Plastic pollution
2019
Book
Plastic products and packaging are integral to modern daily life. Plastic is durable, cheap, light and can be flexible or rigid, with multiple uses -- however, plastic is also making the planet a victim of its own success. Plastic pollution has become an epidemic, afflicting land, waterways, coastlines and oceans. More than 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the world's oceans each year, killing marine life as it breaks down into billions of microplastic pieces, without decomposing. Consumption of plastic has increased exponentially, but while recycling is well established, only a small proportion of plastic is recovered for recycling or energy recovery. How can we reduce the amount of plastic waste, increase recycling and minimise impacts on the environment? What are governments, industry, retailers and consumers doing to eliminate the use of plastic packaging to reduce landfill waste and ocean pollution?
Main title:
Plastic pollution / edited by Justin Healey.
Author:
Healey, Justin, editor
Work:
Imprint:
Thirroul, NSW : The Spinney Press, [2019]©2019.
Collation:
60 pages : colour illustrations ; 30 cm.
Series title:
Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 440.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 59) and index.
Audience:
Adolescent.
Contents:
1. Plastic waste and marine pollution -- 2. Tackling plastic pollution.
ISBN:
9781925339802 (paperback)
Dewey class:
363.738
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
492258