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A girl tosses her plastic bottle in a recycling bin and the story follows that plastic bottle through the process of recycling until it becomes a new bottle again.

Describes the effects of plastic debris in the oceans on marine life.

"A girl tosses her plastic bottle in a recycling bin and the story follows that plastic bottle through the process of recycling until it becomes a new bottle again"--Provided by publisher.

Examines what is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a stretch of the Pacific Ocean that has become home to plastic and garbage from all over the world as streams and currents take trash to its location. Explores what the trash is doing to the ocean ecosystem and how we might stop the Patch from growing.

Jeb Berrier explores the role of plastics in the world and discusses their effects on the environment and humans.

aIn the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu for California after competing in a trans-Pacific race. When he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast oceanic "desert" where winds are slack, Moore realized his ship was skimming through a plastic soup. He had stumbled upon the largest garbage dump on the planet, soon to be dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch--where plastic outweighs zooplankton, the ocean's food base, by six to one. Here, Moore recounts his ominous findings and unveils the secret life and hidden properties of plastics. Moore includes us in his maritime exploits as he collects samples throughout the oceans, and in his struggle to get the world's attention about the oceans' plight. He describes how plastics gradually emerged as a planetary menace--not just litter, but a potent threat to the ocean environment, and thus to life on earth.--From publisher description.

Presents the scientific findings of Captain Charles Moore on the status of plastic in the world's oceans, his interest in which was inspired by his chance sailing in the patch of water known as the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre--which at the time held more plastic than zooplankton--and is now named the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

Provides instructions for making such items as bangles, a rocket, a buggy, and a plant pot from plastic bottles.

Offers divergent perspectives side by side on the subject of recycling, covering how garbage should be disposed of, whether recycling is effective, and how consumers can reduce the amount of plastic waste generated.

Discusses the environmental problems caused by the manufacture and disposal of plastic and presents crafts projects that use recycled plastic.