Sarah J. Morath

Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It considers plastic's harm to the environment, from its production to its disposal, and offers a spectrum of local, regional, and global solutions. This book is valuable to anyone interested in learning more about the harms and solutions associated with plastic pollution.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 470g
• ISBN-13: 9781108841801
• ISBN-10: 1108841805
• Artikelnr.: 62715558

Autorenporträt

Sarah J. Morath is a lawyer, a writer, an educator, and a scientist. Her interdisciplinary scholarship has appeared in a variety of publications and is widely read and cited. She is the editor of From Farm to Fork: Perspectives on Growing Sustainable Food Systems in the Twenty-First Century (University of Akron Press, 2016). Professor Morath holds degrees from Vassar College, Yale University, and the University of Montana School of Law. She is currently a law professor at Wake Forest University School of Law.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Plastic in the Environment: 1. The proliferation of plastic
2. Measuring plastic: 'You can't manage what you don't measure.'
3. Plastic as a pollutant: A revolutionary material becomes a global threat
Part II. Multimodal Approaches to Solving Our Plastic Problem: 4. Federal efforts
5. State and local efforts
6. International efforts
7. Business, NGO and individual efforts
Part III. Innovation and Design: 8. Plastic alternatives: bioplastics and material
9. Plastic's end: recycling, removal and revaluing
10. The circular economy.