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[email protected]. Trash Talk: Understanding Food Waste at a Charter Elementary School in Florida by Steven A. Williams A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Rebecca K. Zarger, Ph.D. David A. Himmelgreen, Ph.D. E. Christian Wells, Ph.D. Date of Approval: March 27, 2015 Keywords: applied anthropology, garbology, sustainability, environmental education Copyright © 2015, Steven A. Williams Acknowledgments In memory of my mother (1963 - 2014), who not only put up with the notion that her son spent years of his adult life digging in the trash, but also unfailingly supported my efforts at the same.