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

Author Biography

Catherine Chambers was born in Adelaide, Australia, and was brought up in the UK. She has written about 120 books for children and young adults on all kinds of subjects, including history, biographies, science and the arts.