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Plastic Earth

It's good newsthat they are removed from the wastewater stream,but that also means it's...

It's good news
that they are removed from the wastewater stream,
but that also means it's accumulated
in the sewage sludge

Full Transcript

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It's good news that they are removed
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from the wastewater stream, but that also means
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it's accumulated in the sewage sludge.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:35
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 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
They are the real oxygen generators. - Plastic Earth 00:05
They are the real oxygen generators.
So when you're talking about a particle that is - Plastic Earth 00:10
So when you're talking about a particle that is
And they are eating this micro plastic. - Plastic Earth 00:06
And they are eating this micro plastic.
And especially the microfibers are being retained by them, - Plastic Earth 00:09
And especially the microfibers are being retained by them,
Because if it's impacting the ability of phytoplankton - Plastic Earth 00:07
Because if it's impacting the ability of phytoplankton
[somber music fades] - Plastic Earth 00:13
[somber music fades]