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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Wilson, Hannah.     Subjects     Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wilson, Hannah.       by title:      Drastic plastic and ...       by call number:      363.7282 W748d     Search the Web     Wilson, Hannah.     Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Drastic plastic and troublesome trash : [what's the big deal with garbage, and how can you recycle?] / written by Hannah Wilson. by Wilson, Hannah. Carlton Kids, c2019. Call #: 363.7282 W748d Subjects Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781783126439 Description:  64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. Notes:  "With awesome upcycling ideas"--Cover. Contents:  A world of packaging -- Why bother recycling? -- Welcome to the recycling centre -- What is plastic? -- Why is plastic harmful? -- Ocean SOS! How plastic is affecting ocean life -- How to recycle plastic How YOU can recycle. Make a plant pot from an old plastic bottle -- What is paper made of? -- No more forests -- How paper is recycled. How YOU can recycle + upcycling project -- What is glass made of? -- Why we should recycle glass / harmful glass -- How glass is recycled. How YOU can recycle + upcycling project -- What is cardboard made of? -- Why we should recycle cardboard -- How cardboard is recycled. How YOU can recycle + upcycling project -- What is metal? -- Why we should recycle metal -- How metal is recycled. How YOU can recycle + upcycling project -- What are textiles made of? -- Why we should recycle textiles -- How textiles are recycled? How YOU can recycle + upcycling project -- What are electronics made of? -- Why we should recycle electronics -- How electronics are recycled. How YOU can recycle + upcycling project -- What is biodegradable waste? -- What is being done? -- The future of materials -- Quiz/ Glossary/ Index. Summary:  We don't think twice before we buy something new and when we go to the shops we take the packaging for granted. But where does all our rubbish go to and how can we keep it under control so that it doesn't ruin our planet? This thoughtful but incredibly fun book enters the mysterious world of recycling, discovering how materials such as plastic, glass, paper and electronics are made and recycled. It also looks at the many ways we can help to reduce the amount of waste we throw out, has suggestions and activities for upcycling and explains how recycling is crucial to preserving the beautiful and life-sustaining world we live in. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Bedford Public Library Children's Nonfiction 363.7282 W748d Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Sackville Public Library Children's Nonfiction 363.7282 W748d Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Children's Nonfiction 363.7282 W748d Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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