by Beth Terry. Skyhorse Publishing Company, 2012. My book is a practical guide to ridding your life—and the planet—of plastic. Lots of stories, tips, resources, as well as information about the chemicals in plastic, what really happens to your recycling, what compostable vs. biodegradable mean, and why baking soda is the most amazing thing ever discovered. Read more about Plastic-Free here.

by Joel Harper. Freedom Three Publishing, 2006. Children's story about two best friends and their discovery of the cause and effect relationship between our cities' storm drains and the world's oceans, lakes, and rivers.

by Diane MacEachern. Avery, 2008. Read my review.

by Elizabeth Royte. Bloomsbury USA, 2009.

by Elizabeth Royte. Back Bay Books, 2006.

by Chantal Plamondon and Jay Sinha. Page Street Publishing, 2017. A practical, step-by-step guide to avoiding plastic to keep your family and the planet healthy. Read my review.

by Donovan Hohn. Viking Adult, 2011.

by Colin Beavan. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. Read my discussion of the various sections of the book here, and here, and here, and here. And read my interview with Colin Beavan.

by Stacy Malkan. New Society Publishers, 2007.

by Daniel Imhoff. Sierra Club Books, 2005.

by Charles Moore. Avery, 2011. Captain Moore's amazing adventure in discovering the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, told in his own words.

by Susan Freinkel. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011. A comprehensive and engaging history of the promises and problems of plastics. Read my review.

by David de Rothschild. Chronicle Books, 2011. Explorer and eco-TV host David de Rothschild recounts the journey of the Plastiki, a catamaran built from recycled plastic, to bring awareness to the plight of the oceans.

by Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie. Knopf Canada, 2009.

by Jennifer Taggart. Center Street, 2009.

by Goffinet McLaren. Prose Press, 2011. Children's book about how a seagull calls his ocean friends to action to combat plastic pollution. Read my review.

by Lindsay Miles. A quick eGuide for getting started on your plastic-free path. Read my review here.

by Annie Leonard. Free Press, 2010. Read my interview with Annie Leonard.

by Bea Johnson. Scribner (April 9, 2013) A fun book from a woman who has taught me that zero waste includes minimalism and has inspired me to ask myself every day, "What do I really need?"