Getting Rid of Waste

by Royston, Angela

• ISBN13: 9781432924188
• ISBN10: 1432924184
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-15
• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree
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Summary

Food scraps, plastic containers, glass bottles, and metal cans'”people produce an enormous amount of waste every year. Where does all this waste come from? Where does it end up? Getting Rid of Waste answers these questions and many more'”everything from the landfill problem to dealing with plastic pollution and toxic waste. This book also explains how we can all reduce the amount of trash we produce. All we need to do is to follow the four "Rs": Reduce, Repair, Reuse, and Recycle.

Author Biography

Angela Royston has been writing books for 20 years. She has written numerous books for children, including titles about science, the human body, the natural world, the environment, and space.

Table of Contents

Garbage Piles Up	p. 4
Too Much Packaging	p. 6
The Plastic Problem: It Won't Go Away	p. 8
Rivers of Garbage	p. 10
Plastic Ocean Soup	p. 12
Filling the Land with Garbage	p. 14
A Burning Issue	p. 16
Greatest Recyclers of the World	p. 18
Fast-Track Recycling	p. 20
Once a Plastic Bottle, Now What?	p. 22
Compost It	p. 24
Pass it On	p. 26
Get Involved!	p. 28
Glossary	p. 30
Find Out More	p. 31
Index	p. 32
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