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	waste & recycling books If you agree with our message, and want to help us spread it, and to keep providing free information via our factsheets, links and forum, as well as all the other things we do, please get books from us instead of from giant companies with a very different agenda.


	alchemy arts: recycling is chic Di Jennings & Kate Mackay Kate MacKay and Di Jennings are the creative spirits behind the Alchemy Arts organisation in Edinburgh, that collects waste and unwanted materials from businesses, runs workshops for adults and children, and then displays the results in parades and exhibitions in Edinburgh. They have collected their favourite projects in which fashion, useful objects for the home, and fancy dress are created from what would otherwise be put into the bin and end up either being buried in landfill or destroyed. The book has stylish photography by D.N Anderson and Fraser Morgan. Readers will be able to discover how to transform old silk ties into designer dresses, make a top hat for a fancy dress party from old playing cards, how make a pillbox hat from plastic shopping bags and a book bag from a bedspread, and how to recycle items to make outfits that will make you look like Audrey Hepburn. Alchemy Arts aims to: divert waste from landfill, create socially aware inclusive arts projects, facillitate urban regeneration and inspire the creative transformation of materials, spaces and people. 256pp more on waste and recycling Price: £11.99
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	1000 ideas for creative reuse Garth Johnson "1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse" contains the most up-to-date inventive work being made using re-used, upcycled, and already existing materials. Artists and crafters have always been recyclers, from re-using old linens in their quilts and rag rugs to using egg cartons to make kid's toys. But for many, it has not only become a thrify choice, it has become a moral imperative. The work in this book ranges from clever and humble personal accessories to unique and important large-scale works of art. It ranges from simple crafts, to more technical applications of reuse. 320pp more on waste and recycling Price: £16.99
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	reduce reuse recycle Nicky Scott Packed with ideas for cutting your consumption, reducing your rubbish, reusing, and recycling, this guide will also tell you where your old plastic goes to, what happens to your old glass jars and how they handle waste in other countries. It also has an invaluable A-Z listing of household items so you can see exactly how to reuse and recycle most of your unwanted things! 96pp click on image for contents page more on waste and recycling Price: £3.95
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	recycle: the essential guide Duncan McCorquodale * SALE PRICE * 50% OFF * SALE PRICE * Have you ever thought about how much rubbish you throw away? How every vegetable you buy at the supermarket seems to be wrapped in twice its weight packaging? Have you ever thought about how that packaging is produced, or what happens to it once you throw it in the bin? 'Recycle' is a comprehensive resource that asks all these questions and provides accessible, practical answers on what each individual can do to close the loop. With detailed coverage on the hows whats and wheres of recycling, it supplies clear explanations of the recycling process and looks at interesting approaches to recycling in countries all over the world. 256pp click on image for contents page more on waste and recycling Price: £10.00
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	architectural salvage: a guide to selecting, buying and using reclaimed building materials Geoffrey West Whether you live in a Georgian town house, a Victorian terraced property or a 1930s semi, when it comes to carrying out repair and refurbishment work it is always better to use original materials. Salvaged items of the same vintage as the house are more likely to be in keeping with the building because their surface ageing makes them match and blend better than modern materials, and they may be of higher quality and craftsmanship. This informative guide tells you everything you need to know about tracking down and purchasing reclaimed building materials of all kinds, including bricks, roof and floor tiles, slates, timber, doors and door furniture and much more. 160pp hardback more on waste and recycling Price: £16.99
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	waste: uncovering the global food scandal Tristram Stuart With shortages, volatile prices and nearly one billion people hungry, the world has a food problem - or thinks it does. Farmers, manufacturers, supermarkets and consumers in North America and Europe discard up to half of their food - enough to feed all the world's hungry at least three times over. Forests are destroyed and nearly one tenth of the West's greenhouse gas emissions are released growing food that will never be eaten. While affluent nations throw away food through neglect, in the developing world crops rot because farmers lack the means to process, store and transport them to market. But there could be surprisingly painless remedies for what has become one of the world's most pressing environmental and social problems. Travelling from Yorkshire to China, from Pakistan to Japan, and introducing us to foraging pigs, potato farmers, freegans and food industry directors, Stuart encounters grotesque examples of profligacy, but also inspiring innovations and ways of making the most of what we have. Combining front-line investigation with startling new data, "Waste" shows how the way we live now has created a global food crisis - and what we can do to fix it. 448pp more on waste and recycling Price: £9.99
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	precycle! Paul Peacock Would it surprise you that you could make a carpet cleaner for pennies that cost pounds? That you can make your own bacon, good bacon at that - far better than you can buy, for almost the price of cheap pork? Would you like to be able to make sauces at a penny a bottle or bread for a third of the price? Would it surprise you that the majority of the powder in the automatic washing powder is simply washing soda, and that this product works better for a fraction of the cost? Amongst all the fear and financial turmoil the world is experiencing, this book points a finger towards a different way of living and shows that we all shouldn’t just accept what is packaged up for our convenience as it is all too frequently too expensive, too polluting and ineffectual. It was borne out of an idea that the food the author bought from the supermarket often had ingredients that are not for him at all, but for the seller of the product in order to make it last longer on a shelf and bring down the unit cost. So he decided simply to leave it on the shelf and make his own. In short, this is a trip around the supermarket and points out how you can make what you find on the shelves. 224pp more on waste and recycling Price: £7.95
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	build it!... with pallets Joe Jacobs Often found abandoned at the back of factories, at dumps or even in skips, the humble pallet for many practically minded people, represents a huge source of inspiration as well as a challenge. When skilfully broken down into timber and smartened up, they can be refashioned into chairs, tables, fences, gates, chicken arks, planters, sheds, decking, cladding and many other functional items. Joe Jacobs shows you how to become a ‘pallet nerd.’ He shows you what kind of pallet to look for, the very best techniques for breaking down the pallets safely – an art in itself, and then goes through the best ways to refurbish the wood and provides over 20 plans for tables, fences, chairs, planters and other items of indoor and outdoor furniture. ‘Build It...with Pallets’ is the ideal companion for anyone who views towers of pallets not as an eyesore but as an inspiration and an economical source of wood, making them the ultimate recycling solution. 144pp more on waste and recycling Price: £9.99
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	i can help recycle rubbish Viv Smith This lovely book is aimed at 6-8yr olds to help them understand why reusing and recycling is important. It gets the little readers involved with mini projects and is absolutely full of fascinating facts and bright, colourful illustrations. 30pp click on image for contents page more on waste and recycling Price: £5.99
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	rubbish: where does it come from? where does it go? Paul Humphrey Aimed at 6-14yr olds, this book teaches children what happens to all the rubbish we create every week, how newspapers, bottles and cans are recycled and what landfills are and why we need them. A great introduction for kids. 32pp click on image for contents page more on waste and recycling Price: £5.99
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	rubbish and recycling Stephanie Turnbull Aimed at kids aged 6+ this easy to read book is ideal for kids who are beginning to read on their own and what better subject to learn about? The book follows the journey rubbish takes from being collected from houses to being buried, burned or recycled into something new. 32pp click on image for contents page more on waste and recycling Price: £3.99
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