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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Modern waste-management systems are integrating a variety of recycling processes. Transforming waste into energy and waste into new products is at the forefront of new technologies. For example, light is used to separate glass from minerals, while magnets and whirlstreams separate metals from non-metals. Inside the eponymous rotting boxes', organic waste is recycled by organic materialeating micro-organisms into re-usable products. Understanding the...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"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. Recycling rules seem to differ in every municipality,...
3) Recycling
Series
Publisher
Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Explores the issues surrounding recycling. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.
4) Cartoneros
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Cartoneros follows the paper recycling process in Buenos Aires from the trash pickers who collect paper informally through middlemen in warehouses, to executives in large corporate mills. The process exploded into a multimillion dollar industry after Argentina's latest economic collapse. The film is both a record of an economic and social crisis and an invitation to audiences to rethink the value of trash. Filmmaker: Ernesto Livon-Grosman.
6) Paper
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Discusses how paper is made and the variety of ways to recycle it"--Provided by publisher.
7) Paper
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
8) Metal cans
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Discusses how a metal can is made and the variety of ways to recycle it"--Provided by publisher.
9) Rubber
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
11) Emeraldalicious
Author
Series
Pinkalicious volume 5
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
©2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recycling magic turns a garbage-filled park into a "greentastic" garden.
12) Plastics
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
13) Metal
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
14) Glass
Author
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In this fun, pop culture exploration, two ecological entrepreneurs examine the materials we use in our daily lives, show how they impact the environment, and provide project ideas--from recycling to upcycling and more--to lessen our impact and protect our world. Jam-packed with information, more than 200 photographs and illustrations, and approximately twenty DIY projects, this engaging, graphic volume shows us how we all can cut down, reuse, and...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
What is the cost of convenience? Follow the life cycle of a paper cup and the environmental repercussions of a society reliant on convenience. This film is full of information that all consumers should know about the products that we use everyday, and the steps we need to make towards a more sustainable world.
19) Clothing
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Discusses how clothing is made and the variety of ways to recycle it"--Provided by publisher.
20) Glass
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Discusses how glass is made and the variety of ways to recycle it"--Provided by publisher.
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