Garbology is also used as an overtechnical term for waste management, with refuse workers called garbologists, first seen in Australia in the 1960s.
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In Australia, scientists who study trash are presumably called garbonomists instead.
That's interesting. Trump and his cronies aren't in this article.
But on a more serious note. I was surprised to not find any Asian country cities mentioned. In particular, Tokyo.