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[narrator] But recycling plastic is a lot harder than we might think
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But recycling plasticis a lot harder than we might think. For one thing, a lot of the...

Broken • S01E04 • 2019
[narrator] But recycling plastic
is a lot harder than we might think. For one thing, a lot of the stuff
people throw in the bin is not recyclable

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[narrator] But recycling plastic is a lot harder than we might think.
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For one thing, a lot of the stuff people throw in the bin is not recyclable.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:16
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Zero Point Zero

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Movie Summary

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.
S01 • E01 - Why ain't THAT theft? - Because, Jean, it's 60 quid, - Broken 00:05
- Why ain't THAT theft? - Because, Jean, it's 60 q...
S01 • E03 [woman over the phone] One moment, please. - Broken 00:10
[woman over the phone] One moment, please.
S01 • E01 I couldn't pay back ten grand, could I? Show me, then. Show you what? - Broken 00:05
I couldn't pay back ten grand, could I? Show me, then. ...
S01 • E02 [suspenseful music plays] - Broken 00:35
[suspenseful music plays]
S01 • E03 [indistinct chatter over the phone] - Broken 00:05
[indistinct chatter over the phone]
S01 • E01 I'm sorry if you've heard this before, - Broken 00:04
I'm sorry if you've heard this before,
S01 • E04 We're here at the recycling yard in Berkeley, California. - Broken 00:05
We're here at the recycling yard in Berkeley, Californi...
S01 • E03 Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company is a bedroom manufacturer, - Broken 00:08
Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company is a bedroom manufacturer,
S01 • E01 And the shitty money that YOU pay, a pound an hour - Broken 00:06
And the shitty money that YOU pay, a pound an hour
S01 • E04 Here's a highly recyclable plastic container. - Broken 00:04
Here's a highly recyclable plastic container.
S01 • E04 This would get made into plastic lumber or bender board, - Broken 00:06
This would get made into plastic lumber or bender board,
S01 • E03 [narrator] Furniture used to be built to last a lifetime. - Broken 00:13
[narrator] Furniture used to be built to last a lifetime.
S01 • E01 You've just said yourself, it's shitty money, - Broken 00:06
You've just said yourself, it's shitty money,
S01 • E04 But a lot of things really aren't recyclable, - Broken 00:05
But a lot of things really aren't recyclable,
S01 • E04 People just want to throw, you know, - Broken 00:05
People just want to throw, you know,
S01 • E03 The tradition goes back for years and years and years. - Broken 00:04
The tradition goes back for years and years and years.
S01 • E04 So we call it "wish-cycling." Here's some "wish-cycling" for you. - Broken 00:04
So we call it "wish-cycling." Here's some &qu...
S01 • E01 Right, well you owe me, erm, you owe me two weeks, - Broken 00:06
Right, well you owe me, erm, you owe me two weeks,
S01 • E02 I don't want you to die." - Broken 00:08
I don't want you to die."
S01 • E04 Here's an umbrella. [chuckles] - Broken 00:05
Here's an umbrella. [chuckles]