Solving Environmental Problems through Engineering

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 20.04.05

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Context
  3. Content Objective
  4. Rationale
  5. Content
  6. Teaching Strategies
  7. References
  8. Appendix A
  9. Endnotes

A Plastic Struggle for Mother Earth

Marnita A. Chischilly

Published September 2020

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References

Andrews Cris (2019). Create Engineering Ideas into Reality.  6 Ways Engineers are Fighting Back Against the Global Plastic Waste Problem. Retrieved from https://www.createdigital.org.au/engineers-fighting-global-plastic-waste-problem/

Bender, Michelle (2018). An Earth Law Solution to Ocean Plastic Pollution. Earth Law Center. Retrieved from https://www.earthlawcenter.org/blog-entries/2018/3/an-earth-law-solution-to-Ocean-plastic-pollution

Eagleman, Ed. M. (1990) Mother Earth Spirituality Native American Paths to Healing Ourselves and Our World. New York, NY: University of Nebraska Press

Freinkel, Susan (2011). Plastic: A Toxic Love Story. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co.

Geyer, Roland, Jenna R. Jambeck, and Kara Lavender Law. “Production, Use, and Fate of All Plastics Ever Made.” Science Advances. American Association for the Advancement of Science, July 1, 2017. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/7/e1700782.full.

Jennifer Gabrys, Jennifer, Hawkins, Gay & Michael Mike (2013). Accumulation: The Material Politics of Plastic. New York, NY: Routledge

Jensen, Derrick, and Aric McBay. What We Leave Behind. New York: Seven Stories Press, 2009

Murray, Sarah. “Biomimicry Unleashes Wave of Materials Innovation.” Financial Times. Financial Times, January 8, 2018. https://www.ft.com/content/8d09584a-cec8-11e7-947e-f1ea5435bcc7.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Wastes - Resource Conservation - Common Wastes & Materials. https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-waste-and-recycling/ plastics-material-specific-data Retrieved July 2, 2020).

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