Research Catalog

Revolution in a bottle : how to eliminate the idea of waste

Title
Revolution in a bottle : how to eliminate the idea of waste / Tom Szaky.
Author
Szaky, Tom.
Publication
  • New York, New York : Protfolio/Penguin, 2013.
  • ©2013

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
TextRequest in advance HD9483.U54 T47 2013Off-site

Holdings

Details

Description
xxii, 202 pages; 22 cm
Summary
While a freshman at Princeton, Szaky co-founded a company that produced all-natural, highly effective fertilizer from recycled materials. Every business, he says, should aspire to be good for people, good for the environment, and - last but definitely not least - good for profits.
Subject
  • TerraCycle Plant Food (Firm)
  • Fertilizer industry > United States
  • Waste products as fertilizer > United States
  • Organic fertilizers > United States
  • Green products > United States
  • Engrais et amendements > Industrie > États-Unis
  • Déchets (Engrais) > États-Unis
  • Engrais et amendements organiques > États-Unis
  • Produits écologiques > États-Unis
  • Fertilizer industry
  • Green products
  • Organic fertilizers
  • Waste products as fertilizer
  • United States
Contents
Foreword -- Introduction -- Up to my neck -- Praise to marley, let the enlightenment begin -- Hard times -- The carrot and the stick -- The big-box approach -- And then it clicked -- The walmart order -- Suedbyscotts.com -- Why can\u0027t everything be made from waste? -- Branded waste and the launch of sponsored waste -- Sponsored waste takes off -- Upcycled marketing -- The art of keeping one\u0027s job -- The micro-multinational -- Negative cost marketing -- The nasties -- Conclusion: eliminating the idea of waste.
ISBN
  • 9781591842507
  • 1591842506
  • 9781591845959
  • 1591845955
LCCN
2012040617
OCLC
  • ocn815873342
  • 815873342
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries