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The plastic problem / Rachel Salt.

Salt, Rachel, 1988- (author.).

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780228102311
  • ISBN: 0228102316
  • ISBN: 9780228102236
  • ISBN: 0228102235
  • Physical Description: 80 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ontario : Firefly Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
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.

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Genre: Illustrated works.
Juvenile works.
Illustrated works.

Available copies

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

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Homer Public Library J 363.72 SAL (Text) 000155801 Children's Library -- Nonfiction Available -
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