Focuses on managing the many types of solid waste and the hazards they pose, and teaches readers how they can help in waste reduction efforts
A fascinating insight into the way materials are re-used or recycled all around the world
Recycling looks at what we throw away, how rubbish can be made into something new and how we can avoid creating waste in the first place.
The widespread recycling of aluminum, glass, and paper is one of the environmental success stories of the last thirty years. Recycling details the handling of these precious resources and highlights the importance of recycling to the environment.
This great beginning reading book presents the history of garbage and methods of controlling it, with a fun-to-read story and easy-to-read text. It is designed for those who have just started reading alone.
Where does all the garbage go after we throw it out? Find out how it can be used again. This lively and informative book explains the process of recycling from start to finish. Recycle! focuses on five different types of rubbish: paper, glass, aluminium cans, plastic and polystyrene. This behind-the-scenes look at recycling offers fascinating facts and helpful tips for cleaning up our enviro…
Read 'Food' to discover how food gets from a farm to the grocery store. Learn how food waste can be recycled, the benefits of buying food that is grown locally, and how to reduce your own food waste.
Have you ever wondered what happens to the things you throw away? In this book you can find out more about trash and follow its journey to be buried, burned, or recycled into something new.
Follows an aluminum can from the time it is collected for recycling, through ninety days of different processing steps, to a new can that is ready for use.
Discusses various ways to reuse and recycle materials that are polluting our environment.