Bryant University Undergraduate Journal
Abstract
Plastic has a complicated beginning and an even more complicated future. It is made from substances call polymers and while some can be made from plant cellulose, many now are synthetic polymers made up of petroleum and other fossil fuels. Most fossil fuels are formed from the fossilized, buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago, so it is quite disturbing that they are being used for plastics that get thrown away after one use. This story follows a six pack of bottles (The Cola Family) and their different journeys around the world after being discarded.
Course
LCS 240 Introduction to the Environmental Humanities
First Faculty Advisor
Maura Coughlin, PhD
Recommended Citation
Chabot, Cameron
(2021)
"The Complicated Family Reunion,"
Bryant University Undergraduate Journal: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 16.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/isbhs/vol2/iss1/16
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