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The world consumes over 300 million tonnes of plastic each year. But when did we start using plastic? And why? Where does all the plastic waste go?

Journey through the life cycle of plastic - how plastics are produced and recycled, the many uses of plastics throughout the last…

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1 author picked Plastic as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

And what is the modern version of glitter mainly made of? Plastic.

In telling the story of glitter, I could have spent the entire book talking just about plastic. But thanks to this colorful account covering how plastic is made, a bit about its history, the problems that plastic has contributed to, and what people are doing to address those issues, I didn’t have to. That freed me up to explore lots more of glitter’s story.

From Chris' list on for glitter-loving kids.

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