| Description |
1 online resource (152 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What is peak plastic? -- The good, bad, and unknown of plastic -- The waste-driven supply chain -- 2030 : a plastic tipping point (peak plastic) -- The alternative to peak plastic : exponential thinking -- Solution 1 : stop the bleeding -- Solution 2 : open-source/access plastic (open-source capitalism) -- Solution 3 : sustainable polymerization -- Solution 4 : a closed-loop system for plastic -- Solution 5 : fixing the invisibility problem -- Summary : make it happen. |
| Summary |
This book proposes a new model for linking our synthetic world to the natural one, the key being supply chain innovation. It presents five market-based solutions that will allow consumers to continue to use plastic while addressing its unchecked proliferation. It also considers how the material itself might be adapted for a sustainable future. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects.
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Plastic scrap -- Environmental aspects. |
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Plastic scrap. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Infrastructure. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / General. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Buffington, Jack. Peak plastic. Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2018] 9781440864162 (DLC) 2018028192 |
| ISBN |
9781440864179 electronic book |
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1440864179 electronic book |
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9781440864162 hardcover ; acid-free paper |
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