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And I can remember when Michigan roads were absolutely horrible and the biggest piece of...

And I can remember when Michigan roads were absolutely horrible and the biggest piece of litter
on Michigan roads, on the side of the roads
were aluminum cans, and they came up
with this great idea of 8-10 cent can deposit

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And I can remember
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when Michigan roads
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were absolutely horrible
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and the biggest piece of litter on Michigan roads,
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on the side of the roads were aluminum cans,
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and they came up with this great idea
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of 8-10 cent can deposit.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:02
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
DreamPost Productions

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Movie Summary

The plastic crisis is met head-on with tackling the solutions to deal with the over production of single-use plastics.
So when you buy a six pack of cans, - Plastic Earth 00:11
So when you buy a six pack of cans,
Well, when you're done drinking those cans, - Plastic Earth 00:07
Well, when you're done drinking those cans,
And it was an incredible motivator - Plastic Earth 00:09
And it was an incredible motivator
Not only that, but now you've got folks - Plastic Earth 00:15
Not only that, but now you've got folks
And that basically means you'll put a fee - Plastic Earth 00:06
And that basically means you'll put a fee
But that fee goes towards infrastructure - Plastic Earth 00:07
But that fee goes towards infrastructure
[man] So, you have ¢99 and then there's eight cents... - Plastic Earth 00:06
[man] So, you have ¢99 and then there's eight cents...
You get seven cents times 24, - Plastic Earth 00:07
You get seven cents times 24,
[Alison] We see in Europe, Germany has done - Plastic Earth 00:07
[Alison] We see in Europe, Germany has done
[man speaking German] - Plastic Earth 00:06
[man speaking German]
[woman speaking German] - Plastic Earth 00:08
[woman speaking German]
[man speaking German] - Plastic Earth 00:22
[man speaking German]
In 2018, - Plastic Earth 00:06
In 2018,
This left many countries scrambling - Plastic Earth 00:06
This left many countries scrambling
Suddenly, the world was faced with a problem - Plastic Earth 00:06
Suddenly, the world was faced with a problem
As a result, the country's 2018 - Plastic Earth 00:12
As a result, the country's 2018
This massive global industry basically ended overnight. - Plastic Earth 00:06
This massive global industry basically ended overnight.
That was a big change to the recycling industry. - Plastic Earth 00:05
That was a big change to the recycling industry.
What it did was - Plastic Earth 00:27
What it did was
It was kind of a big deal because up in Greeley, - Plastic Earth 00:06
It was kind of a big deal because up in Greeley,