Survive plastic peril

When it comes to plastic pollution, we all have the same images that come to mind: mountains of trash, continents of garbage in the oceans, fish and birds with poisoned stomachs. The immensity of the problem makes you dizzy: 8.3 billion tons of plastic have been produced since 1950! Plastic is everywhere and has become indispensable in our apartments, our cars, our hospitals, etc. First an industrial miracle, plastic quickly became a nightmare. In this highly documented book, Matthieu Combe describes the most promising avenues for replacing problematic plastics, reducing single use, creating a new economy for this material through innovative marketing and production solutions. While some are still at the experimental stage, others have already proven their effectiveness. Contrary to an inclination to defeatism and resignation, the author shows us, with pedagogy, that plastic may soon no longer be the worst enemy of the planet. A hard-hitting essay on the phenomenon of plastic, its impacts and possible solutions.