Taming Plastic
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- 11,99 €
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- 11,99 €
Publisher Description
Plastics were created to last forever and that's the problem. It's estimated that by 2050, there will be more pounds of plastic in our oceans than pounds of fish. Young people will be uniquely impacted by environmental pollution in the future. This book describes how plastics are made, explains why they are such an enormous problem for the environment, and examines why this problem has reached a crisis point and what can be done to clean it up. Kids are also informed about the creative solutions that visionary people across the planet are using to curb plastic waste. And they are encouraged to take personal responsibility for solving this global problem and see how they can cut down on their use of plastic.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Plastics were created to last forever... and that's the problem," reads the back of this heavy-hitting nonfiction title from environmental activist Bates. Readers learn about the history of plastic, the economy's addiction to it, and its toll on the environment in spreads featuring an assortment of stock images. Though unflinchingly direct about the escalating plastics crisis, a good half of the volume identifies alternatives and outlines creative ways in which governments, businesses, and individuals currently participate in waste-reduction movements, including Lego's investment in biodegradable materials research. Bates assures young people that their efforts count and urges them to become "emergency planetary technicians." A closing quotation by Einstein sums the volume up: "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." Somber and eye-opening. Ages 9 12.
