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200121t20192019onca j 001 0 eng d |
| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019937755 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780228102236 (hc) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0228102235 (hc) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780228102311 (sc) |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0228102316 (sc) |
| SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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(Sirsi) i9780228102236 |
| CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
CaNSH |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
| Transcribing agency |
CaNSH |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
363.72/88 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| AUTHOR NAME |
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| AUTHOR NAME |
Salt, Rachel, |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The plastic problem / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Rachel Salt. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Richmond Hill, Ontario : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Firefly Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2019. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
80 pages : |
| Other physical details |
color illustrations ; |
| Dimensions |
27 cm. |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Includes index. |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Introduction -- What is plastic? -- How plastics are made -- Plastic at home -- Plastic in our groceries -- Lots of plastic, lots of waste -- From coast to corals -- Deadly debris -- A rubber ducky's journey -- What is a garbage patch? -- Microplastics -- Plastic through the food web -- Is there plastic in me? -- Is plastic toxic? -- Global issues -- A global solution: end users -- The 6 Rs -- A global solution: government and big business -- Reinvent the future. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
An exploration of the ways in which we use and dispose of plastic and how our dependence on plastic is negatively impacting our planet. The text concludes with a call to action for readers to help change the current rates of plastic use. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Plastic scrap |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Plastics |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Plastic scrap |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Plastics |
| LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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363.72 SAL 356 |
