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Food wise : a kid's guide to fighting food waste and saving the planet by Bell, Lucy; Leonardi, Lucy
Call Number: P 641.5 BEL

ISBN: 9780648795353

Publication Date: 2023
More Hands-On Science by David Shaw (Editor); Jasmine Fellows (Editor); Kath Kovac (Editor)
Call Number: P 507.8 MOR

ISBN: 9781486313907

Publication Date: 2020-10-20
Reusing and recycling by Guillain, Charlotte
Call Number: P 363.7282 GUI

ISBN: 9780431192192

Publication Date: 2008
Rubbish and recycling : step-by-step by Bertolini, Gerard; Hubesch, Nicholas; Delalande, Claire
Call Number: P 363.728 BER

ISBN: 9781877467301

Publication Date: 2009
Waste Not Everyday by Erin Rhoads
Call Number: P 640.28 RHO

ISBN: 9781743795552

Publication Date: 2019-12-03

Into the Bin by Anne Fine; Vicki Gausden (Illustrator)
Call Number: P F FIN

ISBN: 9781781128589

Publication Date: 2019-04-01
Recycle every day! by Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth
Call Number: PB F WAL

ISBN: 9780439636087

Publication Date: 2004
Shu Lin's Grandpa by Rong, Yu; Goodfellow, Matt
Call Number: PB F GOO

ISBN: 9781913074081

Publication Date: 2022

How to Make Your Child's Packed Lunch More Sustainable (Azzollini & Swaim, 2021).

Sustainable Food Packaging (Vain, 2023).

Sustainable Packaging Explained (Wilkinson, 2023).

How To Pack a Sustainable Lunch Box (Play, Work, Eat, Repeat) - Blog

Nets, shapes...and donuts! (The GiST) - great teacher resource.

Beeswax wrap project (Digital Technologies Hub) - great teacher resource.