{"title":"Saabira Chaudhuri","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaabira Chaudhuri's works delve into the complex relationships between society, industry, and the environment, providing readers with insightful perspectives on contemporary challenges. Through meticulous research and engaging narrative, her writing uncovers the hidden impacts of consumer culture and corporate influence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking explorations grounded in education and reference, brought to life with clear, accessible language. Chaudhuri’s books invite reflection on how everyday choices resonate within broader environmental and social contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"consumed-how-big-brands-got-us-hooked-on-plastic-by-saabira-chaudhuri-9781785122163","title":"Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past seventy years, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Procter \u0026amp; Gamble, Unilever and other consumer goods makers have harnessed single-use plastics to turbocharge their profits. They've poured billions of dollars into convincing us we need disposable diapers, cups, bags, bottles, shampoo in sachets and plastic-packaged ultra-processed foods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe were never clamouring for any of these items, but this shift towards disposability has fundamentally transformed our daily habits. Think of toddlers kept in disposable diapers for far longer than their parents wore cloth, our obsession with bottled water and our insatiable appetite for convenient snacks and coffee. While at first we shaped plastics, somewhere along the way, plastics took over and began shaping us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike any addiction, our plastic habit has consequences. It is damaging our climate and biodiversity and we are only just starting to understand its effect on our own health.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow did plastic take over our lives? And why have we been unable to rein it in? In investigating how we got here, \u003cem\u003eConsumed\u003c\/em\u003e arms us to make better decisions about where we go next. It is only by understanding this history that we will stop accepting the same failed solutions and demand better from the brands that got us hooked on plastic in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383602462956,"sku":"9781785122163","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15836463482823.jpg?v=1773378354"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/saabira-chaudhuri.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}