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- ↑ Royte, Elizabeth. A Place to Go , Aug 2017, National Geographic , Washington DC, August 2017.
- ↑ Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship
- Author biography
- Author interview following the release of "Garbage Land"
- Discussion of "Garbage Land" on PBS
- New York Times review of Bottlemania
- Q&A on Royte's method of research and advocacy
- Interview in Pulse Berlin
- Elizabeth Royte home page
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