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Summary: Describes the sanitation industry, discussing everything from landfills to how waste is now recycled.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press a capstone imprint 2019
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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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2021
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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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.738 DORMulder, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.7 MULShowers, Paul.
Summary: Explains how people create too much waste and how waste is now recycled and put into landfills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 1994
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: P-J Basket SHOLatham, Donna.
Summary: Introduces waste and recycling, examines the effectiveness of recycling, and uses projects to investigate the world of trash.
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2020
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Kids 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN MURBridges, Sarah.
Summary: Explains what happens when you drive a garbage truck.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FICTION Bridges 2005Meister, 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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jump 2014
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Summary: Explains the challenges that face our planet as trash continues to build up, and teaches the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling items in order to reduce the amount of waste produced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Children's 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363.72 WARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LETShores, Erika L.
Summary: "Explains the journey waste takes from garbage cans and recycling bins to landfills and recycling centers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 628.4 ShoRitchie, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019
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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 631.8 MILEnz, Tammy.
Summary: "Explains the principles of inventing and provides photo-illustrated instructions for making a variety of projects that recycle and reuse materials"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Invent EnzRabe, Tish.
Summary: Dr. Seuss's the Lorax helps kids understand what happens to their trash when they throw things away and suggests ways to reduce waste and recycle to help protect the environment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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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.
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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: J DVD Movie Elmo 1999Day, 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"--
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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 DAYStilton, Geronimo
Summary: Geronimo and his friend Hercule Poirat venture into the sewers to find the origin of the horrible stink that is driving all the mice away from New Mouse City--and learn an important lesson about recycling.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2020