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Plastic Earth

In that journeyof trying to take a biopolymerthat wasn't well-suited for a broad arrayof...

In that journey
of trying to take a biopolymer
that wasn't well-suited for a broad array
of applications, we, you know,
began to learn about PHA

Full Transcript

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In that journey of trying to take
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a biopolymer that wasn't well-suited
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for a broad array of applications,
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we, you know, began to learn about PHA.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:29:47
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.
And we learned that PHA was - Plastic Earth 00:07
And we learned that PHA was
If you only had one biopolymer, - Plastic Earth 00:07
If you only had one biopolymer,
The nice peach milkshake looking stuff, - Plastic Earth 00:07
The nice peach milkshake looking stuff,
If you think of this as the miniature version, - Plastic Earth 00:11
If you think of this as the miniature version,
We use plant-based oils - Plastic Earth 00:06
We use plant-based oils
Olive oils and canola oils and corn oils, - Plastic Earth 00:09
Olive oils and canola oils and corn oils,
And those polymers then go into food service - Plastic Earth 00:11
And those polymers then go into food service
Ultimately, what we want to do is - Plastic Earth 00:12
Ultimately, what we want to do is
We have a laboratory technology now, - Plastic Earth 00:15
We have a laboratory technology now,
And then we'll be able to be even more sustainable - Plastic Earth 00:12
And then we'll be able to be even more sustainable
We'll just be able to turn on a big fan and bring the air - Plastic Earth 00:08
We'll just be able to turn on a big fan and bring the a...
[Daniel] These machines take the different powders, - Plastic Earth 00:11
[Daniel] These machines take the different powders,
You know? [laughing] - Plastic Earth 00:12
You know? [laughing]
They're natural materials, - Plastic Earth 00:08
They're natural materials,
So, in all of our materials, - Plastic Earth 00:13
So, in all of our materials,
If you wanted to make a paper cup, the-- - Plastic Earth 00:13
If you wanted to make a paper cup, the--
Um, and so in this particular case, - Plastic Earth 00:07
Um, and so in this particular case,
It looks like, you know, just almost like house paint. - Plastic Earth 00:06
It looks like, you know, just almost like house paint.
This is a fiber that was made from our PHAs, - Plastic Earth 00:10
This is a fiber that was made from our PHAs,
[Daniel] And that will be used - Plastic Earth 00:09
[Daniel] And that will be used