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Garbage and recycling Garbage and recycling Helen Orme How can kids take action to help protect the environment and preserve natural resources? Recycle! Young environmentalists will be inspired as they learn why recycling is important, which materials ca… OL11952908W
Where does garbage go? Where does garbage go? Isaac Asimov Briefly examines how we get rid of the things we throw away, describing some of the problems of waste disposal and some of the solutions. OL14959614W
Trash trouble Trash trouble Larry Dane Brimner On a field trip to the Nature Center, Three J leads his second-grade classmates on a mission to pick up as much trash as posssible after they find a bird caught in a discarded lunch bag. OL15037633W
Last car to Elysian Fields Last car to Elysian Fields James Lee Burke For Dave Robicheaux, there is no easy passage home. New Orleans, and the memories of his life in the Big Easy, will always haunt him. So to return there—as he does in Last Car to Elysian Fields—means… OL15109505W
Throwing things away Throwing things away Laurence P. Pringle Describes the phenomenon of garbage, what it can indicate about particular cultures, and past and present problems and methods of solid waste disposal and management. OL15124403W
Food and garden waste Food and garden waste Kate Walker "Discusses how food and garden waste is made and the variety of ways to recycle it"--Provided by publisher. OL15335809W
Recycle every day! Recycle every day! Nancy Elizabeth Wallace When Minna has a school assignment to make a poster about recycling, her entire rabbit family spends the week practicing various kinds of recycling and suggesting ideas for her poster. OL15679541W
Reducing pollution and waste Reducing pollution and waste Jen Green,Geoff Ward What will Earth's population be in 2015? When will oil, coal, and other fossil fuels run out? How can we improve everyone's health? This book looks at how waste and pollution can overwhelm natural pr… OL15932868W
Solid waste management Solid waste management Subhash Anand Study conducted in Delhi, India. OL15989135W
Glamorous garbage Glamorous garbage Barbara Johansen Newman "Bobbie's room is full of stuff - SO full, that it's hard for her and her "best cousin," Joanie, to find space to play. When Bobbie's mom gives her a two - week deadline to clear out the clutter, Bo… OL17939506W
Rubbish! Rubbish! Cullen Murphy,William L. Rathje It is from the discards of former civilizations that archaeologists have reconstructed most of what we know about the past, and it is through their examination of today’s garbage that William Rathje … OL18540051W
All that trash All that trash Meghan McCarthy Lowell Harrelson wanted to turn trash into methane gas so he rented a barge called Morbo 4000. His plan was to ship the garbage from New York to North Carolina, but as the barge floated down the coas… OL19733947W
Bleach Plant Effluents from the Pulp and Paper Industry Bleach Plant Effluents from the Pulp and Paper Industry P. Bajpai This book covers bleach plant effluents- the most polluting effluent from the pulp and paper industry. Some of the consequences of the disposal of bleach effluents into surface waters include- disapp… OL19831729W
Garbage Garbage O'Connor, Karen Examines the dumping of garbage in oceans, on land, in the air, and in space and suggests possible solutions to this problem of waste pollution. OL1985386W
Trash conflicts Trash conflicts Jeffrey Benson,Amy Ballin,Lucile Burt "This curriculum is for middle school students learning science and social studies ..." OL20543910W
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Rebecca Rissman 32 pages : 27 cm OL21614379W
Justine McKeen, pooper scooper Justine McKeen, pooper scooper Sigmund Brouwer,David Whamond Justine leads a group of kids in cleaning up a park located across from the school board's offices as part of a plan to get her school librarian back on the job. OL23302405W
The trash detectives The trash detectives Meish Goldish "Vera and Mario face an ugly mystery. Even after it's cleaned up, the trash in the park is back the next day. Vera and Mario hunt for suspects in an attempt to crack the case!"-- OL24303739W
Ground-water study related to proposed expansion of potash mining near Carlsbad, New Mexico Ground-water study related to proposed expansion of potash mining near Carlsbad, New Mexico Inc Geohydrology Associates "The Carlsbad potash area, in southeastern New Mexico, lies in a region of limited rainfall, no perennial streams, and ground water high in dissolved solids. Availability of fresh water for agricultu… OL24953737W
Les déchets et le recyclage Les déchets et le recyclage Sue Becklake Défis écologiques Chap. 1 : De plus en plus de déchets. Les déchets, c'est tout ce dont nous nous débarrassons. La polulation mondiale qui augmente rapidement en produit des tonnes et gaspille les re… OL26446094W
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