История мусора: от Средних веков до наших дней

Problema otnosheniĭ cheloveka i ego otkhodov sushchestvuet s nezapami͡atnykh vremen. V ėtoĭ knige rasskazyvaetsi͡a, kakie prikli͡uchenii͡a i peripetii ozhidali tekh, kto imeet delo s bytovymi otkhodami, povestvuetsi͡a ob ikh udachakh i nevzgodakh. Zdesʹ privedeny svidetelʹstva chelovecheskikh usiliĭ v dele osvobozhdenii͡a ot ostatkov zhiznedei͡atelʹnosti, napominaetsi͡a o tom, skolʹko voobrazhenii͡a, izobretatelʹnosti proi͡avleno, chtoby izvlechʹ iz vsego ėtogo toliku poleznykh resursov i ispolʹzovatʹ ikh, budʹ to v bogatykh, bednykh ili razvivai͡ushchikhsi͡a stranakh. Otbrosy ubivai͡ut, ugrozhai͡ut poglotitʹ t͡selye goroda, izmeni͡ai͡ut gorodskoĭ peĭzazh, otaplivai͡ut i osveshchai͡ut zhilishcha, obespechivai͡ut vyzhivanie millionov obizhennykh sudʹboĭ, sozdai͡ut vsi͡akogo roda 'malye promysly', otkarmlivai͡ut stada svineĭ, igrai͡ut s detʹmi, dai͡ut obmanchivyĭ, no vse zhe vykhod iz odinochestva dli͡a uznikov, sluzhat istochnikom vdokhnovenii͡a dli͡a sumasshedshikh i khudozhnikov, a to i osnovoĭ prazdnichnykh zrelishch.Katrin de Silʹgi - vidnyĭ spet͡sialist po okhrane okruzhai͡ushcheĭ sredy.

The problem of the relationship between man and his waste has existed since time immemorial. This book tells what adventures and vicissitudes awaited those who deal with household waste, tells about their successes and tribulations. Here are the evidences of human efforts to get rid of the remnants of vital activity, it is recalled how much imagination, ingenuity has been shown to extract from all this a fraction of useful resources and use them, whether in rich, poor or developing countries. The dregs kill, threaten to engulf entire cities, change the urban landscape, heat and illuminate homes, ensure the survival of millions offended by fate, create all kinds of 'small crafts', fatten herds of pigs, play with children, give a deceptive, but still a way out of loneliness for prisoners, serve as a source of inspiration for madmen and artists, and that is the basis of festive spectacles.Catherine de Silgy is a prominent environmental specialist.