{"product_id":"9781467716086","title":"One Plastic Bag : Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia","description":"The inspiring true story of how one African woman began a movement to recycle the plastic bags that were polluting her community. \u003cp\u003ePlastic 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsatou 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lerner Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015408599280,"sku":"9781467716086","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781467716086_p0.jpg?v=1763693383","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781467716086","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}