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222 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
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English
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"Recycle The Essential Guide is the indispensable handbook to recycling today. With vibrant visuals and a clear, accessible layout, the book is an invaluable resource that tackles everything from the urgency of resource depletion on a global scale to what the individual reader can do to reduce waste in their own home. Beginning with a witty, thought provoking introduction by renowned journalist, Lucy Siegle, Recycle includes detailed sections on recyclable...
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128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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Whether you want to be thrifty and green, or to add a sense of heritage to your work, incorporating old bits of paper, fabric, plastic, and packaging can lead to stunning textile art. Kim Thittichai takes crafters through a range of innovative techniques for reclaiming and recycling, from collage to rag-rugging, giving each style a unique twist. Every chapter includes a step-by-step project for beginners along with new ideas for experienced textilers,...
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192 pages: illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
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English
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"Transform old books and magazines into beautiful paper crafts, with over 50 inspiring projects. Packed full of ideas for everything from stationery and homewares to paper animals and gifts for kids, Creative Book Art shows you how to make stunning projects that look impressive but are deceptively simple to make. Get cutting and gluing to make display scenes and decorations such as a fairy-tale castle, printed feathers, and hanging paper birds. There...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Can I Recycle This? skips over preaching and platitudes common to books on environmentalism and instead gets right to the real information that kids need. It takes readers through every step of the recycling process, from the moment that they throw an item in the bin to its journey through the recycling machinery and on its way to its new life. It gives kids the answers and resources they need to be far better informed than their parents, many of...
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221 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 23 cm
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English
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Presents over one hundred projects for creative "upcycling" -- using used and recycled products to create decorative items in the home, including leather belt doormats, bathroom towel picnic baskets, and a jar lid dining table.
17) Todo se recicla!
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Español
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Miss Drew's efforts to teach her class about recycling are very successful.
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English
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We all know how important it is to reduce our environmental footprint, but it can be daunting to know where to begin. Enter Kathryn Kellogg, who can fit all her trash from the past two years into a 16-ounce mason jar. How? She starts by saying "no" to straws and grocery bags, and "yes" to a reusable water bottle and compostable dish scrubbers. In 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste, Kellogg shares these tips and more, along with DIY recipes for beauty and home;...
19) Reusing things
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30 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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English
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"Discover how to make a difference to the planet by reusing things, reducing garbage, recycling materials, and respecting our world"--P. [4] of cover.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm.
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English
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What is a landfill? What makes some garbage dangerous? Why it is good to recycle-and can we recycle water? Kids see the garbage truck all the time-but this entertaining and educational book will tell them what it does and where it goes, along with other facts about the trash we create and how it affects the environment.
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