TY  - BOOK
AU  - Freinkel,Susan
TI  - Plastic: a toxic love story 
SN  - 9780547152400
AV  - TP1120 .F74 2011
U1  - 620.1/923 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
KW  - Plastics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Plasticville -- Improving on nature -- A throne for the common man -- Flitting through Plasticville -- "Humans are just a little bit plastic now" -- Matter out of place -- Battle of the bag -- Closing the loop -- The meaning of green -- A bridge
N2  - 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
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