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[narrator] Global estimates are that up to five trillion plastic bags

Global estimates are thatup to five trillion plastic bags get used every year. That's...

Broken • S01E04 • 2019

[narrator] Global estimates are that
up to five trillion plastic bags get used every year. That's 160,000 per second with an estimated revenue of 39.2 billion
US dollars annually to plastic bag makers. [Tricia] Just our town alone, we were consuming 120 million
single-use plastic bags every year

Full Transcript

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[narrator] Global estimates are that up to five trillion plastic bags

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get used every year.

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That's 160,000 per second

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with an estimated revenue of 39.2 billion US dollars annually to plastic bag makers.

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[Tricia] Just our town alone,

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we were consuming 120 million single-use plastic bags every year.

Duration

26 seconds

Views

23

Timestamp in Movie

00:31:00

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.