Unpacked! Plastic, Waste, & Me The book about plastic for people aged 12 and over

Plastic. It's everywhere, from the deepest part of the ocean to the highest mountain of the planet. We touch it every day, eat it, wear it, and smear it on our faces. More than 10 billion tons of plastic have been produced since 1950 - this amount weighs more than all living animals and humans on the planet together! And only a small fraction of it is recycled. Far too much is burned, ends up in landfills or the environment - and ultimately on our plates. In its life cycle, plastic not only poisons the soil, air and water, but also threatens the health of humans and animals.

But what exactly is plastic? What is it made of and who benefits from its increasing production? Why is more recycling not a solution? What does plastic have to do with us and why are we affected by it in different ways? And above all: What can we do against the plastic flood? The book poses 70 questions concerning all aspects of plastic and answers them in intuitive infographics, complemented by six true stories and a comprehensive glossary with more technical terms.

The Heinrich Böll Foundation and the award-winning book designer Gesine Grotrian have created this non-fiction book about plastic for people aged 12 and over. It has been developed together with more than 40 youth from all over the world who were involved in the making of the book at every stage.

Further information and downloads at boell.de/unpacked.