By Beth Gardiner. An exposé of the industry flooding the world with plastic. Gives readers an up-close look at the plastic industry’s growth, profits, pollution and its hidden role in exacerbating climate change. Reveals how Big Oil pushed the lie that recycling was the answer to the plastic mess, even though companies always knew it couldn’t work at scale; the hidden health crisis caused by chemicals and microplastics in the items we use every day; and the parallels between the marketing strategies used by plastic producers and those of tobacco companies and Big Pharma. Read more.