What a waste! : where does garbage go? / Claire Eamer ; illustrated by Bambi Edlund.

By:

Eamer, Claire, 1947- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Edlund, Bambi [illustrator.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Toronto : Annick Press, 2017Description: 96 pages : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781554519187

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Juvenile works.

Additional physical formats: What a waste!.DDC classification:

j363.72/88 23

Available additional physical forms:

Issued also in electronic formats.

Summary: "What a Waste! explores the problem of garbage and how humans have dealt with it from prehistory to modern times. Topics include how archaeologists study ancient garbage; the growth of consumer culture and disposability; food waste; the environmental effects of garbage; "problem" garbage like electronic and toxic waste; sewage and dead bodies; and garbage in the oceans and in space. Sidebars highlight people and organizations around the world who are making efforts to reduce or reuse waste."-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
BOOK	Meaford Public Library Junior Collection	Non-fiction	J 363. 72 Eamer (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Forest of Reading nominee 2018		15413

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"What a Waste! explores the problem of garbage and how humans have dealt with it from prehistory to modern times. Topics include how archaeologists study ancient garbage; the growth of consumer culture and disposability; food waste; the environmental effects of garbage; "problem" garbage like electronic and toxic waste; sewage and dead bodies; and garbage in the oceans and in space. Sidebars highlight people and organizations around the world who are making efforts to reduce or reuse waste."-- Provided by publisher.

Issued also in electronic formats.

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