What We Leave Behind

Beautifully written and impeccably researched, this profoundly significant book digs deep into the world of waste and is a stark reminder of human impact on our planet. Fascinating, eye-opening and deeply thought-provoking - a hugely important and utterly compelling work – TRACEY WILLIAMS * author of Adrift: The Curious Tale of a Lego Lost at Sea *
This is only outwardly a book about trash. In fact, it is a sad and bitter report on the current state of the world * Gazeta Wyborcza *
There’s no hiding the fact that for most of us reading this book will be a lesson in preparing for the apocalypse, and a brutal stripping away of our illusions … But if we then sink into ‘ecological neurosis’, it’s a sign that we’re on the right path to liberating the Earth from the tyranny of trash * Polityka *
Although the picture Lubienski paints is alarming, his engaging style and avoidance of histrionics make this a surprisingly enjoyable read * Literary Review *
Compelling and hard-hitting, a bold dive into the rubbish heap piling up around us. Lubienski forces us to ask ourselves, how can we live better – LEE SCHOFIELD, author of Wild Fell

Stanislaw Lubienski, born in 1983, is an esteemed ornithologist and writer. A regular contributor to newspapers and magazines, he is the co-author of a series of films about the life of migrants in Warsaw. His previous book, The Birds They Sang about his experiences as an amateur ornithologist, was published in English translation in 2020. In Poland it won the readers’ vote for the Nike award 2017.

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