Reduce, reuse, reimagine : sorting out the recycling system / Beth Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Beth, 1988- author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Source reduction (Waste management)--United States.

Source reduction (Waste management).

Recycling (Waste, etc.).

Waste minimization.

Waste minimization--United States.

Recycling (Waste, etc.)--United States.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages) : illustrations

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2018.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

People are proud to recycle, but in recent years many have become suspicious the process isn't operating as seamlessly as we'd like to think. Reduce, Reuse, Reimagine makes sense of the complex system for any reader who wants to learn how it works, what the problems are, and what they can do to help recycling thrive.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 The Ecosystem of Recycling

2 When Recycling Was Patriotic

3 Running Out of Room

4 Why Reduce and Reuse Come First

5 What's the Point of Recycling?

6 Where Your Recyclables Go

7 How Psychology Affects Recycling and Waste

8 Economics of Recycling

9 Taking Action from Your Curbside to Capitol Hill

Tips for Recycling

Additional Resources

Works Cited

Notes

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

979-82-16-41035-5

979-82-16-24340-3

1-5381-0540-3

OCLC:

1030445980