Adult Version:
Can I Recycle This?
A Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Available in hardcover, audiobook, and
e-book formats — plus a children’s book!
Kid's Version:
Can I Recycle This?
A Kids' Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics
Activity Worksheet and Teacher Supporting Materials now available!
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Can I Recycle This? Book Reviews
"If you’ve ever been perplexed by the byzantine rules of recycling, you’re not alone…you’ll want to read Can I Recycle This?… An extensive look at what you can and cannot chuck into your blue bin.” — Washington Post
“In this upbeat, helpful guide, recycling expert Romer walks readers through the specifics of what to recycle, what happens to all those recycled items, and what kind of environmental impacts result.”—Booklist, starred review
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"Jennie Romer is a lawyer, an environmental activist, and a leading expert on single-use plastics. In her must-read new book, Can I Recycle This?: A Guide to Better Recycling and How to Reduce Single-Use Plastics (Penguin Books, 2021), she shows you how not to be a “wishcycler”— someone who wishfully thinks things they recycle will be recycled." — Sierra Magazine
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"In a utopian world, a (recycled) copy of Can I Recycle This? would be distributed to every household ... just in time for Earth Day next week, this delightful, beautifully illustrated little guide is one I can imagine myself picking up almost every day." — Porchlight Books​
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The first illustrated guidebook that answers the age-old question: Can I Recycle This?
Jennie Romer has been working for over a decade to help cities and states across America draft meaningful legislation to help communities produce less plastic waste. Along the way, she learned a lot about which parts of our current recycling system work well and which parts don’t work at all. Can I Recycle This? distills her years of experience into an approachable, easy-to-use guide that will change the way you think about what you throw away, and how you do it.
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Meet Jennie Romer
Jennie Romer is a lawyer, sustainability expert, former Legal Associate at the Surfrider Foundation, and former Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention at U.S. EPA. She is the author of Can I Recycle This? and has worked on plastic pollution reduction policy for nearly 15 years.
& Christie Young
Christie Young is an artist and illustrator currently based in Austin, Texas. She’s collaborated with clients of all shapes and sizes, ranging from Penguin Random House to Bumble to Madewell. Her work is a reflection of her interests in nature, travel, and storytelling.
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The first public statement about Can I Recycle This? — the book deal announcement from Publisher’s Marketplace!
