Humans create mountains of garbage, but did you know you can use that waste to help the planet?
You can heat your house with poop, make coffee with filtered pee and blow your nose with your cereal box. People around the world are finding creative ways to transform food scraps, invasive plants and sea creatures into alternative fossil fuels and even plastics. There are cities reusing water and recycling paper, crops, and old clothes to help protect the land, forests and water.
In What a Waste, young readers will learn about cutting-edge projects to reuse and repurpose garbage, and the people behind these innovations. Do you want to become a waste warrior? Don't just talk trash, reuse it!
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“For those wondering what they can do to fight climate change, I recommend checking out this great new book full of positive, doable ideas!"
“A refreshing read. It’s not easy to write about climate change in a thoughtful and fun way, but from old shirts to policy and poop to cow burps, What a Waste will engage and inspire kids—and their families—to take useful actions that can turn the tide. The book doesn’t shy away from contextualizing the drivers of the climate crisis but balances it with many of the solutions that are already available. I particularly love the tangible tips for how each of us can make our own lives more climate friendly. This book is empowering. My ten-year-old self would have loved it!”
Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard Selection | 2025 | Commended
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