waste products

Addresses the issue of glass waste, explains how glass is used and where it comes from, looks at how people waste glass, and suggests ways for reducing, reusing, and recycling glass.

Addresses the issue of paper waste, explains how paper is used and where it comes from, looks at how people waste paper, and suggests ways for reducing, reusing, and recycling paper.

A photo essay that chronicles what happens to a car at a salvage yard, from fluid draining to shredding.

Contains simple step-by-step projects using recycled items found around the home.

Outlines what happens to junked vehicles as they are recycled at the junkyard. Includes glossary of related terms and recycling fact sheet.

Brief text and photographs show how recyclable garbage is transformed into new products.

Readers will find useful information to write a successful descriptive essay about recycling, including thesis statements, introductions, and conclusions. In addition, readers will find information to compile a source cited list using MLA style.

Provides instructions for using recycled objects, such as a milk carton, a shopping bag, and packing material, to create forty craft projects, including a dollhouse, fabric coasters, lampshades, and more.

Practical tips on making good choices about recycling and reuse, living green at home, at school and in your community. Topics include composting, landfills, reuse, sustainability, and organic farming.

The children who play in the street laugh at the odd-job man Joseph for picking up string and other junk, until he shows them that magic can be found in even the simplest of things.