Waste
By: Clive Gifford
Series: Planet under pressure; Planet under pressure
Publisher: Raintree
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781844439768; 9781844439836
Subjects: Refuse and refuse disposal; Social aspects; Juvenile literature; Waste minimization
Description: Each person in every country produces waste throughout their daily lives. The mounting level of waste has become a major global issue as it creates problems for the environment and for people all over the world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Waste issues around the world; title: A wasteful world?; title: The waste problem today; title: What happens to waste?; title: Solving waste problems; title: The future; title: Statistical information.