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Paper or Plastic : Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World
Paper or Plastic Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World
Author: Daniel Imhoff, Roberto Carra
The deceptively simple supermarket choice echoed in the title symbolizes the dilemma of a society on a collision course with the planet's life-support systems. Do we clearcut forests, process pulp, and bleach it with chlorine to make paper bags? Or do we make a pact with demon hydrocarbon, refining ancient sunlight into handy plastics? Abou...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781578051175
ISBN-10: 1578051177
Publication Date: 5/31/2005
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Sierra Club Books
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Paper or Plastic : Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World on + 19 more book reviews
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Good information but too academic for me. A little above my head.
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Provides a lot of good information and insight into the packaging world and the consequences of our choices. Very easy to read and highly recommended!
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