Socially Responsible Plastic: Is This Possible?

by Farzana Quoquab

Plastics have long been considered useful, providing such economic advantages as reduced cost and social benefits like increased hygiene and the preservation of food. However, plastic products have greatly contributed to climate change. Half of all plastic produced is single use. The discarded plastics are dumped into landfills and find their way into bodies of water, causing serious environmental pollution and health hazards. Addressing this paradoxical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1804559873
• ISBN13: 9781804559871
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"