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Plastic Earth

It chemically does whatthe chemical engineer needs it to do,but there's nothing known...

It chemically does what
the chemical engineer needs it to do,
but there's nothing known about the toxicity,
and it's assumed it's safe

Full Transcript

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It chemically does what the chemical engineer needs it
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to do, but there's nothing known
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about the toxicity, and it's assumed it's safe.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:12
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.
[announcer] Petrochemicals in modern meds - Plastic Earth 00:06
[announcer] Petrochemicals in modern meds
We enjoy a standard of health never dreamed of. - Plastic Earth 00:05
We enjoy a standard of health never dreamed of.
Most of our preventive and curative drugs have - Plastic Earth 00:06
Most of our preventive and curative drugs have
But what we know now, firmly based on - Plastic Earth 00:11
But what we know now, firmly based on
It's-- it may sound unlikely, - Plastic Earth 00:10
It's-- it may sound unlikely,
Compared to the control mouse, - Plastic Earth 00:16
Compared to the control mouse,
And it grew up to be morbidly obese, - Plastic Earth 00:10
And it grew up to be morbidly obese,
[Cole] There are other chemicals, - Plastic Earth 00:11
[Cole] There are other chemicals,
When people talk about, - Plastic Earth 00:08
When people talk about,
[sighs] - Plastic Earth 00:11
[sighs]
The proteins and the enzymes and the mechanics of your body, - Plastic Earth 00:09
The proteins and the enzymes and the mechanics of your body,
More capable of getting into - Plastic Earth 00:06
More capable of getting into
When you make plastic you have a chemical source - Plastic Earth 00:16
When you make plastic you have a chemical source
And that's-- - Plastic Earth 00:08
And that's--
Like, you can't just take one chemical - Plastic Earth 00:13
Like, you can't just take one chemical
So, there you've got NIAS - Plastic Earth 00:06
So, there you've got NIAS
Then, particularly in the marine environment, - Plastic Earth 00:13
Then, particularly in the marine environment,
So, there's all these different mixtures - Plastic Earth 00:10
So, there's all these different mixtures
[Cole] Reclaimed ocean plastics is a great marketing idea. - Plastic Earth 00:06
[Cole] Reclaimed ocean plastics is a great marketing idea.
Uh, the downside to reclaimed ocean plastic is - Plastic Earth 00:18
Uh, the downside to reclaimed ocean plastic is