{"product_id":"plastic-inc-beth-gardiner-9780593717103","title":"Plastic Inc.: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil's Biggest Bet","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary exposé of the industry flooding our world with plastic--and now ramping up to make more than ever\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlastic, the foundational material of modern consumerism, is everywhere in our daily lives. But the companies making it--oil and petrochemical giants like ExxonMobil and Dow--are hiding in plain sight. Because for all the vivid coverage of where plastic ends up, there is remarkably little discussion of where it comes from. Today, industry is pouring billions of dollars into plans to double, or even triple, the amount it churns out, even as individuals concerned about plastic's out-of-control proliferation try to use less. As Big Oil stares down a future of diminishing demand for fossil fuels, plastic has become its financial lifeline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning journalist Beth Gardiner gives readers an up-close look at the plastic industry's relentless growth, its extraordinary profits, its toxic pollution and its hidden role in exacerbating climate change. Every chapter in \u003ci\u003ePlastic Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e brings new revelations, including: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow Big Oil sold us the lie that recycling was the panacea for our plastic worries, even though companies always knew it couldn't work at scale\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe hidden health crisis caused by chemicals in the items we use every day, and scientists' growing fear that microplastics may pose even bigger dangers\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow the industries making and using plastic have wielded political muscle to stop bans on single-use items like plastic bags, while blaming us for the global mess they've created--and profited from\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThat Big Oil's plastic dreams spring directly from decades of denying climate science, and draw on the playbook of deceit this industry wrote--one later borrowed by tobacco and pharma companies\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe characters and personalities behind a hidden corporate and political scandal perpetuated over decades\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlastic Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e's gripping stories will reframe for readers a problem many of us think we understand, but which has deeper roots, and greater dangers, than we know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Beth Gardiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593717104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593717103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avery Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Beth Gardiner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47087819981055,"sku":"9780593717103","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9dae01e-5197-4724-8c70-c7712d63edc6.jpg?v=1753850894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plastic-inc-beth-gardiner-9780593717103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}