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Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Transitioning to a zero-waste lifestyle means eliminating unnecessary clutter from your home and reducing your dependence on disposable goods, but it also comes with practical challenges that can seem daunting. In Simply Sustainable, perfection is not required. Whether you are looking for easy changes to get you started, or more advanced, high-impact tips for your low-waste home, these simple, effective steps will forever change your relationship...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"La guía completa para llevar un estilo de vida sostenible. El planeta está al límite. Nos hallamos cerca de lo que los científicos llaman el "punto de no retorno". Es necesario que tomemos conciencia de ello y nos pongamos en acción para salvarlo. El movimiento Zero Waste promueve un estilo de vida más sostenible para reducir nuestro impacto medioambiental y generar los mínimos residuos posibles. Zero Waste para salvar el mundo es la primera...
Author
Publisher
Ambrosia
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Minimal: For Simple and Sustainable Living offers readers inspiration and tools to embrace simple living and create meaningful, lasting change in their lives. From advice on home decorating and decluttering, easy-to-follow recipes for making your own cosmetics and cleaning products, and tips for shopping sustainably, composting, and restoring old furniture, Minimal provides a host of small but powerful ways to live a more balanced life while being...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares the story of how she simplified her life by reducing her waste. Today, Bea, her husband, Scott, and their two young sons produce just one quart of garbage a year, and their overall quality of life has changed for the better: they now have more time together, they've cut their annual spending by a remarkable 40 percent, and they are healthier than they've ever been. This book shares essential how-to advice, secrets,...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An award-winning investigative journalist takes a deep dive into the global waste crisis, exposing the hidden world that enables our modern economy--and finds out the dirty truth behind a simple question: what really happens to what we throw away?"--
Outlining the inequitable ways in which the world disposes of trash and sharing the stories of those affected, the author recounts his time climbing mountains of refuse with "waste pickers," who make...
Author
Publisher
Apollo Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"From the eco-luxe lifestyle champion Anita Vandyke comes a practical and beautifully illustrated, fresh, and fun guide to sustainably reduce your family's waste by 80 percent in just thirty days. Trying to live a zero-waste life while raising a family can feel almost impossible, but Anita Vandyke, the popular Instagrammer and best-selling author of A Zero Waste Life, is here to help. A Zero Waste Family is an insightful thirty-day guide brimming...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A social media star chef teaches how to harness the power of plants through simple and flavorful recipes that help fight food waste, providing practical ideas for using up the whole vegetable, transforming leftovers, and storing food to maximize freshness.
Author
Publisher
Artisan Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Every year, the world produces more than 300 million tons of plastic. These products will never break down and will endlessly pollute our oceans, air, land, and food chain. But the good news is that there are many steps, small and large, we can take to change our plastic-using habits. This illustrated book offers more than 100 suggestions in an accessible visual and gifty package. The introductory chapter walks readers through the different types...
18) Garbage
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Explains waste management problems humans have encountered throught history and how we deal with it now, highlighting key global concerns related to garbage disposal, such as space waste, the problem of plastic, and growing landfills.
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An inspiring and approachable tip-filled guide to changing your habits, living more sustainably, and taking action, by Greenpeace ambassador Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies). Go Gently is a guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps toward reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change. The title reflects...
Series
Publisher
Duo Press, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Do you want to help the planet and learn how to take care of it? Then this book is for you! Parents: future nature lovers will cherish this earth-friendly book that introduces basic concepts of reducing, reusing, and recycling in a fun and easy way. And this is also a hands-on book, showing readers how to make their own recycling station in eight simple steps!"--Back cover.
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