Waste management is one of the most essential infrastructure elements in any society. With engaging text and informative photographs, each chapter focuses on an important aspect of waste management, including the earliest examples of sewers and landfills, the technological advances that have improved the transportation, storage, and elimination of waste over the centuries, profiles of waste management careers, and some of the most impressive waste management systems in use globally today. This book's contents directly correlate with Next Generation Science Standards. This ensures that young readers gain a deeper appreciation for waste management systems and the workers that build and maintain them.

Early waste management systems -- Improving waste management -- Sustainability -- Who works in waste management? -- The waste management systems of tomorrow.