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McCarthy, Meghan. ALL THAT TRASH : THE STORY OF THE 1987 GARBAGE BARGE AND OUR PROBLEM WITH STUFF New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018] IL 3-6 ISBN 9781481477529 (2 booktalks) |
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Booktalk #1 Meghan McCarthy's trash tale features an individual whose ecological solution for the disposal of trash was so innovative that the United States and Central America couldn't appreciate his ingenious solution! In 1957 Lowell Harrison came up with a plan to rid New York City's almost full landfill. He put the trash on a barge destined for North Carolina. Although the trash was useless in New York's landfill, the garbage could be decomposed, creating methane gas, and finally turned into electrical energy to power homes. McCarthy takes the reader through the hapless voyage of the garbage barge, "Mobro 4000" and the little tugboat, "Break of Dawn" who faithfully pushed the barge from one unwelcoming harbor to another. Read to find out what finally happens to the Garbage Barge, and all that trash, and the best ways YOU can help save the environment. (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2020-2021) Booktalk #2 What started out as Lowell Harrelson’s idea to turn trash into methane gas and energy, turned into a five month saga for 3,186 tons of trash. The Mobro 4000, a garbage barge, tasked with bringing trash from New York City to North Carolina. But once it arrived at port, the barge was refused entry. This started the six thousand mile adventure that eventually ended back in New York City, where the garbage was incinerated. Through comical illustrations and interesting facts, this book makes us rethink our relationship with our trash and its impact on the Earth. (New Jersey Garden State Children's Book Award 2021) |
| SUBJECTS: Mobro 4000 (Barge) Break of Dawn (Tugboat) Islip (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century. Barges. Refuse and refuse disposal. Voyages and travels. New York (State) -- Islip. United States. Barges -- United States. Refuse and refuse disposal -- United States. |
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