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Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"Step-by-step instructions for crafts made from everyday items and information about reusing and recycling. Grab some old wrappers and containers and get to work. Create colorful beads from paper. Light up your room with a tin can lamp. Weave a candy wrapper book cover. Learn how to make all of these projects and more when you reuse what you already have. Who knew you could do so much with old cans, wrappers, and bottles?"--Provided by publisher.
5) Recycling
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publication Company
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Avery, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
This narrative science book about trash digs through our epic piles of trash to reveal not just what we throw away, but who we are and where our society is headed. The real secret at the heart of this book may well be the potential for a happy ending buried in our landfill. Waste is the one environmental and economic harm that ordinary working Americans have the power to change and prosper in the process.
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The US leads the world in many ways, including the amount of waste we produce. Although we constitute less than 5 percent of the worlds population, we use up to 30 percent of the worlds resources, and per capita we generate the most trash. Throwaway Nation illuminates the problem and suggests ways we can mitigate this environmental disaster.
Author
Publisher
Creative Pub. International
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"From plywood to hardwood flooring, to windows, doors, carpeting and more, salvaging building materials can save homeowners thousands of dollars. This book is a hands-on, do-it-yourselfer's guide that shows how to identify materials that can be salvaged efficiently and then gives step-by-step instructions on how to go about doing it"--
Publisher
Filmideas
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"As the world's garbage piles grow to even greater heights, many people and industries are finding new uses for old things. In Manila, the Philippines, local women are running a thriving business repurposing old papers into fashionable accessories creating a worldwide demand. In the U.S., recycling E-Waste is big business as producers and consumers consider important ways to reduce their toxic impact on the environment. It begs the question: So, what...
12) American wasteland: how America throws away nearly half of its food (and what we can do about it)
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
14) Recycle rex
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Explains the ideas of recycling, reducing, and reusing through a group of dinosaurs who learn these concepts when the field where they play is in jeopardy of being turned into a landfill.
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Roxy Abruzzo mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper Festival
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Berenstain Bears live in a wonderful place filled with green grass, blue skies, and lots of furry friends. But on a fishing trip at the creek, the Bear family discovers that the town dump is overflowing. It's spilling garbage into the water! Can the Berenstain Bears find a pollution solution before their beloved country is filled with garbage?"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In their first book, the Junk Gypsies--sisters and stars of the popular Texas-born brand and HGTV show--combine big dreams, stories of roadside treasures found, and down-home design projects inspired by epic makeovers for friends like Miranda Lambert, Billie Joe Armstrong, and Sadie Robertson. Amie and Jolie Sikes, the Thelma and Louise of the design world, are the Junk Gypsies: a family with an addiction to flea markets, wanderlust, and Americana...
Author
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Upcycle that unwanted wood! The New Pallet Book updates a unique woodworking book with 25+ new ways to take a stack of pallets and put them to use. Join home improvement author Chris Peterson for a complete guide to deconstructing and repurposing pallets. This edition, with tons of new content and more than 50 projects and ideas, features everything from dead-simple builds like pathway pavers and a mug holder to more challenging projects like a recycling...
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