A big city garbage truck makes its rounds, consuming everything from apple cores and banana peels to leftover ziti with zucchini.

Little by little, can by can, Mr. Gillie, the trash man, cleans up his town.

Explores what happens to garbage after its thrown away. Highlights the history of garbage disposal throughout history, and presents ideas for reducing the enormous amount of waste produced by society today. Includes diagrams, a text-related activity, and resources for further information.

"The true story of a garbage barge that didn't have a place to dock-- and was one of the events that led to the recycling movement."--Provided by publisher.

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 a living gathering recyclables from a Delhi landfill, and describes the work of an environmental scientist who oversees the site of a former Oklahoma town abandoned after toxic byproducts from nearby mines made it uninhabitable. Franklin-Wallis pays keen...

"Humans have always generated garbage, whether it's a chewed-on bone or a broken cell phone. Our landfills are overflowing, but with some creative thinking, stuff we once threw away can become a collection of valuable resources just waiting to be harvested. [This book] digs deep into the history of garbage, from Minoan trash pits to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and uncovers some of the many innovative ways people all over the world are dealing...

Simple text and photographs describe the parts of a garbage truck and different kinds of trucks used to collect trash.

Photos and text explain the steps in a kid friendly way about recycling to reinforce the key literacy skill of sequencing.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to the tasks and duties of a garbage collector. Includes a picture glossary, an index, and a guide to locating further resources.

"A boy watching a garbage truck pick up his trash wonders where it goes, and the story follows two garbage bags as they travel to a transfer station and then to a landfill"--Provided by the publisher.