Title:
Plastic-free : how I kicked the plastic habit and you can too
Author:
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2012.
Physical Description:
viii, 344 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
ISBN:
9781616086244
Abstract:
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.
Contents:
Introduction: waking up to plastic -- 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.
Subject Term:
Language:
English
