Plastic Free - The Inspiring Story of a Global Environmental Movement Why It

This book explores how one of the world¿s leading environmental campaigns took off and shares lessons from its success. Interweaving interviews from participants, activists, and experts, Plastic Free tells the inspiring story of how ordinary people have created change in their homes, communities, workplaces, schools, businesses, and beyond.

List of contents

Welcome
1. The Day the Penny Dropped
2. The Challenge Begins
3. The Story of Throwaway Living
4. Tackling the Top 4
5. Plastic Sea
6. Try to Do Better
7. It¿s All About the Sharing
8. Momentum Builds and the Movement Grows
9. We¿re All in This Together
10. Life Beyond Plastic
Postscript
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index

About the author

Rebecca Prince-Ruiz is the founder of Plastic Free July. An experienced environmental management and sustainability professional, she speaks internationally about how to achieve a world without plastic waste.

Joanna Atherfold Finn is an editor and journalist. She is the author of the short story collection Watermark (2018) and has taught at the University of Newcastle.

Summary

This book explores how one of the world’s leading environmental campaigns took off and shares lessons from its success. Interweaving interviews from participants, activists, and experts, Plastic Free tells the inspiring story of how ordinary people have created change in their homes, communities, workplaces, schools, businesses, and beyond.

Product details

• Authors: Joanna Atherfold Finn, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, Rebecca Finn Prince-Ruiz
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2023
• EAN: 9780231198639
• ISBN: 978-0-231-19863-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; SELF-HELP / Green Lifestyle, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, HOUSE & HOME / General, Home & house maintenance, environmental science, engineering & technology, Conservation of the environment, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Home and house maintenance, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business, Nature; conservation