From Disposable Culture to Disposable People: The Unexpected Consequences of Plastics

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From Disposable Culture to Disposable People: The Unexpected Consequences of Plastics

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Sasha Adkins

Abstract

We cannot solve the problem of plastics simply by recycling more. The plastic in the oceans, the soil, and our bodies is a symptom of the broader problem of disposable culture. We are not just treating objects as disposable—we are treating ourselves and each other as disposable, too. The story of plastics parallels the story of my life, from my childhood living aboard a sailboat to graduate work on plastics and endocrine disruption, and ultimately teaching about plastics, not only as a complex set of chemicals, but as a spiritual poison.

Date

2019

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WIPD and STOCK Publishers

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ISBN 978-1532649905

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