Bibliograph

Plastic, past, present, and future, text by Eun-ju Kim ; illustration by Ji-won Lee ; translation, Joungmin Lee Comfort

Type

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Plastic, past, present, and future, text by Eun-ju Kim ; illustration by Ji-won Lee ; translation, Joungmin Lee Comfort

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

8+ years

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Plastic

Responsibility statement

text by Eun-ju Kim ; illustration by Ji-won Lee ; translation, Joungmin Lee Comfort

Sub title

past, present, and future

Summary

The world consumes over 300 million tonnes of plastic each year. But when did we start using plastic? And why? Where does all the plastic waste go? Journey through the life cycle of plastic - how plastics are produced and recycled, the many uses of plastics throughout the last century, how our plastic use and pollution has spiralled out of control, and what we can do about it

Target audience

juvenile

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