Plastic free : the inspiring story of a global environmental movement and why it matters / Rebecca Prince-Ruiz & Joanna Atherfold Finn.
Prince-Ruiz, Rebecca, author.
2020
GE195 .P75 2020
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Title Plastic free : the inspiring story of a global environmental movement and why it matters / Rebecca Prince-Ruiz & Joanna Atherfold Finn.
Author Prince-Ruiz, Rebecca, author.
ISBN 9781742244884 (electronic book)
1742244882 (electronic book
9780231552721 (electronic book)
0231552726 (electronic book)
9780231198622
Published New York : Columbia University Press, [2020]
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Call Number GE195 .P75 2020
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.738
Summary "In July 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz challenged herself to go plastic free for the whole month. Starting with a small group of people in the city of Perth, the Plastic Free July movement has grown into a 250-million strong community across 177 countries, empowering people to reduce single-use plastic consumption and create a cleaner future. This book explores how one of the world's leading environmental campaigns took off and shares lessons from its success. From narrating marine-debris research expeditions to tracking what actually happens to our waste to sharing insights from behavioral research, it speaks to the massive scale of the plastic waste problem and how we can tackle it together. Interweaving interviews from participants, activists, and experts, Plastic Free tells the inspiring story of how ordinary people have created change in their homes, communities, workplaces, schools, businesses, and beyond. It is easy to feel overwhelmed in the face of global environmental problems and wonder what difference our own actions could possibly make. Plastic Free offers hope for the future through the stories of those who have taken on what looked like an insurmountable challenge and succeeded in innovative and practical ways, one step-and one piece of plastic-at a time"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Intro
Table of Contents
Welcome
1. The Day the Penny Dropped
2. The Challenge Begins
3. The Story of Throwaway Living
4. Tackling the Top 4
5. Plastic Sea
6. Try to Do Better
7. It's All About the Sharing
8. Momentum Builds and the Movement Grows
9. We're All in This Together
10. Life Beyond Plastic
Postscript
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index

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