Despite the global movement to tackle plastic pollution, demand for
plastics continues to rise. As the world transitions away from
fossil fuels, plastics are set to be the biggest driver of oil
demand. Single-use plastics - deemed essential in the fight against
COVID-19 - have been given a new lease of life. In a world beset
with crisis fatigue, what can we do to curb the escalating plastics
crisis? In this book, Alice Mah reveals how petrochemical and
plastics corporations have fought relentlessly to protect and
expand plastics markets in the face of existential threats to
business. From denying the toxic health effects of plastics to
co-opting circular economy solutions to plastic waste and
exploiting the opportunities offered up by the global pandemic,
industry has deflected attention from the key problem: plastics
production. The consequences of unfettered plastics growth are
pernicious and highly unequal. We all have a part to play in
reducing plastics consumption but we must tackle the problem at its
root: the capitalist imperative for limitless growth.
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