Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Beyond the Trash Can -- Getting the Prices Wrong -- More Than the Market -- A Truck Is a Terrible Thing to Waste -- Drink Boxes, Styrofoam, and PVC -- The Dot Heard Around the World -- Bottle Bills, Litter, and the Cost of Convenience -- Organic Waste and the Virtue of Inaction -- The Hidden Utility -- Material Use and Sustainable Affluence -- Bibliography -- Index.