Plastics and sustainability : towards a peaceful coexistence between bio-based and fossil fuel-based plastics /

• Main Author: Tolinski, Michael
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons ; [2012]
• Subjects: Plastics.; Biodegradable plastics.; Biopolymers.; Plastics > Toxicology.; Sustainable engineering.; Chemical engineering.; Engineering.; SCIENCE > Chemistry > General.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.; Electronic books.

"This book addresses an issue of current importance to plastics and manufacturing industry readers, and also to society as a whole. Its guiding question concerns the production, consumption, use, and disposal of plastic products, and how our cultural practice of relying on plastic products can...