MixedChicago Review of BooksTrash! A Garbageman’s Story is a chaotic, contradictory memoir that accomplishes author Simon Paré-Poupart’s goal to shatter the fantasy that trash magically disappears ... The author’s choice of breadth over depth allows readers to dip their toes into the world of trash collection though it doesn’t permit for more than a quick visit, making the book feel like a series of short stops on Paré-Poupart’s collection route ... At the end of the day, Trash! A Garbageman’s Story is exactly what the title states, not a blueprint for overhauling the work conditions of trash collectors or curbing waste production, but simply a garbageman’s story.
