That potato chip bag you tossed in your trash can this afternoon—where does it go when it leaves your house?
Garbage: Follow the Path of Your Trash with Environmental Science Activities for Kids invites middle graders to investigate the world of trash! The average American produces more than four pounds of trash every day—multiply that by 300 million people and you’ve got a lot of garbage! Where does it go? How does it break down? What are the challenges of dealing with so much waste? How can we decrease the amount of stuff we throw away? Garbage explores questions like these while encouraging kids to think about the choices they make that generate garbage in the first place. In this book, kids discover the science of garbology and the fascinating world of midden excavation, and learn about rubbish warriors who are determined to save the planet from being overrun with trash.
