Book - Taking on the Plastics Crisis

Taking On The Plastics Crisis
Hannah Testa
Art: Ashley Lukashevsky

A book on a concrete, specific topic with achievable suggestions. Good for young folks entering the environmental movement who are seeking direction or specific ideas to work on.

“Taking On The Plastics Crisis delivers straightforward advise for getting involved in the global movement to eliminate single-use plastics.” — Booklist, Starred Review

“Brief yet inspirational, this story will galvanize youth to use their voices for change.”–Kirkus Reviews

“Taking on the Plastics Crisis is a sobering and inspiring read by a brilliant young change maker. Now is the time for all of us to come together to solve the plastic pollution crisis.”–Ed Begley Jr. (actor and environmental activist)

In this personal, moving essay, youth activist Hannah Testa shares with readers how she led a grassroots political campaign to successfully pass state legislation limiting single-use plastics and how she influenced global businesses to adopt more sustainable practices. Through her personal journey, readers learn how they, too, can follow in Hannah’s footsteps and lower their carbon footprint by simply refusing single-use plastics.

Ages 12-18.

Paperback, 4x6, 64pp., 2020.