To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
[narrator] This was the birth of what we now call
Please log in to add to collections.
Broken

This was the birthof what we now call "single-use plastic." Single-use plastic is your...

Broken • S01E04 • 2019
[narrator] This was the birth
of what we now call "single-use plastic." [Kimberly]
Single-use plastic is your plastic bag, your clamshells, your coffee cups

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:03.294
[narrator] This was the birth of what we now call
00:00:03.378 --> 00:00:04.879
"single-use plastic."
00:00:05.588 --> 00:00:08.633
[Kimberly] Single-use plastic is your plastic bag,
00:00:08.716 --> 00:00:11.219
your clamshells, your coffee cups.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:16
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Zero Point Zero

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 • E03 People been working in this industry for 100 years, - Broken 00:06
People been working in this industry for 100 years,
S01 • E02 [indistinct chatter, horn honks] - Broken 00:09
[indistinct chatter, horn honks]
S01 • E04 You go into a restaurant and you get a single-use plastic straw. - Broken 00:04
You go into a restaurant and you get a single-use plastic st...
S01 • E03 [narrator] It turned out that the Chinese manufacturers - Broken 00:30
[narrator] It turned out that the Chinese manufacturers
S01 • E04 You order takeout food, - Broken 00:06
You order takeout food,
S01 • E01 "High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing." - Broken 00:27
"High there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wi...
S01 • E04 You know, five minutes after a consumer's done with it, - Broken 00:05
You know, five minutes after a consumer's done with it,
S01 • E04 [narrator] With the enormous amount - Broken 00:15
[narrator] With the enormous amount
S01 • E02 I started to smoke when I was 18 years old. - Broken 00:05
I started to smoke when I was 18 years old.
S01 • E02 At that age, as an educated youth, I was sent from the city - Broken 00:05
At that age, as an educated youth, I was sent from the city
S01 • E02 [narrator] It was the 1970s, - Broken 00:27
[narrator] It was the 1970s,
S01 • E01 "And the fire that breaks from thee then, a billion." - Broken 00:12
"And the fire that breaks from thee then, a billion.&qu...
S01 • E03 [narrator] But the Bassetts held fast, - Broken 00:28
[narrator] But the Bassetts held fast,
S01 • E04 In 1971, - Broken 00:40
In 1971,
S01 • E01 "It's as if we've caught hold of the tail of the hawk - Broken 00:07
"It's as if we've caught hold of the tail of ...
S01 • E01 "because M is the shape of a bird" - Broken 00:26
"because M is the shape of a bird"
S01 • E02 Smoking was a way to relieve exhaustion... - Broken 00:06
Smoking was a way to relieve exhaustion...
S01 • E03 I grew up as John Bassett in a little town called Bassett, Virginia. - Broken 00:05
I grew up as John Bassett in a little town called Bassett, V...
S01 • E02 [narrator] While Chinese youth may have smoked - Broken 00:15
[narrator] While Chinese youth may have smoked
S01 • E03 And my parents taught me, - Broken 00:09
And my parents taught me,