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[narrator] Places like this are called
materials recovery facilities, or MRFs. MRFs collect and sort plastic waste
into bales, which can then be sold
to recyclers around the world, who melt it down and turn it
into something they can sell for a profit. These bales here will go to market
and will be made into other products
materials recovery facilities, or MRFs. MRFs collect and sort plastic waste
into bales, which can then be sold
to recyclers around the world, who melt it down and turn it
into something they can sell for a profit. These bales here will go to market
and will be made into other products
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[narrator] Places like this are called
materials recovery facilities, or MRFs.
00:00:06.631 --> 00:00:09.383
MRFs collect and sort plastic waste
into bales,
00:00:09.634 --> 00:00:12.022
which can then be sold
to recyclers around the world,
00:00:12.303 --> 00:00:15.089
who melt it down and turn it
into something they can sell for a profit.
00:00:17.558 --> 00:00:21.896
These bales here will go to market
and will be made into other products.
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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.