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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: Recycling Is Necessary and Effective -- 2: Recycling Is Unnecessary and Ineffective -- 3: Recycling Should Be Mandatory -- 4: Is Recycling Worth It? -- 5: Recycling Saves Resources -- 6: Recycling Wastes Resources -- 7: Nuclear Waste Should Be Recycled -- 8: Nuclear Waste Should Not Be Recycled -- 9: Trash Should Be Recycled into Energy -- 10: Trash Should Not Be Recycled into Energy -- 11: Electronics Recycling Does Not Pollute Third World Countries -- Appendix -- What You Should Know About Recycling -- What You Should Do About Recycling -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Back Cover

Bold color photos and easy-to-read text introduce readers to recycling. Five informative chapters highlight why recycling is important and ways people work to reuse and recycle materials to help our environment. Zoom in even deeper with key stats and bolded glossary terms that make learning fun. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Zoom is a division of ABDO

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1: The Benefits of Recycling Outweigh the Costs -- 2: The Costs of Recycling Outweigh the Benefits -- 3: Recycling Is Better for the Environment -- 4: Electronic Waste Is a Major Recycling Problem -- 5: Recyclers and Governments Are Tackling the E-Waste Problem -- 6: Curbside Recycling Increases When People Do Not Have to Sort Their Trash -- 7: Curbside Recycling Works Better When People Presort Their Trash -- 8: Curbside Recycling Increases in Pay-as-You-Throw Communities -- 9: Forced Recycling Programs Do Not Work -- 10: Bottle Bills Are a Great Incentive to Recycle -- 11: Bottle Bills Are a Poor Incentive to Recycle -- 12: Plastic Bags Are Better than Paper -- 13: Plastic Bags Are a Recycling Nightmare -- 14: Reducing and Reusing Is Better than Recycling -- Appendix -- What You Should Know About Recycling -- What You Should Do About Recycling -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture Credits -- Back Cover