Murray, Julie
Summary: Little readers can learn about a vehicle they see every day while strengthening reading skill. Complete with colorful and fun photographs that match the text, a picture glossary, and a fun "Parts of an Garbage Truck" page.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Kids 2016
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Elmo and his beloved blue blanket are inseparable. When Oscar carelessly tosses the fuzzy blanket into his trash can, Elmo dives in after it. He is suddenly plunged into Grouchland - the land of Grouches, stinky garbage and the greedy Huxley who hasn't learned how to share.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV SESCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Children's videos, Call number: JE DVD ElmoMulder, Michelle
Summary: "Humans have always generated garbage, whether it's a chewed-on bone or a broken cell phone. Our landfills are overflowing, but with some creative thinking, stuff we once threw away can become a collection of valuable resources just waiting to be harvested. [This book] digs deep into the history of garbage, from Minoan trash pits to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and uncovers some of the many...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7 MULFlynn, Riley
Summary: Describes the sanitation industry, discussing everything from landfills to how waste is now recycled.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press a capstone imprint 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Day, Nick (Nicholas)
Summary: "Sylvia Samantha Wright is very good at finding--she just doesn't know exactly what all her 'junk' is good for, not yet at least. But when completely ridiculous disaster strikes, she springs into action and uses her junk to create solutions to the town's troubles"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE DAYCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAYCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DAYBarton, Bethany
Summary: "Do you ever wonder where we put all of our garbage, who gets rid of it, or how our planet isn't a big pile of mess? I'm Trying to Love Garbage has all the answers! From scavengers to detritivore to decomposers, nature's garbage collectors are everywhere. But humans play an important role too, and our favorite narrator is back to tell us all about it. With Bethany Barton's trademark balance of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Showers, Paul.
Summary: Explains how people create too much waste and how waste is now recycled and put into landfills.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1994
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: P-J Basket SHOJiménez, Vita
Summary: Every day we throw things away, but is everything we throw out really garbage? Can it be reused or made into something different? Learn how to "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" in this catchy song from the Me, My Friends, My Community series.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.72 JimMeister, Cari.
Summary: "This photo-illustrated book for early readers tells about the parts of a garbage truck and different kinds of trucks used to collect trash"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Jump 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Dorey, Martin
Summary: Every kid can be a superhero, fighting plastic waste at home, at school, and in their community. This engaging guide is chockfull of facts, vibrant art, graphics, and #2minutesuperhero missions-- practical ways to take action now. Some ideas may spring to mind right away, such as picking up trash. Others are surprising, such as learning to cook with fresh ingredients or mending clothes. Readers...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.738 DORLatham, Donna.
Summary: Introduces waste and recycling, examines the effectiveness of recycling, and uses projects to investigate the world of trash.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nomad Press 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.728 LATLindeen, Mary
Summary: Abby and Elmo learn how to keep the Earth clean by properly disposing of litter.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2020
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Place a hold to request this item.Franklin-Wallis, Oliver
Summary: Outlining the inequitable ways in which the world disposes of trash and sharing the stories of those affected, the author recounts his time climbing mountains of refuse with "waste pickers," who make a living gathering recyclables from a Delhi landfill, and describes the work of an environmental scientist who oversees the site of a former Oklahoma town abandoned after toxic byproducts from...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.72 FRARichey, Ellinor
Summary: "What happens when our most precious belongings... no longer belong? When something we loved suddenly becomes junk, a powerful energy is unleashed. One night, ice-skating prodigy Florence Sato is overwhelmed by pressure and throws away her skates. This fateful moment accidentally summons a "junkwraith," a terrifying ghost which seeks revenge for its abandonment by attacking the memories of its...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Top Shelf Productions 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 RICHMiller, Mirella S
Summary: Examines compost center operators, including what they do on a typical day, what the grossest parts of the job are, and what technology they use to stay safe and make the job less gross.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 631.8 MILRitchie, Scot
Summary: "In the seventh book in the Exploring Our Community series, the five friends learn all about how to reduce plastic pollution. It's Nick's birthday, and he wants to celebrate by challenging his friends to a No Plastics Day. While going a whole day without using single-use plastic, the five friends learn about how much plastic surrounds us in our daily lives; the garbage patch gyres in the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Minter, Adam
Summary: "When you drop your Diet Coke can or yesterday's newspaper in the recycling bin, where does it go? Probably halfway around the world, to people and places that clean up what you don't want and turn it into something you can't wait to buy. In Junkyard Planet, Adam Minter-- veteran journalist and son of an American junkyard owner-- travels deeply into a vast, often hidden, multibillion-dollar...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.473 MINSummary: Stretching over 4,000 miles across South America, the Amazon River has long defied human efforts to tame it. Not a single bridge crosses it, and not one dam halts its flow. This program visits urban centers on the banks of the Amazon and examines new attempts to harness-or exploit-the river's energy and natural abundance. The journey begins at Iquitos-a Peruvian city blighted by poverty and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Almost one-fifth of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power. Supporters claim it is safe, cheap, and the answer to global warming. Critics call it dangerous, expensive, and hardly the solution to climate change. This program presents arguments for and against nuclear energy while exploring scientific concepts behind it. Topics include: the disposal or storage of radioactive waste; the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Consider the following irony: that we live twice as long as our ancient ancestors did, even though our bodies contain all manner of synthetic and sometimes toxic substances-an unpleasant requirement of life in our modern age. This program explores the health impact, wide variety, and alarming ubiquity of manufactured chemicals. Viewers will see how communities around the world-including Inuit...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Chemical irritants can cause a debilitating sensitivity or even a chemical injury. This program examines the all-too-common threat of chemical exposure-often from products and materials found in the average home or office building. Showing how contaminants and irritants can travel through heating and air conditioning ducts, the program highlights a case study in which a woman developed rashes,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: The tremolite asbestos-tainted vermiculite from Zonolite Mountain has spread its lethal legacy well beyond Montana and the town of Libby, where it was mined and milled for decades: over the years, 236 cities in 42 states received billions of pounds of it to be processed into a range of consumer products. This ABC News program focuses on trouble spots in Michigan, New Jersey, and Colorado. With...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The U.S. needs more than 340 billion gallons of fresh water every day, but industrial effluent, agricultural runoff, and municipal discharge are contributing to an ongoing decline in water quality. In this program, Marty Tittelbaum, of the University of New Orleans; a water quality consultant; an environmental attorney; teachers; and many others address public health concerns, the need for...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006