plastics
Recycling
Remake
Water
Zero Waste
Each library book is shelved according to its call number, based on the Library of Congress classification system. The call number is located on the spine of the book. Browse our library shelves for these call numbers to find books related to discard studies.
HD 9000-9495 Agriculture Industries (including food and society)
S 631-667 Improvement of the Soil (including Composting)
TD 1 - 10066 Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD 169-171.8 Environmental Pollution
TD 194-195 Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD 419-428 Water Pollution
TD 511-780 Sewage collection and disposal systems.
TD 783-812.5 Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
TD 813-870 Street cleaning. Litter and its removal
TD 878-894 Soil, air, and noise pollution
TD 896-899 Industrial and factory wastes
TD 920-934 Rural and farm sanitary engineering
TD 1020-1066 Hazardous substances and their disposal
