Washoe County Library System

"Reclaim your clothes and reduce fashion waste with illustrated instructions for mending and more Replacing buttons, darning socks, and other mending skills have largely been lost to the decades. Yet, as the eco-conscious are ditching fast fashion, these techniques are being rediscovered as easy methods to revamp closets with personal flair-hello, visible mending-and sustainability. In Wear, Repair, Repurpose, Lily Fulop welcomes beginner and experienced...

Designed to act as a reference and to help reinforce, refine, and build on viewers current understanding and knowledge of recycling. Shows how different materials are recycled and how everyone can find creative ways to recycle.

When Fergus Macleod, Lochdubh's abusive, drunk dustman is put in charge of the local recycling center, Hamish Macbeth smells trouble. Sure enough, Fergus, imbued with his new powers, becomes a bullying tyrant. When his body is found stuffed in a recycling bin, no one is sorry--including his long-suffering family. But Macbeth is surprised to find that many of the despicable dustman's victims refuse to talk--and when violence strikes again, the lanky...

Presents information about trash and other waste products and the dangers that they pose if they are not disposed of properly, and teaches the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling items in order to reduce the amount of waste produced.

Based on the popular blog of the same name, this guide focuses on creating a homemade atmosphere that reflects your family, without spending a fortune. Instead of throwing away old shirts and boring dishes, or passing up thrift store finds that aren't quite right, author Blair Stocker teaches how to remake, adding special touches to make them work for her home--and yours. Chapters arranged by season: spring, summer, fall, winter.

"Una día llegó a Villasilla un señor que tenía cara de cartón. Se llamaba Uriel y conducía un camión de papel. Y, además, quería quedarse con todo el papel que hubiera por el pueblo. Para qué? Qué será lo que busca Uriel? Una carta? O lo querrá para hacer fuego y calentarse con él? Uriel nos enseñará lo importante que es reciclar."--P. [4] of cover. Cuando un extraño hombre con una cara de cartón y un camión de papel llega a Villasilla...

"Perfect for the do-it-yourselfer, this handy guide to household electronics gives the weekend workbench enthusiast a multitude of ideas on how to salvage valuable parts from old electronics and turn them into useful gadgets once more. This handbook is loaded with information and helpful tips for disassembling old and broken electronics. Each of the more than 50 deconstruction projects includes a "treasures cache" of the components to be found, a...