Georgia Amson-Bradshaw is a children's writer and editor who lives in Brighton, East Sussex. She has worked on a number of high-profile and award-winning science books for kids, including the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize winner Eye Benders, and the London Science Museum activity book This Book Thinks You're a Scientist. She remembers the eye-opening and inspiring effect her favourite books had on her as a child, and so takes her responsibility to pass that interest and excitement on very seriously!
1: What is plastic?
2: Inventing plastic
3: Case study: Bakelite
4: How we use plastic
5: Where plastic goes
6: Case study: Yangtze River
7: Microplastics
8: Case study: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
9: Impact on wildlife
10: Case study: Albatrosses
11: Impact on humans
12: What is being done?
13: What can you do?
14: Recycling plastic
15: Bioplastics
16: A plastic-free bathroom
17: A plastic-free kitchen
18: Spread the word
19: Scientific solutions
20: Timeline
21: Glossary and further information
22: Index
