One Plastic Bag

One Plastic Bag Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

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Publisher's Synopsis

Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred. Some bags were burned, leaving behind a terrible smell. Some were buried, but they strangled gardens. They killed livestock that tried to eat them. Something had to change. Isatou Ceesay was that change. She found a way to recycle the bags and transform her community. This inspirational true story shows how one person's actions really can make a difference in our world.

Book information

ISBN: 9781467716086
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Imprint: Millbrook Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 363.72880966
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Weight: 392g
Height: 280mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 13mm