TRASH: The Rubbishman's Ball

“Nazareth Agajanian wove through the smoke and din of the ballroom, the packed crowd of garbage haulers, recyclers, landfill guys, all the families carousing at the Annual Rubbishman’s Ball. The bid from the City of Los Angeles loomed a month away, like a cliff on the horizon. But tonight he would forget all that, reaching out, touching hands, smiling at old friends, the man in his element – the Pope of Trash.”And so begins this thrilling family saga of loyalty and betrayal, blood rivalry, political intrigue, and love. The author has drawn on his decades of experience shoulder-to-shoulder in the trenches with the trash families of LA. From the recycling plants to the Board Rooms to the marbled halls of the City Council, follow the Agajanians and their small family business, Pacific Rim Recycling, as they battle against all odds for one of the largest contracts in the history of Los Angeles, the Holy Grail of garbage. And in the cutthroat world of LA trash, it’s win - or disappear into oblivion, a no holds barred battle to be the last man standing. Read more