NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS kids PLASTIC VS DITCH THE STRAW AND FIND THE POLLUTION SOLUTION TO BOTTLES BAGS AND OTHER SINGLE USE PLASTICS HOW YOU CAN BE A WASTE WARRIOR JULIE BEER NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WASHINGTON D.C.
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A PLASTIC PLANET 6 CHAPTER 1 PLASTIC 101 8 It All Adds Up 10 What Is Plastic 12 Going Going Not Gone 14 How Plastic Gets From Land to Sea 16 Planet Protector The Last Straw 18 All Bottled Up 20 Try This I Spy Plastic in the Bedroom 22 CHAPTER 2 OF PLASTIC 24 AN OCEAN Sizing Up the Ocean’s Plastic 26 Looks Are Deceiving 28 The Big Catch 30 Sea Turtle Rescue 32 Deadly Debris 34 Planet Protector Ultimate Recycler 36 Try This Take a Close Look 38 CHAPTER 3 WARRIORS 40 WASTE All in It Together 42 This to That Alternatives to To-Go Plastic 44 Creative Cleanups 46 Planet Protector Ultimate Recycler 48 Chipping Away at the Plastic Problem 50 Take Action Kids Have a Say 52 Try This Personality Quiz 54 CHAPTER 4 ON PLASTIC 56 paring down This to That Single-Use Plastic Alternatives 58 What About My Toys 60 The Best of Plastic 62 Planet Protector Living Nearly Plastic Free For Real 64 Pass on Plastic 66 Try This I Spy Plastic in the Bathroom 68
CHAPTER 5 repackaged 70 PLASTICS Threads From the Sea 72 This to That Turn Your Toys Into Something Totally New 74 A Bright Idea 76 From Trash to Art 78 Turning Plastic Into Fashion 80 Paving the Way With Plastic 82 Try This To-Go Tote 84 CHAPTER 6 LINE RECYCLE 86 THE END OF THE CHAPTER 7 AHEAD 102 LOOKING The Life Cycle of Plastic 88 Decode Your Plastic 90 High-Tech Recycling 92 Planet Protector From Bottles to Bracelets 94 Headed Out to Sea 96 Is That Recyclable 98 Try This Recycling Bin or Craft Store 100 Yum Plastic 104 Something Fishy About This Plastic 106 The Future Is Sparkly 108 Planet Protector Imagining the Future of Plastic 110 Building Blocks of the Future 112 Take Action Plastic Smarts 114 Take the Pledge 116 Try This Pom-Pom Puffs 118 25 More Ways You Can Save the Ocean From Plastic 120 INDEX PHOTO CREDITS 122 126
