Trash And Recycling

Usborne Beginners

by Stephanie Turnbull, Christyan Fox (Illustrator)

Describes what happens to various forms of trash and waste after they leave the home.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Science

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 27, 2005

About the author

Stephanie is an children's book author and has written many non-fiction books for Usborne.

Reviews

[Berengaria]

4 stars
Original English title:Rubbish and Recycling

short review for busy readers:
This volume in the Osborne Discover series (for ages 5-7) might be a little too full of unknown words for the younger end of the target group, but children interested in technical processes will enjoy it anyway.

The accompanying pictures are clear and easy to understand, but somewhat out-of-date as a lot of the physical work shown being done by hand is now done by machines. That doesn't change the core understanding of how trash collection and recycling works, however.

I read the Welsh edition for the Foreign Language Reading Challenge 2026.

[Deniz Baysal]

Doğa’nın puanı: 4.5
Çevirmenin Barış Bıçakçı olduğunu görmek de güzel bir sürpriz oldu.

[Wanda]

good but dated bc many of the sorting now done by machines (i.e. magnets, fans, vacuums, etc.)

[Karina]

I learned things from this book. My three year old keeps asking to read this one. He’s fascinated by all the facts. It’s long and detailed and he loves it.

[Blakeley Norris]

Environmentally friendly book. Tells about where trash comes from and where trash goes after the dump truck picks it up. It also speaks on recycling and the importance of it. Tells how different materials are recycled, like metal, glass, plastic, and paper. There is also a glossary and recommended websites to visit, which is a big plus.

[Audrey]

The reader starts learning about garbage and could almost despair on how terrible trash is. That is until they continue to read. The child learns about the different methods garbage is recycled. I found this book to be both interesting and informative.

[Readergirl77]

Nathan hasn't lost interest in being a garbage man when he gets older....still loves anything to do with trash and recycling trucks.

[Heather]

This is a very detailed, easy to follow and informative non-fiction read. Great for those kids who love garbage trucks.

[Elizabeth]

AR 4.5