TY  - BOOK
AU  - Salt,Rachel
TI  - The plastic problem
SN  - 9780228102311
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Richmond Hill, Ontario
PB  - Firefly Books
KW  - Plastic scrap
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Juvenile literature
KW  - Plastics
KW  - Illustrated works
KW  - lcgft
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
ER  -