Transforming Plastic: From Pollution to Evolution (Planet in Crisis) - Softcover

Albert Bates

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570673713 ISBN 13: 9781570673719

Publisher: Groundswell Books, 2019

Synopsis

As a culture, we are addicted to plastic, and in today's plastic-laden world, it is impossible to completely avoid it. Permaculturist Albert Bates addresses the magnitude and consequences of this global problem, and his evaluation is chilling to read. Trying to limit our plastic legacy can help us overcome our apathy toward this overwhelming issue, but Bates states that placing the burden entirely on consumers, as most current solutions do, is unfair.

He emphasizes that the only way to stem the present onslaught is to enforce mandatory economic and industrial changes so that recycled, bio-sourced, and biodegradable plastic become more cost-effective than plastic made from fossil fuels. Bates also explores current worldwide efforts for stronger regulations and better waste management, along with exciting new biological and man-made technologies for improved plastics disposal and viable alternatives.

Join with Bates as an EPT (emergency planetary technician) who helps to stabilize the "planet," understanding what is at stake and knowing that there is a promise of hope if we take action now.

About this title

About the Author

Albert Bates is author of 18 books on climate, history, and ecology, including Carbon Cascades,The Paris Agreement, and The Biochar Solution . His book Climate in Crisis was among the first to call attention to global warming. He is founder and director of the Global Village Institute for Appropriate Technology.

Review

"Transforming Plastic unpacks the mystery of our pervasive polymers and dives into real-time strategies and solutions for building a better path forward." --Richard Freudenberger, author Alcohol Fuel

Plastic is such a commonplace material in our life that we forget it exists. Albert Bates does a masterful job in explaining the intricacies and the subtleties of what is really an ecosystem of different varieties of plastics, each one a pest in its own way. The book will tell you about many possibilities for how to deal with this predicament, but in the end, it is a systemic problem that can't be solved without finding a viable alternative. --Ugo Bardi, professor of physical chemistry, University of Florence

In his latest book, Transforming Plastic: from Pollution to EvolutionDo, Farm visionary Albert Bates lays it out for us once again. Albert provides a much needed wake up call, and it has made me a lot more aware of the degree that petrochemical plastic is in the clothes I wear, the food I eat, and all too often, used once and then sent to the landfill, into the water supply, and eventually the oceans. We have become numb and driven to accept what we call modern life, in spite of its very evident consequences. The book does offer a glimmer of hope. The transformation starts with campaigns to end plastic straws, grows to encompass the elimination of single use, and ultimately leads us to the development of truly renewable, bio-degradable bio-plastics. We begin by becoming informed, aware, and finding our place in a growing force demanding change. --Douglas Stevenson, Farm Fresh News

Edition details

• Publisher: Groundswell Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1570673713
• ISBN 13: 9781570673719
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 120