What a waste: rubbish, recycling, and protecting our planet
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"Everything you need to know about what we're doing to our environment, good and bad, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling. This environmental book will teach keen young ecologists about our actions affect planet Earth. Discover shocking facts about the waste we produce and where it goes. Did you know that every single plastic toothbrush ever made still exists? Or that there's a floating mass of garbage larger than the USA drifting around the Pacific Ocean? It's not all bad news though. As well as explaining where we're going wrong, What a Waste shows what we're doing right! Discover plans already in motion to save our seas, how countries are implementing schemes that are having a positive impact, and how your waste can be turned into something useful. Every small change helps our planet!"--Amazon.com.
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French, J. (2019). What a waste: rubbish, recycling, and protecting our planet. First American edition. DK Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)French, Jess. 2019. What a Waste: Rubbish, Recycling, and Protecting Our Planet. DK Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)French, Jess, What a Waste: Rubbish, Recycling, and Protecting Our Planet. DK Publishing, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)French, Jess. What a Waste: Rubbish, Recycling, and Protecting Our Planet. First American edition. DK Publishing, 2019.
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