Waste
By: Debbie Nevins
Series: Global issues; Global issues
Publisher: AV2 by Weigl
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781621274407
Subjects: Refuse and refuse disposal; Juvenile literature; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Recycling (Waste); Recycling; Environmental movement
Description: "Most things people use leave behind waste and eventually become garbage themselves. Earth is becoming covered in this waste. What to do with all this garbage is a major concern for people all around the world"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to the waste crisis; title: The waste problem; title: Types of waste; title: Dealing with waste; title: Mapping the world's waste; title: Toward a sustainable future; title: Waste through history; title: Working in waste management; title: Key waste management organizations; title: Research a waste management issue; title: Test your knowledge.