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Summary: "The book that answers the age-old question: Can I Recycle This? Since the dawn of the recycling system, men and women the world over have stood by their bins, holding an everyday object, wondering, 'can I recycle this?' This simple question reaches into our concern for the environment, the care we take to keep our homes and our communities clean, and how we interact with our local government....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Environ RomerInches, Alison.
Summary: "SpongeBob starts Bikini Bottom's very first recycling center! But when his homemade recycling center becomes too much work for one sponge, will Bikini Bottom lend a hand for a green goal?"--p.[4] of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SPOMay, Tallulah
Summary: "It's Mighty Recycling Day in Tracksville, and Flicker's Mega Mission is to pick up all the bottles and cans and recycle them in Building Yard Station. But when his big pile of recyclables turns into a big problem, it's up to Flicker and the Mighty Express to work together and get the job done and delivered. Will Flicker stay on track and deliver the recyling pile?" --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD MAYPerkins, Jennifer
Summary: "From Washi Tape Stickers to a Paper Bag Puppet Show, there are so many toys and games you can build with things you already have at home. This activity book for kids ages 8 to 12 shows you how to use different kinds of paper, cardboard, and tape to enjoy hours of fun! Invent your own story with Magazine Mountains and a Flying Paper Pterodactyl, decorate your space with Papet Chain Wall Art and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2023
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Summary: "Studious environmentalist Charlie is stuck with a science fair partner who seems like her complete opposite: Charlie wants to save the planet, and all Oliver wants is to doodle in his notebook. But when a mechanical mishap sends the two traveling back through time, they'll have to work as a team to return to the present day. In order for the time machine to send them back, the unlikely duo...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 WHEWesting, Jemma
Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for creating objects out of such cardboard materials as boxes and tubes, including a zebra mask, a theater, a penguin family, and a pirate ship.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.54 WESCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 745.54 WESCopies Available at Interlochen
2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Crafts WestingCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J745.54Jiménez, 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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Summary: Watch kids' eyes light up as they roll up their sleeves and transform ordinary items. Upcycle It! Crafts for Kids shows tweens how to take objects destined for the recycling bin and breathe new life into them to make room decor, organizers, school supplies, and so much more.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.58 PREPeterson, Chris
Summary: From deconstruction methods and salvaging tips to plotting efficient cutting plans and devising creative new uses for everyday items, this book is packed with clever ways to obtain low-cost materials and ingenious projects you can build yourself. From timber beams to hardwood flooring to windows, doors, glass, and more, salvaging building materials can save you thousands of dollars. This book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 691 PETBrown, Meredith Crandall
Summary: "Once upon a time, in a refrigerator not too far away, a jug of milk and a bottle of juice fell in love. All was bliss until Juice was taken away from its one true love and...recycled. Thus begins Milk and Juice's humorous journey through many incarnations around the world. Will they ever be reunited? Or will they stay star-crossed lovers for all eternity?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Summary: We all know how important it is to reduce our environmental footprint, but it can be daunting to know where to begin. Enter Kathryn Kellogg, who can fit all her trash from the past two years into a 16-ounce mason jar. How? She starts by saying "no" to straws and grocery bags, and "yes" to a reusable water bottle and compostable dish scrubbers. In 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste, Kellogg shares these...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640.28 KELChild, Lauren.
Summary: Clarice Bean and her family gets involved in saving a tree on their street from being cut down.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CHIGhigna, Charles.
Summary: Simple rhyming text follows children as they recycle bottles and cans and donate old clothes to charity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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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 DORMarshall, Linda Elovitz
Summary: Ixchel, a young Mayan girl, who is not allowed to use her mother's thread to weave, exercises her ingenuity and repurposes plastic bags to create colorful weavings.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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Summary: "The thrilling true story of an ancient plant, wonderfully reborn in the modern era through the hard work of two female scientists. Thousands of years ago, in a time of rebellion, the Jewish people fought against their Roman rulers. The brutal Emperor Titus ordered the destruction of everything precious to the Jews: towns, villages, even their beloved Judean date palm trees. Centuries passed....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 634 LEMFaruqi, Saadia
Summary: Yasmin is thrilled about her school's new recycling program, but getting her friends to pitch in is no easy task.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE FARLepetit, Angie.
Summary: Explains how a used water bottle becomes new plastic in the plastic recycling loop, and describes how recycling helps save the Earth's resources.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7288 LEPDay, 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 DAYRomer, Jennie
Summary: "Can I Recycle This? skips over preaching and platitudes common to books on environmentalism and instead gets right to the real information that kids need. It takes readers through every step of the recycling process, from the moment that they throw an item in the bin to its journey through the recycling machinery and on its way to its new life. It gives kids the answers and resources they need...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.73 ROMSummary: The first season of this series examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. The first program, The green apple, uses New York City, particularly One Bryant Park and the Solaire, to demonstrates how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. The second episode, Green for all, features architect and activist Sergio Palleroni...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Home Video 2006
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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
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Summary: "A practical guide on how to go "almost zero waste," featuring 100 tips on how to reduce waste in your everyday life, at home, and in your community"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tiller Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 640.28 MANCole, Henry
Summary: In pictures without words, the reader follows the journey of one brown paper bag from a tree in the forest through the years it is used by three generations of one family until eventually the old bag becomes the container in which a new tree is planted.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2020