{"product_id":"the-plastic-problem-paperback","title":"The Plastic Problem - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachel Salt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Human beings are an amazingly inventive species in creating technologies that have taken us far beyond planetary boundaries that constrain all other animals. Whether it's very powerful innovations like pesticides, antibiotics or combustion engines, we fail to consider the long-term ramifications of our enterprises in a world where everything is interconnected. Plastics are a classic example, created by chemists from complex molecules of life in fossil fuels, applied in so many useful ways but ignoring what happens when the products are discarded as waste on such a scale that we have a gargantuan problem. The story of plastic is a cautionary tale about every aspect of the way we are living in the Anthropocene.\" \u003c\/i\u003e -- David Suzuki \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The shocking truth of plastic's impact on our planet -- and what we can do about it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The data is in and it's bad. We create and throw away too much plastic, and it is killing our planet. However, too many people have very little idea about just how far this problem reaches, and those who do know feel helpless with the enormity of the task at hand. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To fill this void and provide some hope is Rachel Salt's simple and transformative book, \u003ci\u003eThe Plastic Problem\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As a producer for the award-winning and wildly popular YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE, Salt is accustomed to taking big, complicated concepts and translating them into entertaining and easy-to-understand segments. She applies the same methodology to \u003ci\u003eThe Plastic Problem\u003c\/i\u003e. The result is a critically important book that will change the lives of those who read it. Never before has the problem been presented in such an impactful way. Readers of any age will emerge from this book with a thorough understanding of the problem, its individual and global impacts, and -- most importantly -- hope for the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 18 bite-sized chapters, Salt walks readers through the invention and globalized creation of plastic, its impacts and uses in our day-today lives, and its importance to the larger global economy. She then examines the how and why of what makes plastic so harmful to our planet and, just in case there was any doubt, Salt reinforces this danger by providing chapters on the planet-choking results of our plastic habit -- including the fact that there is almost certainly, plastic floating inside each and every person in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Salt finishes this vital book with a message of hope. All is not lost. We can make changes -- both at home and on a global scale. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Big changes are already happening. If you want to be an actor and help change the future, \u003ci\u003eThe Plastic Problem\u003c\/i\u003e is the best place to start. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"\u003ci\u003ePlastic kills. Breaking our plastic addiction is a matter of survival for humans and it impacts every creature on Earth to the deepest part of the ocean. With clear, concise prose and illustrations, \u003ci\u003eThe Plastic Problem\u003c\/i\u003e navigates a way through this plastic mess we've found ourselves in.\" \u003c\/i\u003e -- Erich Hoyt, author of \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOrca: The Whale Called Killer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCreatures of the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e; Research Fellow, Whale and Dolphin Conservation; Co-chair, IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rachel Salt has worked as head writer, researcher and producer for AsapSCIENCE, a YouTube channel dedicated to science education with over eight million subscribers. She has a Master's Degree in Environmental Biology from the University of Guelph. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.8 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684926459967,"sku":"9780228102311","price":11.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4491b6f5f89734434761e94ea80dddc7.webp?v=1764969138","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-plastic-problem-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}