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Plastic Earth

PLAis the most commercialized bioplastic out there currentlyand that's polylactic acid

PLA
is the most commercialized bioplastic out there currently
and that's polylactic acid

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PLA is the most commercialized
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bioplastic out there currently and that's polylactic acid.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:17
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.
PHA is actually certified home compostable, - Plastic Earth 00:06
PHA is actually certified home compostable,
PLA is not certified marine degradable, - Plastic Earth 00:09
PLA is not certified marine degradable,
I mean, even just to prove a point, - Plastic Earth 00:07
I mean, even just to prove a point,
Most of those materials under the PHA umbrella, - Plastic Earth 00:15
Most of those materials under the PHA umbrella,
And it can be done with coffee grounds, - Plastic Earth 00:08
And it can be done with coffee grounds,
Instead of buying sugar or growing food crops, - Plastic Earth 00:07
Instead of buying sugar or growing food crops,
We're living in San Diego - Plastic Earth 00:11
We're living in San Diego
So, we decided to put our engineering degrees - Plastic Earth 00:09
So, we decided to put our engineering degrees
[Rob] Full Cycle Bioplastics has partnered - Plastic Earth 00:17
[Rob] Full Cycle Bioplastics has partnered
This is Full Cycle Bioplastics - Plastic Earth 00:09
This is Full Cycle Bioplastics
They have a lot of cafes - Plastic Earth 00:05
They have a lot of cafes
We sort of did an inventory - Plastic Earth 00:07
We sort of did an inventory
PHA had gone through a whole industrial life - Plastic Earth 00:07
PHA had gone through a whole industrial life
[Jeff] PHA was first discovered back in 1925 - Plastic Earth 00:06
[Jeff] PHA was first discovered back in 1925
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