Plastic
Subtitle: a toxic love story
By: Susan Freinkel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780547152400
Subjects: Plastics
Description: In this probing look at how plastic built the modern world-- and the price the world has paid for plastic-- journalist Freinkel points out that we're nearing a crisis point and gives readers the tools needed through lively anecdotes and analysis.

Trekking through history, science, and the global economy, Freinkel assesses the impact of plastic on our lives through eight familiar plastic objects: comb, chair, Frisbee, IV bag, disposable lighter, grocery bag, soda bottle, and credit card.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Plasticville; title: Improving on nature; title: A throne for the common man; title: Flitting through Plasticville; title: "Humans are just a little bit plastic now"; title: Matter out of place; title: Battle of the bag; title: Closing the loop; title: The meaning of green; title: A bridge.