Dumpster diving into the scientific and cultural history of trash, this book explores present-day innovations to answer some basic questions, such as Why do we make so much trash? and How can we stop it from ruining our planet? 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
"This narrative middle-grade nonfiction from Rebecca Donnelly dives into the scientific and cultural history of the waste humans produce, examining why we make so much trash, why we're so bad at handling it, and how we can stop it (that is, us) from ruining the planet"--
Total Garbage by Rebecca Donnelly dives into the messy truth about trash, garbage, waste, and our worldit's a fact-filled and fascinating illustrated middle grade environmental read!
Trash has been part of human societies since the beginning. It seems like the inevitable end to the process of making and using thingsbut why?
In this fascinating account of the waste we make, we'll wade into the muck of history and explore present-day STEM innovations to answer these important questions:
What is garbage?
Where does our garbage come from?
Why do we make so much garbage?
Where does our garbage go?
What can we learn from our garbage?
How bad is our garbage problem?
How can we do better?
Rebecca Donnelly tackles the extraordinary, the icky, and the everyday, helping us see how our choices, personal and societal, impact our world and our planetand encouraging us make a change.
Back matter includes a timeline of the history of waste management, selected bibliography, and index.
