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[Jeff] PHA was first discovered back in 1925
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PHA was first discoveredback in 1925 in a biologicalwastewater treatment plant

[Jeff] PHA was first discovered
back in 1925 in a biological
wastewater treatment plant

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[Jeff] PHA was first discovered back in 1925
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in a biological wastewater treatment plant.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:15
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.
In the 1980s, - Plastic Earth 00:08
In the 1980s,
Now, the price of sugar went up in the '90s, - Plastic Earth 00:07
Now, the price of sugar went up in the '90s,
It was prohibitively expensive and it was way more expensive - Plastic Earth 00:08
It was prohibitively expensive and it was way more expensive
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]