Sunday, 8 February 2015

References






As a part of my class assignment, I had to do a research on my topic ''People Who Do Not Recycle'' from 2 books, 2 magazines, and 2 newspaper articles. This is what I came up with-


BOOKS

Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel

The book is meant for young readers where a Superhero-Michael Recycle saves the town from Foul Smelling garbage by introducing ways through which people can recycle. The story is simple can also consists of basic tips which the little ones can easily imply in their lives. The book would surely instil a sense of responsibility towards environment amongst the little children and at the same time is fun to read.




Where Does The Garbage Go by Paul Showers

Well this one follows the journey of a garbage truck and through various graphs,charts and diagrams illustrates how waste can be get rid off more efficiently. It proposes methods to deal with excessive trash.




MAGAZINES 

Recycling today

The business magazine provides the recycling professionals important news in their field. It gives information about the various recycling programs going around the globe, their budget, their goals, their achievements and failures etc. The Recycling Today Media Group also facilitates Paper Recycling Conferences in various parts of the world like Asia, Europe, North America etc.



Recycling International

The 15 year old magazine provides comprehensive news on recycling technology and scrap market updates. It is directed towards the various industries in recycling.



NEWSPAPER ARTICLES


Entrepreneurs succeed in transforming used PET plastic bottles into mineral paper- SCIENCE DAILY Article Dated- 15th January 2015

Plastic bottles can now be recycled into mineral paper which is cheaper, waterproof and meets the quality standards to print books etc. Calcium Carbonate and stone are the required materials to produce the ecological paper instead of harmful and expensive chemicals like chlorine.Making one tonne of paper requires 56,000  liters of water and 20 trees. Mineral paper would certainly make a lot of difference in our environment.





New Plastic That Dissapears When You Want It To- SCIENCE DAILY Article Dated- 25th November 2014

Plastic, a non bio- degradable element is the root cause of pollution these days. Our garbage generally comprises of plastic bottles and bags. But researchers at North Dakota State University,Fargo have promised a new technique to recycle plastic. If the plastic is exposed to a certain light, it can be broken down into molecules from which new plastic can be obtained!



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