Simon Paré-Poupart

A Montreal garbageman's sharp and funny memoir/exposé, in which he attempts to convince people to ‘stop imagining that your garbage magically disappears’. This fascinating no-bullshit account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid portrait of the heroic labour, anarchic spirit, and violent conditions of the people who keep our cities clean. Paré-Poupart's story is atypical: he started working...