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Total Garbage: A Messy Dive into Trash, Waste, and Our World

Rebecca Donnelly

Illustrator: John Hendrix

Ages: 9+

Published: 2023

Publisher: Henry Holt/Macmillan

ISBN: 978-1-250-76038-8

Keywords: Recycling, environmental activists

What is trash? Where does it come from? Where does it go? And how can we be environmentally responsible? Line drawings match the blue ink of the text, adding humor and providing additional information. Time line, index, and resources.