Download or read book A Day in the Life of a Garbage Collector written by Nate LeBoutillier and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2005 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book follows a garbage collector through the work day, and describes the occupation and what the job requires.
Download or read book Garbage Collectors written by Paulette Bourgeois and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the work of garbage collectors, including their functions, tools, and training.
Download or read book A Day in the Life of an American Worker 2 volumes written by Nancy Quam-Wickham and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to the history of work in America illuminates the many important roles that men and women of all backgrounds have played in the formation of the United States. A Day in the Life of an American Worker: 200 Trades and Professions through History allows readers to imagine the daily lives of ordinary workers, from the beginnings of colonial America to the present. It presents the stories of millions of Americans—from the enslaved field hands in antebellum America to the astronauts of the modern "space age"—as they contributed to the formation of the modern and culturally diverse United States. Readers will learn about individual occupations and discover the untold histories of those women and men who too often have remained anonymous to historians but whose stories are just as important as those of leaders whose lives we study in our classrooms. This book provides specific details to enable comprehensive understanding of the benefits and downsides of each trade and profession discussed. Selected accompanying documents further bring history to life by offering vivid testimonies from people who actually worked in these occupations or interacted with those in that field.
Download or read book Garbage Collector written by Arnold Ringstad and published by Child's World. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains the work of garbage collectors.
Download or read book Picking Up written by Robin Nagle and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America's largest city generates garbage in torrents—11,000 tons from households each day on average. But New Yorkers don't give it much attention. They leave their trash on the curb or drop it in a litter basket, and promptly forget about it. And why not? On a schedule so regular you could almost set your watch by it, someone always comes to take it away. But who, exactly, is that someone? And why is he—or she—so unknown? In Picking Up, the anthropologist Robin Nagle introduces us to the men and women of New York City's Department of Sanitation and makes clear why this small army of uniformed workers is the most important labor force on the streets. Seeking to understand every aspect of the Department's mission, Nagle accompanied crews on their routes, questioned supervisors and commissioners, and listened to story after story about blizzards, hazardous wastes, and the insults of everyday New Yorkers. But the more time she spent with the DSNY, the more Nagle realized that observing wasn't quite enough—so she joined the force herself. Driving the hulking trucks, she obtained an insider's perspective on the complex kinships, arcane rules, and obscure lingo unique to the realm of sanitation workers. Nagle chronicles New York City's four-hundred-year struggle with trash, and traces the city's waste-management efforts from a time when filth overwhelmed the streets to the far more rigorous practices of today, when the Big Apple is as clean as it's ever been. Throughout, Nagle reveals the many unexpected ways in which sanitation workers stand between our seemingly well-ordered lives and the sea of refuse that would otherwise overwhelm us. In the process, she changes the way we understand cities—and ourselves within them.
Download or read book A Day with a Garbage Collector written by Avery Toolen and published by Meet the Community Helpers!. This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Follow Tom and Tammy, a team of garbage collectors, on their morning route. Readers will learn about the collectors' many responsibilities, including picking up trash and recycling bins from homes, driving and operating garbage trucks, and checking the trucks for safety"--
Download or read book Digging for Words written by Angela Burke Kunkel and published by Random House Studio. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gorgeous and inspiring picture book based on the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector in Bogotá, Colombia who started a library with a single discarded book found on his route. In the city of Bogata, in the barrio of La Nueva Gloria, there live two Joses. One is a boy who dreams of Saturdays-- that's the day he gets to visit Paradise, the library. The second Jose is a garbage collector. From dusk until dawn, he scans the sidewalks as he drives, squinting in the dim light, searching household trash for hidden treasure . . . books! Some are stacked in neat piles, as if waiting for José́. Others take a bit more digging. Ever since he found his first book, Anna Karenina, years earlier, he's been collecting books--thick ones and thin ones, worn ones and almost new ones-- to add to the collection in his home. And on Saturdays, kids like little Jose run to the steps of Paradise to discover a world filled with books and wonder. With an evocative text by a debut author, and rich, stunning illustrations from an up-and-coming Colombian illustrator, here is a celebration of perseverance, community, and the power of books.
Download or read book Trying to Save Piggy Sneed written by John Irving and published by Arcade Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by John Irving, beginning with three memoirs - two of which (including an account of Mr. Irving's dinner with President Reagan at the White House) are new to American readers. The newest and longest of the memoirs, "The Imaginary Girlfriend", is the core of this collection. The middle section of the book is fiction. In 28 years, John Irving has written eight novels - but only a half-dozen short stories that he considers "finished"; they are all published here. In the third and final section are three essays of appreciation: one on Gunter Grass, two on Charles Dickens. To each of the 12 pieces, which cover 30 years of writing, Mr. Irving has contributed his Author's Notes.
Download or read book Hooray for Garbage Collectors written by Tessa Kenan and published by Bumba Books (R) -- Hooray for. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the work of garbage collectors and why they are important to your community.
Download or read book The Garbage Collection Handbook written by Richard Jones and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Universally acclaimed as the book on garbage collection. A complete and up-to-date revision of the 2012 Garbage Collection Handbook. Thorough coverage of parallel, concurrent and real-time garbage collection algortithms including C4, Garbage First, LXR, Shenandoah, Transactional Sapphire and ZGC, and garbage collection on the GPU. Clear explanation of the trickier aspects of garbage collection, including the interface to the run-time system, handling of finalisation and weak references, and support for dynamic languages. New chapters on energy aware garbage collection, and persistence and garbage collection. The e-book includes more than 40,000 hyperlinks to algorithms, figures, glossary entries, indexed items, original research papers and much more. Backed by a comprehensive online database of over 3,400 garbage collection-related publications
Download or read book Waste and Want written by Susan Strasser and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New York: Metropolitan Books, 1999.
Download or read book Top 20 High School Degree Jobs Life Skill Career Exploration Vocational written by Genia Stemper and published by Remedia Publications. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about today's hottest jobs! These easy-to-use lessons feature the 20 fastest growing jobs in 2021 that do not require education beyond a high school diploma. These are jobs where training is primarily done on-the-job. Whether you like the idea of working outside, on the road, or in an office, you're sure to find some great options in this totally new book! And best of all... these are relevant careers... RIGHT NOW! (see product preview for tons of sample pages). LIFE SKILLS LESSONS: Give students the information they need to make quality decisions about which job they might choose! Students will even be exposed to jobs they might never have heard of or realized they might be good at! Comprehension questions follow each reading passage and challenge students to stay focused, improve their reading skills and learn more... JOBS INCLUDED: We have chosen these jobs for their variety, availability, and desirability. They are listed according to wage amount... beginning with the highest wages. These jobs should be accessible for most students and can serve as good experience for future jobs. The U.S. Bureau of Labor 2021 Statistics provided the average wage amounts for each job. But with the current labor shortage, it seems wages are increasing everywhere. So as an extended activity, students may wish to research each job's current salary. TOPICS INCLUDE: What is the expected job growth in the next 10 years? What is the average salary? What kinds of skills are needed? What kind of training is required? What will I be expected to do? and more... TOP 20 JOBS INCLUDE: JOB 1 Farmer / Farm Worker JOB 2 Sales Representative JOB 3 Postal Worker JOB 4 Media Content Creator JOB 5 Personal Assistant JOB 6 Refuse Collector JOB 7 Construction Worker JOB 8 Mover JOB 9 Passenger & Delivery Driver JOB10 Personal Caregiver JOB 11 Bank Teller JOB 12 Receptionist JOB 13 Security Guard JOB 14 Warehouse Worker JOB 15 Cleaner JOB 16 Retail Clerk JOB 17 House and Pet Sitter JOB 18 Cashier JOB 19 Barista JOB 20 Fast Food Worker ********************************************************************************************************** THE TOP 20 JOBS SERIES: In the 21st century, technological innovations have produced many significant changes. The jobs we have, the kind of work we do and how we do it, has been considerably impacted. Some 20th century jobs are obsolete. Some 21st century jobs are completely new. This series was developed to give students relevant information they need to make decisions about which career to choose. Students will be exposed to cutting-edge jobs they might never have heard of or realized they might be good at. TOP 20 JOBS SERIES INCLUDES: Top 20 High School Degree Jobs Top 20 Skilled-Labor Jobs Top 20 Associate's Degree Jobs Top 20 Bachelor's Degree Jobs BASED ON 2021 DATA & CURRENT INFORMATION: The statistical information provided in this series such as average salary and job growth, is based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data as of September 2021. These statistics are constantly changing. Job 1 in this book might be Job 4 in 2022. But we feel confident that all the jobs will stay relevant and be worth pursuing. Answer Key: Yes Page Count: 68 Interest Level: Gr. 7 - 12 Reading Level: Gr. 4 - 5
Download or read book Trashy Town written by Andrea Zimmerman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1999-02-27 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I dump it in I smash it down I drive around the trashy town Meet Mr. Gilly. He cleans up Trashy Town. He does it with a big smile and a big truck--which is sure to make him a hero with all the children in the neighborhood. David Clemesha and Andrea Zimmerman have created a rhythmic, repeatable refrain that will roll off the lips of every child. Dan Yaccarino's dynamic art puts the zip in Mr. Gilly's stride and adds style and charm to trash collection. 2000 Notable Children's Books (ALA)
Download or read book Garbio written by Larry VanderLeest and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VanderLeest combines a clever, witty writing style with first hand knowledge of a dangerous and under-appreciated occupation. Garbio was a great read - full of interesting,humorous and even dark stories and a heart-felt compassion for its real life characters.
Download or read book A Semester in the Life of a Garbage Bag written by Gordon Korman and published by Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new look for a hilarious classic — nobody tells it quite like Gordon Korman! Sean Delancey, high school basketball star, is just an ordinary, popular guy...until he meets eccentric Raymond Jardine, a boy with absolutely no luck. Although reluctant at first, Sean is drawn into Raymond's wacky scheme to secure a spot on the school-sponsored trip to Theamelpos, the fabulous Greek island that grants good luck to everyone who visits it. Through his friendship with Raymond, Sean learns to value individuality and independent thinking. And in the book's hilarious climax, it is Sean himself who engineers the showdown between the student body and SACGEN, the principal's pet project, which is a virtually useless Solar/Air Current Generating Machine that supposedly powers the high school! Smooth, skillful writing and an engaging cast of quirky characters will keep readers chuckling to the very end of this Korman classic.
Download or read book Trashed written by Derf Backderf and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every week we pile our garbage on the curb and it disappears—like magic! The reality is anything but, of course. Trashed, Derf Backderf’s follow-up to the critically acclaimed, award-winning international bestseller My Friend Dahmer, is an ode to the crap job of all crap jobs—garbage collector. Anyone who has ever been trapped in a soul-sucking gig will relate to this tale. Trashed follows the raucous escapades of three 20-something friends as they clean the streets of pile after pile of stinking garbage, while battling annoying small-town bureaucrats, bizarre townfolk, sweltering summer heat, and frigid winter storms. Trashed is fiction, but is inspired by Derf’s own experiences as a garbageman. Interspersed are nonfiction pages that detail what our garbage is and where it goes. The answers will stun you. Hop on the garbage truck named Betty and ride along with Derf on a journey into the vast, secret world of garbage. Trashed is a hilarious, stomach-churning tale that will leave you laughing and wincing in disbelief.
Download or read book The Buried written by Peter Hessler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist "Extraordinary...Sensitive and perceptive, Mr. Hessler is a superb literary archaeologist, one who handles what he sees with a bit of wonder that he gets to watch the history of this grand city unfold, one day at a time.” —Wall Street Journal From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive change Drawn by a fascination with Egypt's rich history and culture, Peter Hessler moved with his wife and twin daughters to Cairo in 2011. He wanted to learn Arabic, explore Cairo's neighborhoods, and visit the legendary archaeological digs of Upper Egypt. After his years of covering China for The New Yorker, friends warned him Egypt would be a much quieter place. But not long before he arrived, the Egyptian Arab Spring had begun, and now the country was in chaos. In the midst of the revolution, Hessler often traveled to digs at Amarna and Abydos, where locals live beside the tombs of kings and courtiers, a landscape that they call simply al-Madfuna: "the Buried." He and his wife set out to master Arabic, striking up a friendship with their instructor, a cynical political sophisticate. They also befriended Peter's translator, a gay man struggling to find happiness in Egypt's homophobic culture. A different kind of friendship was formed with the neighborhood garbage collector, an illiterate but highly perceptive man named Sayyid, whose access to the trash of Cairo would be its own kind of archaeological excavation. Hessler also met a family of Chinese small-business owners in the lingerie trade; their view of the country proved a bracing counterpoint to the West's conventional wisdom. Through the lives of these and other ordinary people in a time of tragedy and heartache, and through connections between contemporary Egypt and its ancient past, Hessler creates an astonishing portrait of a country and its people. What emerges is a book of uncompromising intelligence and humanity--the story of a land in which a weak state has collapsed but its underlying society remains in many ways painfully the same. A worthy successor to works like Rebecca West's Black Lamb and Grey Falcon and Bruce Chatwin's The Songlines, The Buried bids fair to be recognized as one of the great books of our time.
