by Janie Kim — Sci­ence and spec­u­la­tive fic­tion works may warn of im­mi­nent threats like hos­tile ex­trater­res­trial be­ings or the ar­ti­fi­cial gen­eral in­tel­li­gence of the tech­no­log­i­cal sin­gu­lar­ity. But the more hum­drum over­abun­dance of plas­tic waste, an is­sue closer to home and our every­day lives, is just as de­serv­ing of fear.