Thicker Than Water

The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis

Thicker Than Water
Erica Cirino
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h229 x 152mm - 272pg
22 Sep 2022 US
9781642832891
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Much of what you' ve heard about plastic pollution may be wrong. Instead of a great island of trash, the infamous GreatPacific Garbage Patch is made up of manmade debris spread over hundreds of miles of sea-more like a soup than afloating garbage dump. Recycling is more complicated than we were taught: less than nine percent of the plastic we createis reused, and the majority ends up in the ocean. And plastic pollution isn' t confined to the open ocean: it' s in much of theair we breathe and the food we eat. In Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis, journalist Erica Cirino brings readers on a globe-hoppingjourney to meet the scientists and activists telling the real story of the plastic crisis. From the deckof a plastic-hunting sailboat with a disabled engine, to the labs doing cutting-edge research on microplastics and thechemicals we ingest, Cirino paints a full picture of how plastic pollution is threatening wildlife and human health. ThickerThan Water reveals that the plastic crisis is also a tale of environmental injustice, as poorer nations take in a larger share ofthe world' s trash, and manufacturing chemicals threaten predominantly Black and low-income communities. There is some hope on the horizon, with new laws banning single-use items and technological innovations to replaceplastic in our lives. But Cirino shows that we can only fix the problem if we face its full scope and begin to repair ourthrowaway culture. Thicker Than Water is an eloquent call to reexamine the systems churning out waves of plastic waste.
"Thicker Than Water takes you on an engaging journey through the many challenges of plastic pollution and diverse emerging solutions. Told through Erica' s own personal experiences of epic sailing adventures at sea and connections made on land, it' s a comprehensive guide to the plastic problem and what can be done to tackle it. "--Emily Penn, director of eXXpedition "As I travel around the world aboard SeaLegacy 1, I can see with my own eyes the crisis Cirino so eloquently describes in the pages of Thicker Than Water. The ocean plastic pollution problem is solvable and it will require us to understand how it came about and who the culprits are. Thicker Than Water is an engaging narrative exploration of an issue that affects us all. "--Cristina Mittermeier, cofounder of SeaLegacy "In this time of multiple environmental catastrophes, you can superficially Google and despair or you can dive deep, inform yourself, and find your point of entry into meaningful action. Erica Cirino' s Thicker Than Water very much belongs in the latter camp. It really is the book you need to read if you want to understand ocean plastic pollution but also be part of the solution. "--Paul Greenberg, bestselling author of ' Four Fish and The Climate Diet'
Erica Cirino is a science writer and artist who explores the intersection of the human and nonhuman worlds. Her photographic and written works have appeared in Scientific American, The Guardian, VICE, Hakai Magazine, The Atlantic, and other esteemed publications. She is a recipient of fellowships from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, and Safina Center, as well as several awards for visual art.

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