If we create a waste-free planet
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Book Introduction
From the depths of the ocean to the far reaches of space
A story of garbage that is everywhere
Delivery food is very convenient when you eat it, but the waste that comes out after you finish eating always makes you feel uncomfortable.
I clearly emptied the recycling bin a while ago, but it's already full.
From the moment we wake up in the morning until we go to sleep at night, we create a lot of waste with everything we eat and everywhere we go.
Where on earth does all that trash go and how is it disposed of?
《If We Create a Waste-Free Earth》 contains everything about waste, from microplastics that are hard to see to space debris floating in the vastness of space.
We take a close look at the various aspects of waste that we must know for the future of the Earth, including disposable products that don't disappear even after 100 years, food that is thrown away before it is even eaten, electronic waste that destroys the habitats of endangered animals, nuclear waste that doesn't disappear even after 100,000 years, and greenwashing that disguises itself as eco-friendly.
A story of garbage that is everywhere
Delivery food is very convenient when you eat it, but the waste that comes out after you finish eating always makes you feel uncomfortable.
I clearly emptied the recycling bin a while ago, but it's already full.
From the moment we wake up in the morning until we go to sleep at night, we create a lot of waste with everything we eat and everywhere we go.
Where on earth does all that trash go and how is it disposed of?
《If We Create a Waste-Free Earth》 contains everything about waste, from microplastics that are hard to see to space debris floating in the vastness of space.
We take a close look at the various aspects of waste that we must know for the future of the Earth, including disposable products that don't disappear even after 100 years, food that is thrown away before it is even eaten, electronic waste that destroys the habitats of endangered animals, nuclear waste that doesn't disappear even after 100,000 years, and greenwashing that disguises itself as eco-friendly.
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index
Field of study
Paths to explore
For a sustainable world where I and the Earth can breathe together
Chapter 1: Is it okay to throw it away since I'm going to recycle it?
Plastic World
Fake Snow Found in the Snowfields | When Did They Start Using It? | Plastic That's Everywhere
Plastics: Useful for a moment, harmful forever
Plastics Threaten Our Health | Disposable Products, Covering the Earth in an Instant | The World is on a Plastic Diet | If You Don't Want to Throw Away a Single Use
Are the clothes I'm wearing plastic?
Sandy Beach? Plastic President! | Microplastics Infiltrating Our Daily Lives | Eating a Credit Card a Week? | How to Reduce Microplastics
Greenwashing disguised as eco-friendliness
The key is to keep using it for a long time | The mask of eco-friendliness | The misconceptions and truths about biodegradable plastics | Say no to indiscriminate consumption!
Finding a Career: Upcycle Designer
Finding a Career Path: Bioplastics Researcher
Chapter 2: If you eat it, it's food, if you throw it away, it's trash
Why it's thrown away before it's even eaten
We produce a lot of food and throw it away | Consumption and production are sustainable | Expiration date? Use by date! | No food is wasted
Food waste that is difficult to process
Don't throw it in the ocean | What if we compost it? | Biogas instead of compost
Misconceptions about food waste
A waste grinder that grinds and disposes of waste | Is it okay to throw away eco-friendly food waste bags? | A garden made from food waste
To reduce food waste
To prevent littering in the mountains | More waste, greater responsibility | Share and eat together
Career Path Finding Environmental Research Institute
Career Path Finder Environmental Activist
Chapter 3: The Hidden Powerhouse of the Garbage World
A torrent of electronic waste
How Much E-Waste Is There? | Spent Solar Panels | Electric Cars and Batteries
There's a mine in the middle of the city?
Environmental Inequality | The Little Gold Mine in My Drawer | The Toxicity of E-Waste | E-Waste Destroying Gorilla Habitats
Corporate responsibility
Ban Planned Obsolescence | Unify Chargers | Recycle Responsibly
Fix and write
We Have the Right to Repair | Repairability Index | Carbon-Speeding Mailboxes
Career Path Finder Environmental Lawyer
Finding a career path, Zero Waste Store representative
Chapter 4: The Consequences of Indiscriminate Development
Trash everywhere
The sea groans under abandoned nets | A prison turned hotel | Medical waste that carries the risk of infection | Is there trash outside the Earth?
Nuclear Power and Waste: Our Safety
The Ocean Is Not a Trash Can | A Toilet-Free Apartment
Career Path Finder Environmental Reporter
Career Path Finder Environmental Engineer
Chapter 5: Zero Waste: Starting Today
Small Actions for Me and the Earth
Think carefully before buying | Bring courage | The more you share, the less waste there is | Empty - Rinse - Separate - Dispose of | If you absolutely must throw away, throw it away 'well'
The right to refuse waste
I'll Say No to Plastic | The Nudge Effect of Not Accepting Disposable Cutlery | Please Put It in a Tumbler | A Pleasant Discomfort
Want to actively participate in zero waste?
Finding your career path through hands-on experience
References
Curriculum linkage
Paths to explore
For a sustainable world where I and the Earth can breathe together
Chapter 1: Is it okay to throw it away since I'm going to recycle it?
Plastic World
Fake Snow Found in the Snowfields | When Did They Start Using It? | Plastic That's Everywhere
Plastics: Useful for a moment, harmful forever
Plastics Threaten Our Health | Disposable Products, Covering the Earth in an Instant | The World is on a Plastic Diet | If You Don't Want to Throw Away a Single Use
Are the clothes I'm wearing plastic?
Sandy Beach? Plastic President! | Microplastics Infiltrating Our Daily Lives | Eating a Credit Card a Week? | How to Reduce Microplastics
Greenwashing disguised as eco-friendliness
The key is to keep using it for a long time | The mask of eco-friendliness | The misconceptions and truths about biodegradable plastics | Say no to indiscriminate consumption!
Finding a Career: Upcycle Designer
Finding a Career Path: Bioplastics Researcher
Chapter 2: If you eat it, it's food, if you throw it away, it's trash
Why it's thrown away before it's even eaten
We produce a lot of food and throw it away | Consumption and production are sustainable | Expiration date? Use by date! | No food is wasted
Food waste that is difficult to process
Don't throw it in the ocean | What if we compost it? | Biogas instead of compost
Misconceptions about food waste
A waste grinder that grinds and disposes of waste | Is it okay to throw away eco-friendly food waste bags? | A garden made from food waste
To reduce food waste
To prevent littering in the mountains | More waste, greater responsibility | Share and eat together
Career Path Finding Environmental Research Institute
Career Path Finder Environmental Activist
Chapter 3: The Hidden Powerhouse of the Garbage World
A torrent of electronic waste
How Much E-Waste Is There? | Spent Solar Panels | Electric Cars and Batteries
There's a mine in the middle of the city?
Environmental Inequality | The Little Gold Mine in My Drawer | The Toxicity of E-Waste | E-Waste Destroying Gorilla Habitats
Corporate responsibility
Ban Planned Obsolescence | Unify Chargers | Recycle Responsibly
Fix and write
We Have the Right to Repair | Repairability Index | Carbon-Speeding Mailboxes
Career Path Finder Environmental Lawyer
Finding a career path, Zero Waste Store representative
Chapter 4: The Consequences of Indiscriminate Development
Trash everywhere
The sea groans under abandoned nets | A prison turned hotel | Medical waste that carries the risk of infection | Is there trash outside the Earth?
Nuclear Power and Waste: Our Safety
The Ocean Is Not a Trash Can | A Toilet-Free Apartment
Career Path Finder Environmental Reporter
Career Path Finder Environmental Engineer
Chapter 5: Zero Waste: Starting Today
Small Actions for Me and the Earth
Think carefully before buying | Bring courage | The more you share, the less waste there is | Empty - Rinse - Separate - Dispose of | If you absolutely must throw away, throw it away 'well'
The right to refuse waste
I'll Say No to Plastic | The Nudge Effect of Not Accepting Disposable Cutlery | Please Put It in a Tumbler | A Pleasant Discomfort
Want to actively participate in zero waste?
Finding your career path through hands-on experience
References
Curriculum linkage
Into the book
The average shelf life of plastic packaging is no more than six months.
According to research by Greenpeace, an international environmental protection organization, 70 percent of plastic waste from households is food packaging.
If you think about how your favorite snacks, drinks, and ramen are packaged, you'll probably nod your head.
--- p.24
Plastic side dishes on the table? Just thinking about it makes me squint my eyes.
But we are already eating microplastics without even knowing it.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), an international non-governmental organization for nature conservation, announced the results of a study that found that one person ingests 5 grams of microplastics per week, equivalent to the weight of a credit card.
--- p.40
The important thing is how long you will use the item before throwing it away.
If you only use the pretty eco-bag you bought a few times, it is no different from a disposable product that you use once and throw away.
Therefore, it is more important to use things for a long time than to recycle them.
--- p.49
Although developed countries have recycling technology and facilities, they often export e-waste to low-income countries that have not joined the Basel Convention because recycling standards are strict and expensive.
This is despite criticism that it exploits the cheap labor and relatively lax environmental laws of low-income countries.
--- p.108
As the number of satellites increases, technology advances and our daily lives become more convenient.
However, it would be a problem if a satellite that has completed its mission remains in space.
Space debris refers to satellites and spacecraft that have completed their missions, fragments of broken rockets, and remnants of explosive devices that break apart into smaller pieces over time through repeated collisions.
There are currently about 900,000 pieces of space debris larger than 1 centimeter in diameter floating in Earth's orbit.
--- p.145
How can we effectively separate our waste? If we follow these four principles: empty, rinse, separate, and dispose, we're already halfway there.
If food is spilled or contents remain inside the container, the quality of recycling will be reduced.
So, for good quality recycling, it is most important to dispose of it cleanly.
According to research by Greenpeace, an international environmental protection organization, 70 percent of plastic waste from households is food packaging.
If you think about how your favorite snacks, drinks, and ramen are packaged, you'll probably nod your head.
--- p.24
Plastic side dishes on the table? Just thinking about it makes me squint my eyes.
But we are already eating microplastics without even knowing it.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), an international non-governmental organization for nature conservation, announced the results of a study that found that one person ingests 5 grams of microplastics per week, equivalent to the weight of a credit card.
--- p.40
The important thing is how long you will use the item before throwing it away.
If you only use the pretty eco-bag you bought a few times, it is no different from a disposable product that you use once and throw away.
Therefore, it is more important to use things for a long time than to recycle them.
--- p.49
Although developed countries have recycling technology and facilities, they often export e-waste to low-income countries that have not joined the Basel Convention because recycling standards are strict and expensive.
This is despite criticism that it exploits the cheap labor and relatively lax environmental laws of low-income countries.
--- p.108
As the number of satellites increases, technology advances and our daily lives become more convenient.
However, it would be a problem if a satellite that has completed its mission remains in space.
Space debris refers to satellites and spacecraft that have completed their missions, fragments of broken rockets, and remnants of explosive devices that break apart into smaller pieces over time through repeated collisions.
There are currently about 900,000 pieces of space debris larger than 1 centimeter in diameter floating in Earth's orbit.
--- p.145
How can we effectively separate our waste? If we follow these four principles: empty, rinse, separate, and dispose, we're already halfway there.
If food is spilled or contents remain inside the container, the quality of recycling will be reduced.
So, for good quality recycling, it is most important to dispose of it cleanly.
--- p.167
Publisher's Review
Upcycle designer, environmental lawyer, waste engineer...
A diverse world of careers that create a sustainable world
Jobs that contribute to protecting the Earth's environment and ecosystem are called 'green jobs'.
Green jobs are a profession that is receiving a lot of attention in this era where the climate crisis is getting worse day by day.
In this book, the author introduces various green jobs, such as upcycle designer, bioplastic researcher, environmental engineer, and environmental lawyer.
If you choose a green job as your future career path, you will be able to envision a promising future while taking pride in protecting the environment.
Additionally, the appendix, "Want to actively participate in zero waste?", provides specific and practical information for readers interested in waste issues.
We recommend a variety of books for beginners in zero-waste, websites where you can get information about zero-waste, environmental organizations worth joining, and companies that practice eco-friendliness, all with concise explanations.
Without the Earth, there is no future for us.
The one and only Earth is the only home for human life.
Let's start a harmless day today with "If We Create a Waste-Free Earth" so that we don't lose this preciousness.
Introducing the "Knowledge Plus Career" series
Gain new knowledge
Opening a better future
True ‘knowledge’ becomes ‘life’.
The "Knowledge Plus Career" series helps young people decide on their career path by providing them with the basic knowledge that will empower them to navigate the world.
1) Provides broad basic knowledge in various fields of study such as science, humanities, history, and society.
2) Introducing the latest knowledge in each discipline to enable flexible response to the future.
3) Includes information for realistic career planning, from promising careers related to each discipline to role models and career research.
A diverse world of careers that create a sustainable world
Jobs that contribute to protecting the Earth's environment and ecosystem are called 'green jobs'.
Green jobs are a profession that is receiving a lot of attention in this era where the climate crisis is getting worse day by day.
In this book, the author introduces various green jobs, such as upcycle designer, bioplastic researcher, environmental engineer, and environmental lawyer.
If you choose a green job as your future career path, you will be able to envision a promising future while taking pride in protecting the environment.
Additionally, the appendix, "Want to actively participate in zero waste?", provides specific and practical information for readers interested in waste issues.
We recommend a variety of books for beginners in zero-waste, websites where you can get information about zero-waste, environmental organizations worth joining, and companies that practice eco-friendliness, all with concise explanations.
Without the Earth, there is no future for us.
The one and only Earth is the only home for human life.
Let's start a harmless day today with "If We Create a Waste-Free Earth" so that we don't lose this preciousness.
Introducing the "Knowledge Plus Career" series
Gain new knowledge
Opening a better future
True ‘knowledge’ becomes ‘life’.
The "Knowledge Plus Career" series helps young people decide on their career path by providing them with the basic knowledge that will empower them to navigate the world.
1) Provides broad basic knowledge in various fields of study such as science, humanities, history, and society.
2) Introducing the latest knowledge in each discipline to enable flexible response to the future.
3) Includes information for realistic career planning, from promising careers related to each discipline to role models and career research.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: May 25, 2023
- Page count, weight, size: 192 pages | 322g | 150*210*12mm
- ISBN13: 9791156335399
- ISBN10: 1156335396
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