What a Waste: Where Does Garbage Go? is a book that teaches everything you want or need to know about garbage.

I'm really amazed at how thorough this book is. There are so many facts even adults can learn here. The reading is probably best for older children as the book is jam-packed full of information. It covers:

-Where garbage goes
-How it's stored
-Recycling
-Composting
-Statistics
-Smart people with smart ideas
-What we put down the drain including sewer information
-Garbage we create in the growing of crops and manufacturing process
-Problems with plastic and another big one we don't think about-electronics
-Future plans including turning waste into energy
-Other countries and how they deal with garbage
-Greenhouse gases from trash

The book helps children understand that foods aren't necessarily bad because of the date on the packaging. I think this is so important because best by/sell by dates and expiration dates mean different things kids might not understand. The fact that a third of our food is tossed out yearly is alarming!



This is a book I want to keep on my shelf. Every school should have this available for their students. I could easily see this in a classroom setting spanned out over a 4-week course. It's just an amazing book...

5*****

Thanks to Netgalley for sharing a copy with me. ( )