Trash Revolution: How Lowell Transformed Trash Into Triumph

Webusing the typical contents of a child's school backpack (defined as water, food, clothing, paper, plastic, metals, electronics), this book explores those stages in detail, including lots of ways to reduce, reuse or recycle waste along the way.

Webchildren will gain new insight into the routine decisions they make about their own consuming and trashing or recycling practices.

Webwhere did all our “stuff” come from?

Islip’s landfill was nearly full, and town officials were desperately looking for a new way to get rid of their trash.

In 1986, a once successful alabama builder named lowell harrelson was headed for bankruptcy, when he heard about an opportunity 1,200 miles away in islip, new york.

Webwhat is waste and where does it all come from?

Plastic plates made from pig pee?

Webtrash revolution uses colourful and lively illustrations, diagrams, charts, infographics and sidebars to engage readers as they learn about all the “stuff” that surrounds us and how it is part of the waste cycle.

Kids find out by tracking the life cycles of typical items in a school backpack — water, food, clothing, paper,.