Environment Matters Autumn 2019

Want to learn more about the environment? Check out these recent titles available from local Ipswich Libraries. LIBRARY AT YOUR From the Earth: World’s great, rare and almost forgotten vegetables Gilmore, Peter (Chef) 2018 The Planthunter: Truth, beauty, chaos and plants Reid, Georgina 2018 The Water Will Come: Rising seas, sinking cities, and the remaking of the civilized world Goodell, Jeff The Produce Companion: From balconies to backyards, the complete guide to growing, pickling and preserving Kirton, Meredith Source: Carbon Footprint data is calculated by the Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management in partnership with The CarbonNeutral Company and the Environmental Paper Network. Calculations are based on a comparison between recycled paper versus virgin fibre paper produced at the same mill and on the latest European BREF data (virgin fibre paper) available. Results are obtained according to technical information and subject to change. 147 kg of landfill 21 kg of CO 2 and greenhouse gases 217 km travel in average European car 4,311 litres of water 253 kWh of energy 239 kg of wood Ipswich City Council PO Box 191, Ipswich QLD 4305, Australia Phone (07) 3810 6666 Fax (07) 3810 6731 council@ipswich.qld.gov.au Ipswich.qld.gov.au By using EcoStar Offset to produce 3,000 copies of this newsletter, rather than a non-recycled paper, the environmental impact was reduced by: Join us online: Ipswich Central Library 40 South Street, Ipswich QLD 4304 Redbank Plains Library Moreton Avenue, Redbank Plains QLD 4301 Redbank Plaza Library Redbank Plaza Shopping Centre, 1 Collingwood Drive, Redbank QLD 4301 Springfield Central Library Cnr Main Street & Sirius Drive, Orion Springfield Central Mobile Library Visit ipswichlibraries.com.au/visit/mobile-library for information regarding the Mobile Library’s locations.