What a waste! : where does garbage go? /
By: Eamer, Claire [author.]
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Contributor(s): Edlund, Bambi [illustrator.].
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BookPublisher: Toronto : Annick Press, [2017]Copyright date: �2017Description: 89 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781554519187; 1554519187; 9781554519194; 1554519195.Subject(s): Refuse and refuse disposal -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 363.72/88 | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Manitoba School for the Deaf Library | 363.72/88/EAM (Browse shelf) | Available | 015875 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-83) and index.
The beginning of garbage -- Garbage explosion -- Down in the dumps -- A recipe for waste -- Down the drain -- The business of garbage -- Problem garbage.
What a Waste! explores the problem of garbage and how humans have dealt with it from prehistory to modern times. Topics include how archaeologists study ancient garbage; the growth of consumer culture and disposability; food waste; the environmental effects of garbage; "problem" garbage like electronic and toxic waste; sewage and dead bodies; and garbage in the oceans and in space. Sidebars highlight people and organizations around the world who are making efforts to reduce or reuse waste.
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