"How do we end up eating plastic bags? What is 'e-waste?' How do we recycle plastics? This book discusses recycling in a world that has an increasing amount of waste, looking at how effective we are globally at recycling and highlighting issues such as the dangers of recycling toxic or hazardous waste, the potential of 'blackwater' treatment and the use of new building materials that are sustainable, such as guadua bamboo"--Provided by the publisher.
year: 2015
call number/section: 363.72
subjects: refuse and refuse disposal, recycling, evaluation, electronic books, human influence on nature, pollution
Editions
Chambers, Catherine
Heinemann-Raintree (2015)
Discusses the effectiveness of global recycling efforts and highlighting issues such as the dangers of recycling toxic or hazardous waste, the potential of blackwater treatment and the use of new sustainable building materials.
Schools: 0
Chambers, Catherine
Describes what items are recycled, how they are recycled, and whether or not recycling is worth the time and energy it takes.
Schools: 1
Chambers, Catherine
"How do we end up eating plastic bags? What is 'e-waste?' How do we recycle plastics? This book discusses recycling in a world that has an increasing amount of waste, looking at how effective we are globally at recycling and highlighting issues such as the dangers of recycling toxic or hazardous waste, the potential of 'blackwater' treatment and the use of new building materials that are sustainable, such as guadua bamboo"--Provided by the publisher.
Schools: 2