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Plastic Earth

The plastic crisis is met head-on with tackling the solutions to deal with the over production of single-use plastics.

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Janice Overbeck, Jack Winch

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DreamPost Productions

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[announcer]
Here it is, the most amazing - Plastic Earth

[announcer] Here it is, the most amazing

It's a crystal clear plastic - Plastic Earth

It's a crystal clear plastic

Now look at this,
Saran Wrap clings like magic. - Plastic Earth

Now look at this, Saran Wrap clings like magic.

Just press it into place - Plastic Earth

Just press it into place

You have a smooth, tight cover
that keeps flavor locked in. - Plastic Earth

You have a smooth, tight cover that keeps flavor locked in.

The problem
of plastic pollution - Plastic Earth

The problem of plastic pollution

But new research suggests - Plastic Earth

But new research suggests

[Helen] So most of
the plastic is more dense - Plastic Earth

[Helen] So most of the plastic is more dense

[man] Plastic that's produced
is used just once - Plastic Earth

[man] Plastic that's produced is used just once

Plastic gets into
the marine environment, - Plastic Earth

Plastic gets into the marine environment,

[anchor] In 2015,
a marine biologist's video - Plastic Earth

[anchor] In 2015, a marine biologist's video

[Helen] [indistinct]
Oh, man. - Plastic Earth

[Helen] [indistinct] Oh, man.

It's not just ending up
in the ocean, - Plastic Earth

It's not just ending up in the ocean,

And recent studies have shown - Plastic Earth

And recent studies have shown

[Helen] They found now
microplastics on mountains - Plastic Earth

[Helen] They found now microplastics on mountains

So, yeah, I don't think - Plastic Earth

So, yeah, I don't think

If you put
your ear to a plastic bottle, - Plastic Earth

If you put your ear to a plastic bottle,

Well, unfortunately,
what I'm about to share - Plastic Earth

Well, unfortunately, what I'm about to share

Plastics, single-use plastics,
particularly microplastics, - Plastic Earth

Plastics, single-use plastics, particularly microplastics,

And it seems likely
that the production - Plastic Earth

And it seems likely that the production

So amidst
all the negative talk, - Plastic Earth

So amidst all the negative talk,

But the world is starting
to wake up and recognize - Plastic Earth

But the world is starting to wake up and recognize

More importantly, is there
a better way going forward? - Plastic Earth

More importantly, is there a better way going forward?

I'm married
to a German husband - Plastic Earth

I'm married to a German husband

We have four children, - Plastic Earth

We have four children,

All right, girls,
so it's Earth Day today - Plastic Earth

All right, girls, so it's Earth Day today

Yes, of course it's washed.
[chuckles] - Plastic Earth

Yes, of course it's washed. [chuckles]

I was minding my own business,
raising my children, - Plastic Earth

I was minding my own business, raising my children,

It was about
a minute and a half long, - Plastic Earth

It was about a minute and a half long,

I'm looking at what's
happening, - Plastic Earth

I'm looking at what's happening,

[Rob] The United Nations
Environment Program defines - Plastic Earth

[Rob] The United Nations Environment Program defines

That includes air pollution,
which kills around - Plastic Earth

That includes air pollution, which kills around

There are more
parts per million - Plastic Earth

There are more parts per million

Starting at about 1850, - Plastic Earth

Starting at about 1850,

Today, it stands
at 419 parts per million. - Plastic Earth

Today, it stands at 419 parts per million.

419 is way more carbon dioxide
than we've had - Plastic Earth

419 is way more carbon dioxide than we've had

The current way
the world produces plastic - Plastic Earth

The current way the world produces plastic

Petroleum goes into polymers - Plastic Earth

Petroleum goes into polymers

You had to have an easy source
to make your carbon - Plastic Earth

You had to have an easy source to make your carbon

And when you have
an easy liquid form of carbon - Plastic Earth

And when you have an easy liquid form of carbon

["Plastic Man"
by Red Meadow] - Plastic Earth

["Plastic Man" by Red Meadow]

It is this super material - Plastic Earth

It is this super material

And that is the problem
that we are facing, - Plastic Earth

And that is the problem that we are facing,

[Clay] Nowadays,
people are looking for - Plastic Earth

[Clay] Nowadays, people are looking for

And then there's implications - Plastic Earth

And then there's implications

The more carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere, - Plastic Earth

The more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,

The more sunlight
that gets trapped on the Earth, - Plastic Earth

The more sunlight that gets trapped on the Earth,

If you do this
in a different way - Plastic Earth

If you do this in a different way

And that sugar came from
a plant, - Plastic Earth

And that sugar came from a plant,

And the difference between
a petroleum based plastic - Plastic Earth

And the difference between a petroleum based plastic

If you're
doing it from the air - Plastic Earth

If you're doing it from the air

[Cole]
Bioplastics are a bio, - Plastic Earth

[Cole] Bioplastics are a bio,

The beauty of bioplastics is
it can actually replace - Plastic Earth

The beauty of bioplastics is it can actually replace

Whereas petroleum plastics,
the end of life is - Plastic Earth

Whereas petroleum plastics, the end of life is

It's actually being
incinerated or landfilled. - Plastic Earth

It's actually being incinerated or landfilled.

Bioplastics
is a word that is used - Plastic Earth

Bioplastics is a word that is used

I call it a term described - Plastic Earth

I call it a term described

Most plastics today are made - Plastic Earth

Most plastics today are made

These are identified
by the labels - Plastic Earth

These are identified by the labels

But plastics can also be
bio-based, - Plastic Earth

But plastics can also be bio-based,

And they can either be - Plastic Earth

And they can either be

What we are most interested in
are bioplastics - Plastic Earth

What we are most interested in are bioplastics

Common bioplastics
in this quadrant - Plastic Earth

Common bioplastics in this quadrant

These are some of
the bioplastics - Plastic Earth

These are some of the bioplastics

PLA
is the most commercialized - Plastic Earth

PLA is the most commercialized

PHA is actually certified
home compostable, - Plastic Earth

PHA is actually certified home compostable,

PLA is not certified
marine degradable, - Plastic Earth

PLA is not certified marine degradable,

I mean,
even just to prove a point, - Plastic Earth

I mean, even just to prove a point,

Most of those materials
under the PHA umbrella, - Plastic Earth

Most of those materials under the PHA umbrella,

And it can be done
with coffee grounds, - Plastic Earth

And it can be done with coffee grounds,

Instead of buying sugar
or growing food crops, - Plastic Earth

Instead of buying sugar or growing food crops,

We're living in San Diego - Plastic Earth

We're living in San Diego

So, we decided to put
our engineering degrees - Plastic Earth

So, we decided to put our engineering degrees

[Rob] Full Cycle Bioplastics
has partnered - Plastic Earth

[Rob] Full Cycle Bioplastics has partnered

This is Full Cycle Bioplastics - Plastic Earth

This is Full Cycle Bioplastics

They have a lot of cafes - Plastic Earth

They have a lot of cafes

We sort of did an inventory - Plastic Earth

We sort of did an inventory

PHA had gone through
a whole industrial life - Plastic Earth

PHA had gone through a whole industrial life

[Jeff] PHA was first discovered
back in 1925 - Plastic Earth

[Jeff] PHA was first discovered back in 1925

In the 1980s, - Plastic Earth

Now, the price of sugar went up
in the '90s, - Plastic Earth

Now, the price of sugar went up in the '90s,

It was prohibitively expensive
and it was way more expensive - Plastic Earth

It was prohibitively expensive and it was way more expensive

So, we looked at ways
of sort of using - Plastic Earth

So, we looked at ways of sort of using

Most PHA, PHP bioplastics,
on average, - Plastic Earth

Most PHA, PHP bioplastics, on average,

If it were to land
on the side of the road - Plastic Earth

If it were to land on the side of the road

That's the beauty of
the material is - Plastic Earth

That's the beauty of the material is

Like if you have a bunch of
burgers compared to apples, - Plastic Earth

Like if you have a bunch of burgers compared to apples,

And the best way
I can describe it is - Plastic Earth

And the best way I can describe it is

So, if what--
your feedstock is 99% water, - Plastic Earth

So, if what-- your feedstock is 99% water,

But if it's pure bread waste, - Plastic Earth

But if it's pure bread waste,

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The plastic crisis is met head-on with tackling the solutions to deal with the over production of single-use plastics.

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Director: Janice Overbeck, Jack Winch

Writer: Janice Overbeck, Jack Winch

Production: DreamPost Productions

Genre: documentary

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 07 Feb 2023

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://plasticearthmovie.com/