{"product_id":"140122","title":"Hope for plastic that doesn't rot ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/3jYGWrpSKnEGRs0XutyeYflJnkMlCh.png?v=1765127219\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e Plastic, the hope that doesn't rot \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-bottom:1px;border-bottom-style:dotted;border-color:;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable align=\"center\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\u003ctbody style=\"border:0px\"\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd align=\"center\" style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/163671843\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e This book unfolds the origins, present, and future of plastic as one long story.\u003cbr\u003e Let's explore the possibilities and contradictions of how plastic, once considered a monster destroying the environment, can be reborn as another companion for humanity. \u003cbr\u003eI'm not trying to blindly advocate for plastic.\u003cbr\u003e However, this is a suggestion to take a second look at the beliefs we have taken for granted so far, such as “plastic is unconditionally bad” and “we must get rid of it.”\u003cbr\u003e It's about giving plastic, which has been silent for a long time, a chance to speak, even if only for a moment.\u003cbr\u003e Plastic is not just a simple material.\u003cbr\u003e It contains all of human desire and technology, convenience and regret, ignorance and possibility.\u003cbr\u003e Perhaps looking at that complex face as it is is the first question we truly need to ask in the era of climate crisis.\u003cbr\u003e Now, shall we talk to plastic?\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Entering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Materials That Tried to Save the Earth and Were Damned - Plastics, Born to Protect the Environment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e Plastic Becomes a Part of Our Lives: The Plastic Age\u003cbr\u003e 2. \u003cbr\u003eInstead of ivory, the invention that saved elephants\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e Plastics Contribute to Population Growth\u003cbr\u003e 4.\u003cbr\u003e Energy-saving plastic\u003cbr\u003e 5.\u003cbr\u003e Prometheus of Art, Plastic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 2: What is Plastic? - The Untold Truth About Plastic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e Plastic is a polymer\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e Representative modern plastics: thermoplastics and thermosets\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e Plastic Classification: What the 7 Recycling Marks Mean\u003cbr\u003e 4.\u003cbr\u003e The story of the invention of a representative plastic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 3: Why Plastic Became the Villain: A Story of Environmental Pollution That Began Through Abuse and Misunderstanding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e The Curse of Non-Biogenic Plastic\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e The Great Migration of Marine Plastic\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e Microplastics: Small but Dangerous Particles\u003cbr\u003e 4.\u003cbr\u003e Environmental hormones and chemophobia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Where Does Discarded Plastic Go? - Current Waste Disposal Methods and Their Limitations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e Landfill: Space is tight, trash is plentiful.\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e Incineration: Energy Recovery or Greenhouse Gas Increase?\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e Recycling: It's Not as Easy as You Think\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003cbr\u003eWhy Separating Waste Can Be Confusing Even When Done Correctly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 5: New Imaginations for Transforming Plastics - Bioplastics and Biodegradable Materials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e What is bioplastic?\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e Is the theory that biodegradable plastics are useless really true?\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e Biodegradable plastics are becoming increasingly advanced\u003cbr\u003e 4.\u003cbr\u003e Biodegradable plastics, transformed into energy instead of waste.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Can Technology Save Plastic? - Plastics from the Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e Plastic and vegan leather to prevent slaughter and abuse\u003cbr\u003e 2.\u003cbr\u003e Bacteria eat plastic?\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e Mixing immiscible plastics\u003cbr\u003e 4.\u003cbr\u003e Plastics That Transform: Vitrimmer and Self-Healing Materials\u003cbr\u003e 5.\u003cbr\u003e Plastic with a Lifespan Timer: Designing Telomeres in Plastic\u003cbr\u003e 6.\u003cbr\u003e Make anything slippery: but in an environmentally friendly way!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Cooling the Earth with Plastic? - The Potential Reversal of Carbon-Reducing Materials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1.\u003cbr\u003e Greenhouse gases and plastics\u003cbr\u003e 2. \u003cbr\u003eReducing carbon emissions through eco-friendly plastics\u003cbr\u003e 3.\u003cbr\u003e Biomass as a result of photosynthesis\u003cbr\u003e 4.\u003cbr\u003e Nature's Hints: The Era of Indestructible Carbon\u003cbr\u003e 5.\u003cbr\u003e If we view plastic as a carbon storage\u003cbr\u003e 6.\u003cbr\u003e Incorruptible hope buried underground\u003cbr\u003e 7.\u003cbr\u003e Biochar: How to Lock Up Carbon Like Charcoal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Going Out: A New Look at Plastic\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eHow much plastic do we touch in a day?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The toothbrush you use to brush your teeth in the morning, the lid for your coffee cup, the packaging you use to pack your lunch, and even the workout clothes you wear in the evening.\u003cbr\u003e We come into contact with plastic dozens, maybe hundreds of times a day.\u003cbr\u003e If you add up the weight, it is said that the amount of plastic used by one Korean in a year is over 100 kg.\u003cbr\u003e Surprisingly, this means consuming more than 30 plastic bottles every day. \u003cbr\u003eHow did plastic become so ingrained in our lives? What began as an inventor's idea to replace elephant ivory for a single billiard ball has become the most essential material that sustains the Earth today.\u003cbr\u003e It's hard to imagine a life without plastic.\u003cbr\u003e Medical, food, electronics, transportation, packaging, communications… Plastics are present, hidden or proud, in almost every area of ​​our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e However, plastic, once considered a 'miraculous invention', is now being criticized as the main culprit in destroying the environment.\u003cbr\u003e Microplastics, broken down into small pieces and floating in the ocean, threaten marine ecosystems.\u003cbr\u003e Plastic has received attention because it does not decompose easily, but it also places a burden on the environment during the disposal process.\u003cbr\u003e As a result, campaigns such as carrying tumblers, refusing straws, and shouting “Zero Plastic” have become part of everyday life. \u003cbr\u003eBut what if non-biodegradable plastic, paradoxically, could offer hope for the future? New materials that self-decompose in the ocean, plastics that heal wounds, and even living plastics that spores dormant in factories and awaken in the soil! Unimaginable scenarios are already unfolding in laboratories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book unfolds the origins, present, and future of plastic as one long story.\u003cbr\u003e Let's explore the possibilities and contradictions of how plastic, once considered a monster destroying the environment, can be reborn as another companion for humanity.\u003cbr\u003e I'm not trying to blindly advocate for plastic.\u003cbr\u003e However, this is a suggestion to take a second look at the beliefs we have taken for granted so far, such as “plastic is unconditionally bad” and “we must get rid of it.” \u003cbr\u003eIt's about giving plastic, which has been silent for a long time, a chance to speak, even if only for a moment.\u003cbr\u003e Plastic is not just a simple material.\u003cbr\u003e It contains all of human desire and technology, convenience and regret, ignorance and possibility.\u003cbr\u003e Perhaps looking at that complex face for what it is is the first question we truly need to ask in the age of climate crisis.\u003cbr\u003e Now, shall we let plastic talk? \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e GOODS SPECIFICS \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDate of issue:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 5, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePage count, weight, size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196 pages | 170*224*10mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9791158087746\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;margin-bottom:5px;line-height:1.6em;font-size:14px\"\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1158087748 \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43894273933354,"sku":"140122","price":32.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/2750\/5962\/files\/1ade2c993a73555e606399d727faf77d.jpg?v=1765430211","url":"https:\/\/librairie.coreenne.fr\/en\/products\/140122","provider":"LIBRAIRIE COREENNE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}