Join Diesel, A Bookstore on Thursday April 4th at 6:30 pm as we welcome Edward Humes to the store to discuss and sign Total Garbage: How We Can Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World. Joining him in conversation will be Rosanna Xia. 

An investigative narrative that exposes the pervasive waste embedded in our daily lives—and shows how families, campuses and communities are replacing waste with prosperity, joy and health, even as they help save the planet. 

Why do we waste 40% of our food, 67% of our electricity, and 80% of our gasoline—and think that’s normal, when we think about it at all? How has plastic waste become so inescapable that it shows up in our air, food and water—not to mention human hearts, lungs, wombs and newborn babies’ poop? Why, in short, are we so trashy? The simple and terrible answer: Waste is the biggest thing we make. It drives countless crises, from plastic pollution to energy costs to climate change. Which means fixing waste is our greatest opportunity—and best hope. 

This event is free to attend and will be held in the Lower Courtyard near DIESEL, A Bookstore at the Mart.