{"product_id":"9781119591849","title":"Plastics and Sustainability Grey is the New Green Exploring the Nuances and Complexities of Modern Plastics","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePlastics and Sustainability Grey is the New Green\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eExploring the Nuances and Complexities of Modern Plastics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Tolinski | Conor P. Carlin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Chemistry \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlastics \u0026amp; Sustainability\u003c\/b\u003e clearly lays out the thorny and contentious issues that we encounter at the nexus of plastics and sustainability. The book serves as a practical guide for making sustainability decisions about how plastics are made and used, including current developments in the newest bio-based plastics. Designers, marketers, academics, and engineers will all find something of value in this balanced and thoughtful second edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreased public scrutiny of plastics materials and the plastics industry has led, paradoxically, to both a deeper understanding and growing confusion about polymers, their origins, their uses, their risks, and ultimately their disposal. The author makes objective comparisons among major polymer grades and bioplastics including their life cycle assessments and practical performance in commercial applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Tolinski\u003c\/b\u003e (Deceased, 2016) was the Managing Editor of \u003ci\u003ePlastics Engineering\u003c\/i\u003e magazine (SPE\/Wiley), author of \u003ci\u003eAdditives for Polyolefins\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) published by Elsevier\/William Andrew's Plastic Design Library, and \u003ci\u003ePlastics and Sustainability\u003c\/i\u003e, 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e edition (2012) published by Wiley-Scrivener.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConor Carlin\u003c\/b\u003e is the Managing Director of ILLIG LP, the North American subsidiary of ILLIG Maschinenbau GmbH \u0026amp; Co., a Germany-based designer and manufacturer of thermoforming, tooling, and packaging systems. A member of Society of Plastics Engineers sinc 2000, he serves as editor for SPE Thermoforming and Recycling Division publications. Carlin has contributed articles on plastics and sustainability for international industry press in the US, Europe, and Asia. In 2017, he was elected to the SPE Executive Board as VP of Marketing and Communications, and re-elected in 2020 as the first VP of Sustainability. For 10 years he was an active mentor to cleantech startups in the Boston-Cambridge cluster, focusing on energy efficiency and biofuels. Carlin has degrees from Boston University (BA, International Relations \/ French) and the FW Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College (MBA).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 April 2021\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Scrivener\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781119591849\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378603946124,"sku":"9781119591849","price":121.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781119591849.jpg?v=1780240981","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781119591849","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}