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Trashing the Planet: Examining Our Global Garbage Glut
104 pp.
| Twenty-First Century |
August, 2017 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-5124-1314-4$37.32
|
EbookISBN 978-1-5124-4866-5
(3)
YA
Kallen provides a thoughtful evaluation of the problems with human waste--particularly since the advent of plastic and a culture of disposable goods. The technologies of waste treatment, storage, and cleanup--as well as the challenges of waste removal in oceans across the globe and in space--are thoroughly examined. Effective photographs and charts are included throughout. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.