Bibliograph

One plastic bag, Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of the Gambia, Miranda Paul ; illustrated by Zunon

Type

Label

One plastic bag, Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of the Gambia, Miranda Paul ; illustrated by Zunon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

One plastic bag

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Miranda Paul ; illustrated by Zunon

Sub title

Isatou Ceesay and the recycling women of the Gambia

Summary

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. The bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. Water pooled in them, bringing mosquitoes and disease. 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

Target audience

primary

resource.variantTitle

1 plastic bag

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