ZW book share: Plastic: a toxic love story by Susan Freinkel.

Plastic: A Toxic Love Story.
by Susan Freinkel

This book is very readable.   It describes the journey of plastics into our homes through the lens of the most ubiquitous uses of plastic in our society: water bottles, medical uses, lighters, combs, etc. Plastic defines and has created the modern world.

Plastic is made from oil products that have taken millions of years to be created.  We're making disposable items from this precious resource and then we just throw it away. Freinkel has written an engaging book to help us understand where we are and how we need to start making some hard choices to make a better future.  - Heather


Goodreads review:  Plastic built the modern world. Where would we be without bike helmets, baggies, toothbrushes, and pacemakers? But a century into our love affair with plastic, we’re starting to realize it’s not such a healthy relationship. Plastics draw on dwindling fossil fuels, leach harmful chemicals, litter landscapes, and destroy marine life. As journalist Susan Freinkel points out in this engaging and eye-opening book, we’re nearing a crisis point. We’ve produced as much plastic in the past decade as we did in the entire twentieth century. We’re drowning in the stuff, and we need to start making some hard choices. 

Freinkel gives us the tools we need with a blend of lively anecdotes and analysis. She combs through scientific studies and economic data, reporting from China and across the United States to assess the real impact of plastic on our lives. She tells her story through eight familiar plastic objects: comb, chair, Frisbee, IV bag, disposable lighter, grocery bag, soda bottle, and credit card. Her conclusion: we cannot stay on our plastic-paved path. And we don’t have to. Plastic points the way toward a new creative partnership with the material we love to hate but can’t seem to live without.

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