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Language
English
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Plastic built the modern world. Where would we be without bike helmets, baggies, toothbrushes, and pacemakers? But a century into our love affair with plastic, we’re starting to realize it’s not such a healthy relationship. Plastics draw on dwindling fossil fuels, leach harmful chemicals, litter landscapes, and destroy marine life. As journalist Susan Freinkel points out in this engaging and eye-opening book, we’re nearing a crisis point. We’ve...
Author
Publisher
Page Street Publishing Co
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
191 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
After the birth of their son, Jay Sinha and Chantal Plamondon set out on a journey to eliminate plastic baby bottles as the Canadian government moved to ban BPA. When they found it was difficult to procure glass baby bottles, Jay and Chantal made it their mission to not only find glass and metal replacements for plastic, but to make those products accessible to the public as well. Printed on FSC-certified paper and with BPA-free ink, Life Without...
4) Bag it
Publisher
Reel Thing Films
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 78 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Our story follows Jeb Berrier, an average American guy--admittedly not a 'tree hugger'--who makes a pledge to stop using plastic bags. This simple action gets Jeb thinking about all kinds of plastic. Jeb embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world."--Container.
7) Tapped
Publisher
Disinformation
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines how the bottled water industry affects our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.
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