نفاية! قصة عامل نظافة

A clever, satirical memoir/exposé by a Montreal sanitation worker who tries to convince people to stop imagining that their trash will magically disappear. This provocative and realistic account of twenty years in waste management paints a vivid picture of the heroic work, messy spirit, and harsh conditions of those who keep our cities clean. Paré-Boubart's story is atypical: he started working as a cleaner to pay for his studies, and after obtaining advanced degrees and working in more "respectable" fields, he still works in this field - for the love of physical activity, of his colleagues who are not afraid to be noisy, and of the honesty and freedom that no other work gave him. The book includes eight black-and-white photographs of the author at work. His background in sociology informs his research into our collective wastefulness and individual failure to confront the waste we produce. Each abstract observation is accompanied by funny and interesting stories, from his waste collection trip to his days off spent scavenging for furniture and toys for family and friends, as a committed vegetarian. The book "Waste!" — whose French version has been a huge seller in Canada — explains and discusses efforts to “clean up” a sector with its own long-standing traditions, the last refuge of well-paying jobs for people who can't find a place anywhere else. The book aligns with great books on work, from Zola to Orwell to Lucia Berlin, and engages with societal criticism such as How to Do Nothing, Waste! Your view of your waste and the people who handle it.