Explains how people create too much waste and how waste is now recycled and put into landfills.

Hold your nose while you read about the disgustingly fascinating world of garbage!

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Explains in question-and-answer format how old glass bottles turn into new ones, what the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is, why we throw garbage away, and other interesting facts about trash and recycling.

Briefly examines how we get rid of the things we throw away, describing some of the problems of waste disposal and some of the solutions.

Explains how people create too much waste and how waste is now recycled and put into landfills.

Banana peels, apple cores, candy wrappers, and dirty diapers—it’s all garbage. No one wants garbage piling up around their homes, so we put it at the curb for the garbage truck. The answers to where that garbage ends up might surprise readers. Informative photographs and a summarizing diagram show readers where our garbage goes. The text also offers ideas on how to help protect the planet by reducing the amount of garbage we throw away.