The plastic problem /
Salt, Rachel, 1988-
The plastic problem / Rachel Salt. - 80 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"--
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2019937755
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Plastic scrap--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.
Plastics--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.
Plastic scrap--Juvenile literature.
Plastics--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.
The plastic problem / Rachel Salt. - 80 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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"--
9780228102311 0228102316 9780228102236 0228102235
2019937755
20190089679 can GBB9G3924 bnb
019558328 Uk
Plastic scrap--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.
Plastics--Environmental aspects--Juvenile literature.
Plastic scrap--Juvenile literature.
Plastics--Juvenile literature.
Illustrated works.