Recycle : the essential guide

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Title:

Author:

Siegle, Lucy.

ISBN:

9781904772361

Publication Information:

London : Black Dog Publishing, 2006.

Physical Description:

255 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 color map ; 27 cm

Contents:

Introduction -- Paper -- Glass -- Metal -- Plastic -- Household -- Compost.

Case studies: The environmental policies of the mega-economies -- Construction workshop in Dakar -- Curitibia : the importance of town planning -- The recycling lottery -- Zurich : thinking twice about the garbage -- Green Dot Programme : a lesson in producer responsibility -- Cuba : no waste -- Coles Bay, Tasmania and the plastic bag conundrum -- It's in the bag : Ireland's plastic bag tax -- Barnet's compulsory recycling scheme -- E-waste exportation and exploitation -- TRAID : designer charity -- From cradle to grave : the nappy debate -- New York state prisons' composting coup -- The Regional Circulation Network : food waste recycling in Nagasaka City, Japan -- Hackney's Nightingale Estate : composting but not as we know it.

Abstract:

How to recycle every day rubbish and do your bit for the environment.

Subject Term:

Recycling (Waste, etc.)

Recycled products.

Recycled products. (OCoLC)fst01091994

Recycling (Waste, etc.) (OCoLC)fst01092000

Recycling.

Added Author:

Siegle, Lucy.

McCorquodale, Duncan.

Hanaor, Cigalle.

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Summary

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 Observer journalist, Lucy Siegle, Recycle includes detailed sections on recyclable materials and what the individual reader can do to facilitate the recycling process. Case studies from all over the world pay tribute to exceptionally successful or innovative approaches to recycling and a consumer directory of eco designers proves that ethical living and trendiness don't necessarily contradict each other. Recycle also includes a comprehensive international directory, that points readers in the direction of organisations and charities that can help them to take further steps towards waste reduction. With natural resources dwindling and oil prices rocketing, it's time to wake up and smell the rubbish. It's time to take responsibility for our waste. Recycle is the essential guide for all those who want to take that journey but aren't sure where to start.