Waste Disposal

Sally Morgan (author)

Franklin Watts, UK: 2000, 2005; 32pp

ISBN: 0749662166

Genre: factual text, information text, non-fiction, ecology

Issues: environment, sustainability

Waste Disposal is one of a series of Earth Watch titles designed to introduce young readers to some of the environmental issues that should be of concern to all of us.

Double page spreads cover topics such as ‘Everyday Waste', ‘Nuclear Waste', ‘Glass Recycling' and ‘Waste to Energy'. The information is presented in approachable ‘bites' - short columns under subtitles, supported by clear photographs and easy-to-read diagrams. Small boxes in contrasting or attention-gaining colours provide ‘eco thoughts' - factual information linked to the main topic but of the sort that could become a focus for debates or discussions about environmental ethics.

Informative, reader-friendly and up-to-date, Waste Disposal and others in the series should be in every school.

Other titles: Acid Rain; Changing Climate; Feeding the World; Ozone Hole; Saving the Rainforests; Water for All; Wildlife in Danger