Clear, practical tips show kids how they can conserve energy, recycle waste, and take on important environmental projects.

This classic guide to environmental awareness encompasses the latest research into such issues as global warming, ozone depletion, and endangered species and offers advice on how readers can help the environment.

Considers garbage in its social context, examining where it comes from; where it goes; what it does to the environment; and the cultural, political, economic, and public health issues arising from it. Entries range from household garbage and industrial waste to chemical effluents and airborne chemical emissions.

Consisting of nearly 1,300 signed articles and term definitions, this publication provides in-depth, worldwide coverage of environmental issues. Each article is written in a non-technical style and provides current status, analysis and suggests solutions whenever possible.

Although somewhat dated, still a good reference for the basics on garbage.

Presents the key concepts of environmental science in an accessible style that can be understood by those who are not natural scientists. It offers a way to improve the capacity of non-scientists to understand the connections between humans and their environment.

When the author heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. His accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of shipping conglomerates, the daring work of Arctic researchers, the lunatic risks of maverick sailors, and the shadowy world of Chinese toy factories. This work is a journey into the heart of the sea and an adventure through science, myth, the global economy, and some of the worst weather imaginable. With each new discovery, he learns of another loose thread, and with each successive chase, he comes closer to understanding where his castaway quarry comes from and where it goes.