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Plastic Earth

It was prohibitively expensiveand it was way more expensive than whatit was trying to...

It was prohibitively expensive
and it was way more expensive than what
it was trying to replace, which is petroleum plastics

Full Transcript

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It was prohibitively expensive and it was way more expensive
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than what it was trying to replace,
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which is petroleum plastics.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:32
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, we looked at ways of sort of using - Plastic Earth 00:07
So, we looked at ways of sort of using
Most PHA, PHP bioplastics, on average, - Plastic Earth 00:15
Most PHA, PHP bioplastics, on average,
If it were to land on the side of the road - Plastic Earth 00:10
If it were to land on the side of the road
That's the beauty of the material is - Plastic Earth 00:21
That's the beauty of the material is
Like if you have a bunch of burgers compared to apples, - Plastic Earth 00:07
Like if you have a bunch of burgers compared to apples,
And the best way I can describe it is - Plastic Earth 00:10
And the best way I can describe it is
So, if what-- your feedstock is 99% water, - Plastic Earth 00:08
So, if what-- your feedstock is 99% water,
But if it's pure bread waste, - Plastic Earth 00:06
But if it's pure bread waste,
This is just PHA that's been extracted - Plastic Earth 00:05
This is just PHA that's been extracted
This is a-- - Plastic Earth 00:07
This is a--
And if you can make something injection moulded - Plastic Earth 00:19
And if you can make something injection moulded
This is an example of a PHA fork. - Plastic Earth 00:05
This is an example of a PHA fork.
And after you're done with it, it can home-compost - Plastic Earth 00:13
And after you're done with it, it can home-compost
There needs to be a change in perception of the consumer - Plastic Earth 00:20
There needs to be a change in perception of the consumer
This might sound a little bit contradictory, - Plastic Earth 00:08
This might sound a little bit contradictory,
We're doing a study on oxo-degradable plastics. - Plastic Earth 00:06
We're doing a study on oxo-degradable plastics.
Or, "degradable," let's say. [chuckles] - Plastic Earth 00:10
Or, "degradable," let's say. [chuckles]
It is traditional virgin polypropylene primarily - Plastic Earth 00:16
It is traditional virgin polypropylene primarily
And this type of plastic has actually been banned - Plastic Earth 00:06
And this type of plastic has actually been banned
As scientists we were very confused about - Plastic Earth 00:08
As scientists we were very confused about