Just as a follow-up to my post on recycling and municipal waste, check out the essay below by author, ecologist, and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber about the link between toxic waste, health and trash:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandra-steingraber/the-hope-inside-canadas-g_b_586625.html
Sandra is an inspiring speaker and advocate. Maybe you got a chance to see her speak recently in Portland. If not, read her books Living Downstream and Having Faith.
Great read, thanks.
good read indeed, check her website also: http://steingraber.com/