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Plastic Earth

And so you're washingyour face, it goes down the drain, they make their way through...

And so you're washing
your face, it goes down the drain, they make their way through wastewater treatment plants
and end up deposited into local bodies of water

Full Transcript

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And so you're washing your face,
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it goes down the drain,
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they make their way through
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wastewater treatment plants and end up deposited
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into local bodies of water.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
01:10:52
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.
Most often, this is rivers that flow - Plastic Earth 00:06
Most often, this is rivers that flow
I mean-- and-- - Plastic Earth 00:05
I mean-- and--
So, it doesn't matter almost if it's been banned - Plastic Earth 00:13
So, it doesn't matter almost if it's been banned
When you're talking about a water pollution issue, - Plastic Earth 00:06
When you're talking about a water pollution issue,
More than 95% of the plastics - Plastic Earth 00:11
More than 95% of the plastics
It's good news that they are removed - Plastic Earth 00:10
It's good news that they are removed
And then it depends what happens - Plastic Earth 00:06
And then it depends what happens
In Switzerland, we exclusively burned - Plastic Earth 00:13
In Switzerland, we exclusively burned
Other alternative approaches which are used - Plastic Earth 00:12
Other alternative approaches which are used
So, the plastics that are removed - Plastic Earth 00:08
So, the plastics that are removed
[Ralf] You spread the sewage sludge - Plastic Earth 00:08
[Ralf] You spread the sewage sludge
[Sherri] And being applied to crops - Plastic Earth 00:05
[Sherri] And being applied to crops
And some really interesting study is showing - Plastic Earth 00:12
And some really interesting study is showing
Do not put any microplastics into the wastewater, - Plastic Earth 00:08
Do not put any microplastics into the wastewater,
And then you don't have to deal - Plastic Earth 00:09
And then you don't have to deal
[Sherri] People often ask is, - Plastic Earth 00:07
[Sherri] People often ask is,
[somber music playing] - Plastic Earth 00:12
[somber music playing]
You know, I don't think - Plastic Earth 00:06
You know, I don't think
You know, we think of trees as being these - Plastic Earth 00:06
You know, we think of trees as being these
They are. But phytoplankton in the oceans generate - Plastic Earth 00:07
They are. But phytoplankton in the oceans generate