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[narrator] The rest of the world was thrilled

The rest of the world was thrilled to get rid of their plastic garbage. And make a little...

Broken • S01E04 • 2019

[narrator]
The rest of the world was thrilled to get rid of their plastic garbage. And make a little money doing it. [Martin] China said, "We will take
all of these low-grade materials from you so you don't have to handle them anymore.
And we'll pay you a pretty good price for them." [narrator] Thousands of recycling plants
sprung up across China, processing millions of tons of plastic
every year. [Martin]
They were running around the globe, buying up every single scrap of plastic
that they could get their hands on

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[narrator] The rest of the world was thrilled

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to get rid of their plastic garbage.

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And make a little money doing it.

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[Martin] China said,

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"We will take all of these low-grade materials from you

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so you don't have to handle them anymore. And we'll pay you

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a pretty good price for them."

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[narrator] Thousands of recycling plants sprung up across China,

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processing millions of tons of plastic every year.

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[Martin] They were running around the globe,

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buying up every single scrap of plastic that they could get their hands on.

Duration

33 seconds

Views

30

Timestamp in Movie

00:14:45

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.