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02317aam a2200349 i 4500 001 81C091D4A9EA11E996579D3297128E48 003 SILO 005 20190719010018 007 n 008 190215s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2019007472 020 $a 1570673713 (pbk : alk. paper) : 020 $a 9781570673719 (pbk : alk. paper) : 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Bates, Albert K., $d 1947- 245 1 $a Transforming Plastic : $b From Pollution to Evolution / $c Albert Bates. 250 $a 1st. 264 1 $a Summertown, Tennessee : $b GroundSwell Books, $c [2019] 300 $a Softcover 1 volume 119 pp : $b black & white illustrations; ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a "Planet in Crisis" 500 $a Permaculturist Albert Bates addresses the magnitude and consequences of this global problem, and his evaluation is chilling to read. Trying to limit our plastic legacy can help us overcome our apathy toward this overwhelming issue, but Bates states that placing the burden entirely on consumers, as most current "solutions" do, is unfair. Bates emphasizes that the only way to stem the present onslaught is to enforce mandatory economic and industrial changes so that recycled, biosourced, and biodegradable plastic become more cost-effective than plastic made from fossil fuels. He explores current worldwide efforts for stronger regulations and better waste management, along with exciting new biological and man-made technologies for improved plastics disposal and viable alternatives. Join with Bates as an EPT (emergency planetary technician) to help everyone understand that, although our very lives are at stake, there is a promise of hope if we take action now. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 $a Arithmetic -- Addiction -- Alphabet soup -- Recycling -- Fantastic plastic -- The fabrics of society -- Learning to live with plastic -- The (only) way out. 541 $d 20190517. 650 $a Plastics $x Recycling. 650 $a Plastics $x Technological innovations. 650 $a Plastic scrap $x Environmental aspects. 830 $a "Planet in Crisis". 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200806024431.0 952 $l VWPC964 $d 20190719010646.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=81C091D4A9EA11E996579D3297128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search