  | Zero waste : how one community is leading a world recycling revolution Author: Drummond, Allan | |
| Price: $23.98 | ||
Summary:
Kamikatsu, Japan, is known worldwide for its sanitation innovations. This small community of 1,700 people is leading the way in recycling and upcycling and has nearly achieved its goal of zero waste.
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (01/15/23)
Booklist (01/01/23)
The Hornbook (00/03/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 01/01/2023 Two children go to stay with their grandmother in Kamikatsu, a small community in Japan. In addition to teaching them old Japanese sayings, she shares something new: zero-waste recycling. In 2003, the townspeople realized that their air, river, and streams were becoming polluted. They vowed to become “the world’s first zero-waste town.” In order to improve the local environment and save their community, they needed to find better alternatives to using the dump and incinerators. Willing to work, residents learned to sort their trash into dozens of specific bins at a recycling center. Now people throughout the world visit Kamikatsu’s Zero Waste Academy to learn about implementing zero-waste recycling. The fictional story offers children a way to connect with the ideas and facts, which become more prominent as the narrative progresses. Occasional red sidebars with white type offer information to supplement the main text, while Drummond’s illustrations set a jaunty tone. The fifth in his Green Power series, this picture book shows the challenges and rewards of living in a zero-waste town. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
