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Trashing the planet : examining our global garbage glut / Stuart A. Kallen.
On a global scale, humans create around 2.6 trillion pounds of waste every year. None of this trash is harmless-landfills and dumps leak toxic chemicals into soil and groundwater, while incinerators release toxic gases and particles into the air. What can we do to keep garbage from swallowing up Earth? Reducing, reusing, recycling, and upcycling are some of the answers. Learn more about the work of the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Ocean Cleanup Array, the zero waste movement, and the many other government, business, research, and youth efforts working to solve our planet's garbage crisis.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781512413144
- ISBN: 1512413143
- Physical Description: 104 pages : color illustrations, map 24 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-100) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | From rags and bones to plastic disaster -- The United States of trash -- Toxins in our trash -- Take control of your plate -- A graveyard of global waste -- Oceans of plastic -- Space junk. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader Middle Grades+ 8.6 4.0 |
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| Subject: | Refuse and refuse disposal > Juvenile literature |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyssa Public Library | j363.7285 KAL (Text) | 36660000519156 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
On a global scale, humans create around 2.6 trillion pounds of waste every year. None of this trash is harmless-landfills and dumps leak toxic chemicals into soil and groundwater, while incinerators release toxic gases and particles into the air. What can we do to keep garbage from swallowing up Earth? Reducing, reusing, recycling, and upcycling are some of the answers. Learn more about the work of the US Environmental Protection Agency, the Ocean Cleanup Array, the zero waste movement, and the many other government, business, research, and youth efforts working to solve our planet's garbage crisis.
