Trashed

By Derf Backderf,

Book cover of Trashed

Book description

Every week we pile our rubbish out on the pavement. We go to work and when we return it's gone. Like magic!
The reality is anything but, of course. Trashed, Derf Backderf's follow-up to the critically acclaimed, award-winning national bestseller My Friend Dahmer, is a working man's epic. An ode…


Shepherd is reader supported. When you buy books, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Why read it?

1 author picked Trashed as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

One of those books that tells you about a topic most people never think about - in this case, your trash. Partly semi-autobiographical about the time Backderf spent as a a trash collector but interspersed with general info about America's love of waste and where it all ends up. Backderf's hyper-exaggerated figures render everything fun to read, with a cynical but accurate eye towards human behavior. It's also painstakingly detailed, and the depictions of the gigantic dumps at the edges of towns cannot be unseen. We all know that trash smells terrible - and boy does this book manage to…

Want books like Trashed?

Our community of 11,000+ authors has personally recommended 19 books like Trashed.

Browse books like Trashed

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in recycling, serial killers, and archaeology?

Recycling 9 books
Serial Killers 323 books
Archaeology 129 books