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Plastic Earth

Other organizationsare working on developing biodegradable materialsthat will someday be...

Other organizations
are working on developing biodegradable materials
that will someday be able to replace
traditional plastic nets

Full Transcript

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Other organizations are working on developing
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biodegradable materials that will someday be able
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to replace traditional plastic nets.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:34
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.
[ocean waves crashing] - Plastic Earth 00:05
[ocean waves crashing]
We built eight satellites that are in orbit now. - Plastic Earth 00:06
We built eight satellites that are in orbit now.
Originally, they were designed - Plastic Earth 00:06
Originally, they were designed
But since we've been up there, we can measure - Plastic Earth 00:19
But since we've been up there, we can measure
And what we found, which is a new discovery, - Plastic Earth 00:12
And what we found, which is a new discovery,
There's, um, a number of organizations, - Plastic Earth 00:12
There's, um, a number of organizations,
And this information tells them - Plastic Earth 00:10
And this information tells them
So, we've been able to zoom in with our measurements - Plastic Earth 00:13
So, we've been able to zoom in with our measurements
And, in particular, the one - Plastic Earth 00:08
And, in particular, the one
The one in the top left is just the average - Plastic Earth 00:05
The one in the top left is just the average
But then the other three around it - Plastic Earth 00:10
But then the other three around it
That gets sort of evidence-based attribution - Plastic Earth 00:07
That gets sort of evidence-based attribution
So, where is all this plastic coming from? - Plastic Earth 00:05
So, where is all this plastic coming from?
Well, the answer, - Plastic Earth 00:06
Well, the answer,
1,000 rivers are responsible - Plastic Earth 00:11
1,000 rivers are responsible
Now, every one of these red dots - Plastic Earth 00:08
Now, every one of these red dots
So, this global picture - Plastic Earth 00:12
So, this global picture
To truly rid the oceans of plastic, - Plastic Earth 00:07
To truly rid the oceans of plastic,
One, we need to clean up the legacy pollution, right? - Plastic Earth 00:05
One, we need to clean up the legacy pollution, right?
So, the stuff that has been accumulating - Plastic Earth 00:06
So, the stuff that has been accumulating