Plastic

“This eloquent, elegant book thoughtfully plumbs the . . . consequences of our dependence on plastics” (The Boston Globe, A Best Nonfiction Book of 2011).
Plastic points the way toward a new creative partnership with the material we love, hate, and can’t seem to live without.
 
“When you write about something so ubiquitous as plastic, you must be prepared to write in several modes, and Freinkel rises to this task. . . . She manages to render the most dull chemical reaction into vigorous, breathless sentences.” —SF Gate
 
“Freinkel’s smart, well-written analysis of this love-hate relationship is likely to make plastic lovers take pause, plastic haters reluctantly realize its value, and all of us understand the importance of individual action, political will, and technological innovation in weaning us off our addiction to synthetics.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“A compulsively interesting story. Buy it (with cash).” —Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature
 
“What a great read—rigorous, smart, inspiring, and as seductive as plastic itself.” —Karim Rashid, designer