{"product_id":"the-problem-with-plastic","title":"The Problem with Plastic","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781620979457\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Cloth over boards\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: New Press, The\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Plastic pollution has reached crisis proportions, and false solutions abound. But as The Problem with Plastic shows, there are real solutions out there. And, fortunately, there are people like Judith Enck working to enact them.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e The Sixth Extinction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful investigation into plastic's impact on human health and the environment, and how we can fight back\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlastic is everywhere wrapped around our food, stitched into our clothes, even coursing through our veins. Once a marvel of modern science, plastic has become so inextricably woven into our lives that imagining a world without it can seem impossible. Over the last seventy-five years, plastic has cradled our planet in a synthetic embrace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Problem with Plastic\u003c\/i\u003e critically examines the paradox of this material, first celebrated for its innovations and now recognised for its devastating environmental and public health impacts. With clarity and urgency, the book reveals how plastic pollution contributes to poisoned oceans, polluted air, a warming planet, and overwhelming waste, disproportionately impacting marginalized communities who bear the brunt of petrochemical pollution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevealing the alarming extent of microplastics infiltrating both the natural world and the human body, this compelling narrative challenges the illusion that recycling alone will save us. It unpacks the mechanisms of environmental racism and the deceptive greenwashing strategies used by the plastics industry to maintain the status quo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than a critique, \u003ci\u003eThe Problem with Plastic \u0026lt;\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41859684565125,"sku":"PR433133","price":78.7,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG6BD64LRP3.jpg?v=1789103989","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-problem-with-plastic","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}