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For Keller Clarke who deserves to inhabit a pristine world
Contents Introduction CHAPTER ONE THE TROUBLE WITH LITTER More Than Ugly Bad Eating Habits Mistakes Animals Make Who's in Charge of Litter No Mess No Stress 6 CHAPTER TWO WHERE LITTER IS BORN A Look at Litterbugs Guess the Mess Waste Woes Is This Littering Prevention Is Best 8 10 11 14 15 16 19 19 20 22
CHAPTER THREE WASTE IN THE WILD This Habitat Is My Home The Decay Factor How Long Does Marine Debris Last Pollution From Land to Sky Put Out the Fire Traveling Trash Sinking Litter Reach Down Pick Up CHAPTER FOUR LET'S FIX THIS PROBLEM People with Plans Sensational Solutions Marvelous Machines Could You Be an Anti Litter Activist Cost of Waste Combating Litter A Litter Free Tomorrow Starts Today Acknowledgments Resources Glossary Index 24 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 34 35 36 37 37 39 41 42 43 44 46
