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LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR

SILVER WINNER OF THE 2026 NAUTILUS BOOK AWARDS

'This book will change the way you see the world and could change the world itself' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN, AUTHOR OF ULTRA-PROCESSED PEOPLE

'Chaudhuri does a mighty job of showing how plastic came to take over our lives, and why we have repeatedly failed to curb it' FINANCIAL TIMES

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'Eye-popping, engaging and rigorous' MIKE BERNERS-LEE

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