Description |
344 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Plastic is everywhere -- Plastic bags (why are there melons in my shirt?) -- Plastic beverage bottles (dealing with a drinking problem) -- Why can't we just recycle it all? -- Take-out food & packing lunches (keep your straw, I have my own!) -- Grocery shopping (saving the planet, one cheese wrapper at a time) -- Personal care & household cleaning (when lazy = green) -- Feeling overwhelmed (help! I'm drinking my cleaning fluid!) -- Durable goods (when cheap = green) -- Nine reasons our personal changes matter. |
Summary |
A practical guide to ridding your life--and the planet--of plastic! Like many people, Beth Terry didn't think an individual could have much impact on the environment. But while laid up after surgery, she read an article about the staggering amount of plastic polluting the oceans and decided then and there to kick her plastic habit. Now she wants to teach you how you can too. In her quirky and humorous style--well known to the readers of her popular blog, My Plastic-Free Life--Terry provides personal anecdotes, stats about the environmental and health problems related to plastic, and personal solutions and tips on how to limit your plastic footprint. Terry includes handy lists and charts for easy reference, ways to get involved in larger community actions, and profiles of individuals-- Plastic-Free Heroes--who have gone beyond personal solutions to create a change on a larger scale. Plastic-Free also includes chapters on letting go of eco-guilt, strategies for coping with overwhelming problems, and ways to relate to other people who aren't as far along on the plastic-free path. Both a practical guide and the story of a personal journey from helplessness to empowerment, Plastic-Free is a must-read for anyone concerned about the ongoing health and happiness of themselves, their children, and the planet.-- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects.
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ISBN |
9781616086244 alkaline paper $19.95 |
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1616086246 alkaline paper |
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