PlasticPlastic built the modern world. Where would we be without bike helmets, toothbrushes, baby bottles, and pacemakers? But a century into our love affair with plastic, we're starting to realise it's not such a healthy relationship. Plastics draw on dwindling fossil fuels, leach harmful chemicals, litter landscapes, and destroy marine life. As journalist Susan Freinkel points out in this engaging and eye opening book, we are nearing a crisis point. We've