Earth Debates: How Effective is Recycling?

How do we end up eating plastic bags?
What is "e-waste"?
What happens to our old mobile phones and computers?
The amount of waste produced by human activity increases globally year after year. this book examines how effective we really are at recycling these huge amounts of unwanted materials. It discusses issues such as the danger of recycling toxic or hazardous waste, the potential of "blackwater" treatment and the use of new, sustainable building materials, such as guadua bamboo. But are w doing enough to help our planet? What do you think?

Australian Curriculum:

• Geography - Geographical Knowledge And Understanding
• Cross Curriculum Priority Sustainability

Australian Curriculum Correlation:

• (Years 4-7)