Bibliograph

Earth's plastic problem, Adam Furgang

Type

Label

Earth's plastic problem, Adam Furgang

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Earth's plastic problem

Oclc number

1134459425

Responsibility statement

Adam Furgang

Series statement

Spotlight on global issues

Summary

"In 1907, a chemist named Leo Baekeland invented the first synthetic plastic. In the little more than 100 years since, plastic has benefited humanity even while we polluted Earth with it. During the 1950s, plastic production rapidly increased and since then, people have created billions of tons of plastic. Millions of tons of plastic enter the world's fragile oceans and ecosystems every year. This informative book examines the globally significant plastic pollution problem, how it got so bad, and the steps that governments, activists, and young people are taking to demand change"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

Classification