Location | Call Number | Status | Date Due |
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West Royalty Elementary School | Available |
Includes index.
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.
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.