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Broken

Influencer hype and marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, teens become addicted to vaping, disposable furniture kills, and corporations use of single use plastics are the stories told in this 4 part series.

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Zero Point Zero

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I'm sorry, I'm not playing the
naughty little schoolgirl thing. - Broken

I'm sorry, I'm not playing the naughty little scho...

[narrator]
Jonathan Law High School is not alone. - Broken

[narrator] Jonathan Law High School is not alone.

I have got a lot on my plate. I
was, erm, I wasn't expecting this. - Broken

I have got a lot on my plate. I was, erm, I wasn't expe...

I'm really sorry, darling. I run a shop, - Broken

I'm really sorry, darling. I run a shop,

One picks up the garbage,
which goes to a landfill, - Broken

One picks up the garbage, which goes to a landfill,

And so I thought, - Broken

And so I thought,

I opened it even further,
and right in front of me, - Broken

I opened it even further, and right in front of me,

Is your mum in? I mean, you
could get off and we could - Broken

Is your mum in? I mean, you could get off and we could

I lifted up the dresser and started
digging through a pile of drawers - Broken

I lifted up the dresser and started digging through a pile o...

I'm Kimberly Scheibly. I'm the Director
of Compliance and Customer Relations - Broken

I'm Kimberly Scheibly. I'm the Director of Complia...

[narrator] The CDC reported a 78% increase
in vaping among American high schoolers - Broken

[narrator] The CDC reported a 78% increase in vaping among A...

Eventually we were told there was
just nothing more that could be done. - Broken

Eventually we were told there was just nothing more that cou...

So I remember just holding his cold hand. - Broken

So I remember just holding his cold hand.

We had to go back into the waiting room
and tell our other kids - Broken

We had to go back into the waiting room and tell our other k...

It's Christina Fitzsimmons here,
Jean, I'm returning your call. - Broken

It's Christina Fitzsimmons here, Jean, I'm returni...

Erm, I couldn't talk in
church, it's a long story, - Broken

Erm, I couldn't talk in church, it's a long story,

[dramatic music plays] - Broken

[dramatic music plays]

I should be about ten minutes,
all right? Thanks, bye. - Broken

I should be about ten minutes, all right? Thanks, bye.

Uh... Things like that should be here,
not things like film wrap, cling wrap. - Broken

Uh... Things like that should be here, not things like film ...

It is the same level of convenience - Broken

It is the same level of convenience

Plastic bags are actually
the bane of a recycler's existence - Broken

Plastic bags are actually the bane of a recycler's exis...

[narrator] Places like this are called
materials recovery facilities, or MRFs. - Broken

[narrator] Places like this are called materials recovery fa...

[indistinct chatter] - Broken

[indistinct chatter]

I know you don't like hearing
about other people's kids, - Broken

I know you don't like hearing about other people's...

And in 2016 and 2017, - Broken

And in 2016 and 2017,

[narrator] Over the last decade, - Broken

[narrator] Over the last decade,

Today in the United States, - Broken

Today in the United States,

[narrator] Recycling plastic
is a big global business, - Broken

[narrator] Recycling plastic is a big global business,

I will say to them,
"Would you ever smoke a cigarette?" - Broken

I will say to them, "Would you ever smoke a cigarette?&...

[phone dialing] - Broken

[phone dialing]

You wouldn't take ten grand and
sign a note saying, "I owe you" - Broken

You wouldn't take ten grand and sign a note saying, &qu...

[narrator] But recycling plastic
is a lot harder than we might think. - Broken

[narrator] But recycling plastic is a lot harder than we mig...

- Why ain't THAT theft?
- Because, Jean, it's 60 quid, - Broken

- Why ain't THAT theft? - Because, Jean, it's 60 q...

[woman over the phone] One moment, please. - Broken

[woman over the phone] One moment, please.

I couldn't pay back ten grand, could I?
Show me, then. Show you what? - Broken

I couldn't pay back ten grand, could I? Show me, then. ...

[suspenseful music plays] - Broken

[suspenseful music plays]

[indistinct chatter over the phone] - Broken

[indistinct chatter over the phone]

I'm sorry if you've heard this before, - Broken

I'm sorry if you've heard this before,

We're here at the recycling yard
in Berkeley, California. - Broken

We're here at the recycling yard in Berkeley, Californi...

Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company
is a bedroom manufacturer, - Broken

Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company is a bedroom manufacturer,

And the shitty money that
YOU pay, a pound an hour - Broken

And the shitty money that YOU pay, a pound an hour

Here's a highly recyclable
plastic container. - Broken

Here's a highly recyclable plastic container.

This would get made into plastic lumber
or bender board, - Broken

This would get made into plastic lumber or bender board,

[narrator] Furniture used to be built
to last a lifetime. - Broken

[narrator] Furniture used to be built to last a lifetime.

You've just said yourself,
it's shitty money, - Broken

You've just said yourself, it's shitty money,

But a lot of things
really aren't recyclable, - Broken

But a lot of things really aren't recyclable,

People just want to throw, you know, - Broken

People just want to throw, you know,

The tradition goes back for years
and years and years. - Broken

The tradition goes back for years and years and years.

So we call it "wish-cycling."
Here's some "wish-cycling" for you. - Broken

So we call it "wish-cycling." Here's some &qu...

Right, well you owe me,
erm, you owe me two weeks, - Broken

Right, well you owe me, erm, you owe me two weeks,

I don't want you to die." - Broken

I don't want you to die."

Here's an umbrella. [chuckles] - Broken

Here's an umbrella. [chuckles]

My brother Wyatt's the CEO,
and my father John is chairman. - Broken

My brother Wyatt's the CEO, and my father John is chair...

In the United States today,
despite all the progress we've made, - Broken

In the United States today, despite all the progress we'...

[narrator] There are actually thousands
of different kinds of plastic, - Broken

[narrator] There are actually thousands of different kinds o...

[air screwdrivers running] - Broken

[air screwdrivers running]

[suspenseful music plays] - Broken

[suspenseful music plays]

So, we've got people working here that are
second generation, third generation. - Broken

So, we've got people working here that are second gener...

Well, then, at the risk
of repeating myself, - Broken

Well, then, at the risk of repeating myself,

We're making a five-drawer chest
that goes with a bedroom set. - Broken

We're making a five-drawer chest that goes with a bedro...

The tops, the drawer fronts, the sides
are made out of solid wood. - Broken

The tops, the drawer fronts, the sides are made out of solid...

You can see this one squeezes and flexes - Broken

You can see this one squeezes and flexes

[narrator] ...when tobacco companies
launched a barrage - Broken

[narrator] ...when tobacco companies launched a barrage

Overwhelmingly, we use solid maple,
solid cherry, or solid oak. - Broken

Overwhelmingly, we use solid maple, solid cherry, or solid o...

This has completely different properties
and additives in it than this one. - Broken

This has completely different properties and additives in it...

This chest, at retail,
probably sells for $599. - Broken

This chest, at retail, probably sells for $599.

So when these come together
at a manufacturing facility, - Broken

So when these come together at a manufacturing facility,

An IKEA chest
that you slap together yourself - Broken

An IKEA chest that you slap together yourself

These should go straight
into the landfill bin, - Broken

These should go straight into the landfill bin,

[narrator] In fact, most plastic
isn't getting recycled at all. - Broken

[narrator] In fact, most plastic isn't getting recycled...

Love, I'm sorry. I forgot
that he was bringing you home. - Broken

Love, I'm sorry. I forgot that he was bringing you home...

[narrator]
For many years, most furniture in the US - Broken

[narrator] For many years, most furniture in the US

And here's what it looks like
after 30 years of heavy smoking. - Broken

And here's what it looks like after 30 years of heavy s...

The rest of it has been buried,
burned, dumped in the environment, - Broken

The rest of it has been buried, burned, dumped in the enviro...

[narrator] And well into the 1990s,
they lied about what they knew. - Broken

[narrator] And well into the 1990s, they lied about what the...

Well, no, not quite, but
if I hadn't have been late, - Broken

Well, no, not quite, but if I hadn't have been late,

In many other countries that don't have
an adequate collection system, - Broken

In many other countries that don't have an adequate col...

Later, after he died, - Broken

Later, after he died,

They flood, that then flows
into the rivers and the ocean. - Broken

They flood, that then flows into the rivers and the ocean.

[narrator] Years later, John Bassett would
branch off to run Vaughan-Bassett - Broken

[narrator] Years later, John Bassett would branch off to run...

[attendee]
The data that we have been able to see - Broken

[attendee] The data that we have been able to see

- Why do people go to Mass, Father?
- Lots of reasons. - Broken

- Why do people go to Mass, Father? - Lots of reasons.

[Tricia]
It's like one garbage truck of plastic - Broken

[Tricia] It's like one garbage truck of plastic

Well, I got this and this, - Broken

Well, I got this and this,

[narrator] Most people don't realize
that plastic is made from fossil fuels, - Broken

[narrator] Most people don't realize that plastic is ma...

Cigarettes clearly do not meet
the classic definitions of addiction. - Broken

Cigarettes clearly do not meet the classic definitions of ad...

[man 2] I don't believe that nicotine
for our products are addictive. - Broken

[man 2] I don't believe that nicotine for our products ...

[man] Furniture companies
were pretty much the lifeblood - Broken

[man] Furniture companies were pretty much the lifeblood

These companies
employed thousands of people. - Broken

These companies employed thousands of people.

The raw materials were there,
and they also had cheaper labor. - Broken

The raw materials were there, and they also had cheaper labo...

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Influencer hype and marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, teens become addicted to vaping, disposable furniture kills, and corporations use of single use plastics are the stories told in this 4 part series.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Zero Point Zero

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

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Released: 27 Nov 2019

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Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/81002391