Plastics and sustainability : towards a peaceful coexistence between bio-based and fossil fuel-based plastics /
"This book addresses an issue of current importance to plastics and manufacturing industry readers, and also to society as a whole. Its guiding question concerns the production, consumption, use, and disposal of plastic products, and how our cultural practice of relying on plastic products can...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J. : Salem, Mass. :
John Wiley & Sons ; Scrivener Pub.,
[2012]
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| Series: | Wiley online library.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book addresses an issue of current importance to plastics and manufacturing industry readers, and also to society as a whole. Its guiding question concerns the production, consumption, use, and disposal of plastic products, and how our cultural practice of relying on plastic products can (if it can) fit our needs for a sustainable economy and world. It discusses all possible footprints of plastics use, not just focusing on greenhouse gas production, but also on toxicity and human health, societal standards, and effects on ecosystems"-- |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0470938781 1118217845 (electronic bk.) 9780470938782 9781118217849 (electronic bk.) |
| DOI: | 10.1002/9781118217849 |