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Plastic Purge: How to Use Less Plastic, Eat Better, Keep Toxins Out of Your Body, and Help Save the Sea Turtles!
Author:
SanClements, Michael
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Class:
668.4
Age: Adult
Language: English
Demand: Moderate
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LC: TP1122
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ISBN-13: 9781250029393
LCCN: 2013033778
Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
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Pub Date: 04/08/2014
Availability: Available
List: $18.99
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Trade Paper
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Physical Description:
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xv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
H 8.5",
W 5.5",
D 0.58",
0.73 lbs.
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Brodart's Insight Catalog: Adult
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TIPS Subjects:
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Engineering
Ecology/Environment
Sustainable Living
Young Adult
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BISAC Subjects: |
HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living
HEALTH & FITNESS / Body Cleansing & Detoxification
SCIENCE / Environmental Science
SELF-HELP / Green Lifestyle
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LC Subjects:
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HOUSE & HOME / Sustainable Living
Plastic scrap, Environmental aspects
Plastics industry and trade
Plastics, Environmental aspects
Plastics, Health aspects
Plastics, History
SCIENCE / Environmental Science
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SEARS Subjects: |
Plastics industry
Plastics, Environmental aspects
Plastics, Health aspects
Plastics, History
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| Annotations |
| Publisher Annotations | 01/02/2014 |
| Plastic is everywhere we look. Our computers and children's toys are made out of it, and our water and slices of American cheese are packaged in it. But why is there so much and what is it doing to our bodies? Is it possible to use less plastic and be happier and healthier? In 'Plastic Purge,' ecologist, SanClements has put together the most up-to-date and scientifically-backed information available to explain how plastics release toxins into your body and the effect they have on your and your children's health. Both approachable and engaging, Plastic Purge provides easy-to-follow advice for how to use less plastic, thereby reaping the benefits such as eating a healthier diet and living with less clutter. Dividing plastics into three separate categories: the good, the bad, and the ugly, SanClements shows you how to embrace the good (items like your phone or medical equipment), avoid the bad (food storage containers and toys that contain toxic chemicals), and use less of the ugly (single-use plastic that's just plain wasteful). With the help of Michael SanClements's 'Plastic Purge,' you and your family will develop easy habits to live a healthier and happier lives. |
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| Journal Reviews |
| Booklist | 02/15/2014 |
| Plastics. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. SanClements knows this to be true, based on a failed experiment to go two weeks without buying anything made of plastic or creating any plastic waste. From the alarm clock smacked upon awakening to the toothbrush used before going to bed, it is nearly impossible to go more than a minute without encountering plastic in some aspect of daily life. How did this invention, which has been around for little more than a century, become so ubiquitous? If the island of plastic garbage floating in the Pacific is any indication, will our planet eventually succumb to its tenacity? Examining the history, understanding the science, recognizing harmful as well as helpful plastic products, and incorporating ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle plastics, SanClements sets out on an educational quest to help readers truly see the commodity that is virtually everywhere they look. In hip, conversational tones and with an "oh wow!" sense of incredulity about plastic's stealthy omnipresence, SanClements pens an eye-opening expose of this product's damaging properties. Haggas, Carol. 256p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2014. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 03/01/2014 |
| A breezy yet highly informative trek through our plasticized world coupled with tips for reducing plastic from your life. Ecologist and journalist SanClements, the associate director of the Hydrolic Sciences graduate program at the University of Colorado, provides an accessible starting point for improving personal and planetary health. His journey into the realities of our plastic environment began with a simple plan, as he started documenting each plastic item he encountered during a typical day. Next, the author and his partner embarked on a larger experiment: to not purchase or create plastic waste for two weeks. SanClements blogged about his experience on an environmental website and was deluged with responses requesting information. "When you start to dig into the effects of our plastic consumption, they go far beyond the obvious and visible," he writes. "There are environmental and health-related effects that you've never considered, and there is plastic in places you never expected it to be." SanClements divides the narrative into four digestible sections. The first is a review of the history of plastics. Next, the author wades into the science of plastic usage, then moves on to his classification of plastics: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The author concludes with a remarkably helpful guide to "help you reduce plastic consumption, keep toxins out of your body, and spare Mother Nature the excess waste." Thankfully, SanClements is never self-righteous or heavy-handed. The author understands that not all plastics are bad, and its uses have ensured that contemporary life is safer, easier and more efficient. The author also examines modern medical and scientific equipment, energy-saving home building materials and food safety. Nevertheless, he writes, "at some point, we got lazy, lost our way, or were seduced by the convenience of plastic, and now we find ourselves as a society on that plastic dark side." This worthwhile little tome packs a wallop consisting of equal portions of healthy education and pertinent entertainment. 256pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2014. |
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