Use these reading resources with Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash to encourage discussion about contemporary waste removal practices, recycling, the widespread use of plastic, and waste-to-energy approaches. Through engaging classroom activities, students will confront their own consumption and waste producing habits, relate their personal experiences to the text, and consider cultural practices in waste management. Research opportunities, service learning projects, mobile apps, and web resources will extend students study of Garbology.