sanitary landfills

"In the near future, a group of girls survive by their own wits and follow the laws of the Manual on the Hill, a reclaimed garbage dump they call home. The cardinal rule? Men and boys spell danger"--Amazon.

Bugs happily living in an empty lot are in trouble when a gang of rats moves in and takes over, but when a group of volunteers arrives to clean up, not only do the bugs get their lot back, they learn about recycling, composting, and garbage dumps. Includes facts about dumps, littering, and recycling.

Readers will learn the terrible story of Love Canal and the hazardous chemicals that can be produced by landfills.

A simple introduction to the purpose and workings of a landfill, describing what happens to garbage after you throw it away.

Text and photographs describe less-than-pleasant and unexpected habitats and the animals that live in them, focusing on garbage cans and landfills, and discussing seagulls, rats, pigeons, flies, and cockroaches.

Examines the problem of mounting quantities of garbage and what to do with it. Also looks at recycling and other alternatives.

Examines various methods of garbage disposal, with an emphasis on sanitary landfills but also surveying such alternatives as mass burn and recycling.

One cold, spring morning, an ordinary grocery bag begins blowing around a landfill, then as it travels down a road, through a stream, and into a town, it is used in various ways by different people, many of whom do not even notice it.