Some recommendations apart from plastics

The swarm, Frank Schätzing, 2004

My favourite book, warmly recommended to all biology interested people. It is a mixture of a dystopian novel, science fiction and a great portrait of nature.

The story of stuff, 2007 official version. 
Video about consumption and production in our modern world!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM