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[narrator] China had everything the plastics recycling industry needed

China had everything a huge industrial infrastructure,a massive low-wage workforce, and a...

Broken • S01E04 • 2019

[narrator] China had everything
the plastics recycling industry needed: a huge industrial infrastructure,
a massive low-wage workforce, and a robust shipping industry that could
cheaply import containers of plastic scrap from all over the globe. Also, recycled plastic
was cheaper than buying new. If one-use scrap plastic,
recycle material, they can save a lot of money

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[narrator] China had everything the plastics recycling industry needed:

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a huge industrial infrastructure, a massive low-wage workforce,

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and a robust shipping industry that could cheaply import containers of plastic scrap

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from all over the globe.

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Also, recycled plastic was cheaper than buying new.

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If one-use scrap plastic, recycle material,

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they can save a lot of money.

Duration

26 seconds

Views

23

Timestamp in Movie

00:14:18

Uploaded

Jun 17, 2025

Season

1

Episode

4

Genres

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.