Children’s Books About Recycling & Waste Reduction

  • Don't Throw That Away!:  A Lift-the-Flap Book about Recycling and Reusing – Lara Bergen
  • Fly Guy presents Garbage & Recycling- Tedd Arnold
  • One Little Bag- Henry Cole
  • One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of Gambia – Miranda Paul
  • Where Did My Clothes Come From? – Christine Butterworth
  • The Three R’s: Reuse, Reduce Recycle- Nuria Roca
  • Charlie and Lola: We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers - Lauren Child
  • The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle - Alison Inches
  • The Adventure of an Aluminum Can – Alison Inches
  • How to Help the Earth by the Lorax
  • Compost Stew - Mary McKenna Siddals
  • From Garbage to Compost – Lisa Owings
  • I Can Save the Earth!: One Little Monster Learns to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle – Alison Inches
  • What a Waste: Trash, Recycling, and Protecting our Planet – Jess French
  • Michael Recycle – Ellie Bethel
  • Earth Ninja – Mary Nhin
  • Why Should I Recycle? – Jen Green
  • Where Do Garbage Trucks Go?: And Other Questions about Trash and Recycling – Ben Richmond
  • Not for Me Please!: I Choose to Act Green – Maria Godsey
  • Pierre the French Bulldog Recycles – Kate Louise
  • Recycle and Remake: Creative Projects for Eco Kids
  • What Do They Do With All That Poo? – Jane Kurtz

These books were listed in no particular order. If you have a book you'd like to recommend be added to our list please email the County Materials Recovery Manager.