Hey kids, did you know America Recycles Day is on November 15? Recycling is an important way to re-use items that would otherwise end up as garbage. Take the pledge to "give your garbage another life" and learn how you can reduce, reuse and recycle.
What Happens to Our Trash?: Did you know that the average American creates five pounds of trash a day? That's more trash than any other country. Find out about landfills, garbage trucks and just what happens to all that trash if you don't recycle.
Recycled Crafts Box: Not all recycling involves separating items into blue plastic bins. Upcycling, or re-using trash in arts and crafts projects, is a fun alternative way to reduce waste. Learn how to create cardboard castles, sock puppets, bottle bugs and more with this environmentally friendly how-to book.
The Dumpster Diver: Follow Steve the electrician, who goes dumpster diving and, along with some kids in his building, turns the trash he finds into treasure. This book shows the joys of re-imagined objects and shows Steve wearing protective gear to avoid injury while dumpster diving.
What treasures can you make from trash?
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