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3 books on Recycling Plants [PDF]
December 03, 2024 | 21 |
These books are covering the operations of recycling plants, technologies used in material processing, environmental impacts of recycling facilities, challenges in sorting and contamination, innovations in waste management practices, regulatory frameworks for recycling operations and the economic benefits of establishing recycling factories.
1. Reuse It: The History of Modern Recycling
2017 by Ann Byers
In a world where humanity spent most of its history blissfully unaware that today’s rubbish could be tomorrow’s slightly less rubbishy thing, "Reuse It: The History of Modern Recycling" offers a whirlwind tour of how we finally stumbled upon the idea of reusing stuff. Ann Byers takes us on a cosmic journey through the surprisingly recent origins of recycling, where technological hiccups, economic seesaws and a few market-shaking epiphanies transformed trash into treasure—or at least into something moderately useful. With wit, wisdom and a dash of environmental urgency, this book unpacks how recycling went from a fringe activity to a global imperative, proving that even the humblest of leftovers can have a fabulous second act.
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2. Recycling Reconsidered: The Present Failure and Future Promise of Environmental Action in the United States
2013 by Samantha Macbride
In a world where people cheerfully rinse yogurt pots while ignoring the environmental carnage that made them in the first place, Recycling Reconsidered pulls back the curtain on the glitzy, feel-good illusion of the recycling movement. Samantha MacBride boldly asks why a practice that’s celebrated more fervently than national elections has, after decades, left us burying and burning mountains of trash. Spoiler: it’s not because we’re short on bins. With a wit as sharp as a broken bottle in a blue bin, she exposes how manufacturers of throwaway trinkets have spent half a century dodging real accountability while convincing everyone else to play waste warden. Recycling, she argues, has become a cosmic distraction—a shiny, squeaky-clean façade that lets the industrial titans of disposability keep calm and carry on. Through a series of eyebrow-raising case studies, MacBride doesn’t just wag a finger at our bin-based delusions but invites us to imagine a future where sustainability doesn’t hinge on sorting our sins into colored tubs but on rethinking the entire system from the ground up.
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3. Journey to the Paper Recycling Plant
2012 by Amanda Kaplan
Journey to the Paper Recycling Plant whisks young readers away on a rollicking adventure through the secret life of paper—because what happens after it lands in the recycling bin is nothing short of magical (and a bit soggy). Through cheerful rhymes that might just make the paper itself blush, children will uncover how yesterday’s doodles and homework disasters become tomorrow’s crisp, new sheets. Along the way, they’ll encounter a glossary that turns big, confusing words into manageable friends and a treasure trove of imaginative paper-based projects perfect for budding environmental heroes. It’s a delightful tale of transformation that makes recycling feel less like a chore and more like an epic quest with a very happy (and reusable) ending.
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1. Reuse It: The History of Modern Recycling
2017 by Ann Byers
In a world where humanity spent most of its history blissfully unaware that today’s rubbish could be tomorrow’s slightly less rubbishy thing, "Reuse It: The History of Modern Recycling" offers a whirlwind tour of how we finally stumbled upon the idea of reusing stuff. Ann Byers takes us on a cosmic journey through the surprisingly recent origins of recycling, where technological hiccups, economic seesaws and a few market-shaking epiphanies transformed trash into treasure—or at least into something moderately useful. With wit, wisdom and a dash of environmental urgency, this book unpacks how recycling went from a fringe activity to a global imperative, proving that even the humblest of leftovers can have a fabulous second act.
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2. Recycling Reconsidered: The Present Failure and Future Promise of Environmental Action in the United States
2013 by Samantha Macbride
In a world where people cheerfully rinse yogurt pots while ignoring the environmental carnage that made them in the first place, Recycling Reconsidered pulls back the curtain on the glitzy, feel-good illusion of the recycling movement. Samantha MacBride boldly asks why a practice that’s celebrated more fervently than national elections has, after decades, left us burying and burning mountains of trash. Spoiler: it’s not because we’re short on bins. With a wit as sharp as a broken bottle in a blue bin, she exposes how manufacturers of throwaway trinkets have spent half a century dodging real accountability while convincing everyone else to play waste warden. Recycling, she argues, has become a cosmic distraction—a shiny, squeaky-clean façade that lets the industrial titans of disposability keep calm and carry on. Through a series of eyebrow-raising case studies, MacBride doesn’t just wag a finger at our bin-based delusions but invites us to imagine a future where sustainability doesn’t hinge on sorting our sins into colored tubs but on rethinking the entire system from the ground up.
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3. Journey to the Paper Recycling Plant
2012 by Amanda Kaplan
Journey to the Paper Recycling Plant whisks young readers away on a rollicking adventure through the secret life of paper—because what happens after it lands in the recycling bin is nothing short of magical (and a bit soggy). Through cheerful rhymes that might just make the paper itself blush, children will uncover how yesterday’s doodles and homework disasters become tomorrow’s crisp, new sheets. Along the way, they’ll encounter a glossary that turns big, confusing words into manageable friends and a treasure trove of imaginative paper-based projects perfect for budding environmental heroes. It’s a delightful tale of transformation that makes recycling feel less like a chore and more like an epic quest with a very happy (and reusable) ending.
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How to download PDF:
1. Install Google Books Downloader
2. Enter Book ID to the search box and press Enter
3. Click "Download Book" icon and select PDF*
* - note that for yellow books only preview pages are downloaded
