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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.72 FRASummary: Artist Dianna Cohen co-founded the Plastic Pollution Coalition, which describes itself as "a global alliance of individuals, organizations, and businesses working together to stop plastic pollution and its toxic impacts on humans, animals and the environment." In this TEDTalk, Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic detritus in the oceans and in our lives, as well as some thoughts on how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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French, Jess
Summary: Introduces the positive and negative impacts of human activities on the planet, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019