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Plastic Earth

Like if you have a bunch ofburgers compared to apples, is that going to--you got to change...

Like if you have a bunch of
burgers compared to apples, is that going to--
you got to change your formula a little bit?

Full Transcript

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Like if you have a bunch of burgers compared to apples,
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is that going to-- you got to change
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your formula a little bit?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:26
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 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
[Lisa] So, a colleague of mine worked on extracts - Plastic Earth 00:18
[Lisa] So, a colleague of mine worked on extracts
One of the major finding was that from a toxicological - Plastic Earth 00:11
One of the major finding was that from a toxicological
67% contained chemicals - Plastic Earth 00:07
67% contained chemicals
And another finding was that they contained - Plastic Earth 00:08
And another finding was that they contained
One single product can contain several hundred - Plastic Earth 00:06
One single product can contain several hundred