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[Rhodes] If food waste were a country
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Plastic Earth

If food waste were a country, it would bethe third largest emitter of greenhouse...

[Rhodes]
If food waste were a country, it would be
the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases
after the US and China

Full Transcript

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[Rhodes] If food waste were a country,
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it would be the third largest emitter
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of greenhouse gases after the US and China.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:46
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.
If we're really going to get food out of landfills, - Plastic Earth 00:09
If we're really going to get food out of landfills,
What does it mean when you collect it - Plastic Earth 00:05
What does it mean when you collect it
And I think that's where I get - Plastic Earth 00:12
And I think that's where I get
They help divert that food - Plastic Earth 00:05
They help divert that food
And so I think that's why we're starting to see - Plastic Earth 00:14
And so I think that's why we're starting to see
If we're going to get composting to work, - Plastic Earth 00:15
If we're going to get composting to work,
How long do you think it'll take them to do - Plastic Earth 00:05
How long do you think it'll take them to do
Most of the litter that you pick up - Plastic Earth 00:06
Most of the litter that you pick up
The European Commission did-- they did a study, - Plastic Earth 00:10
The European Commission did-- they did a study,
Lake Allatoona is - Plastic Earth 00:09
Lake Allatoona is
There are coves of this lake where you can... - Plastic Earth 00:06
There are coves of this lake where you can...
Literally walk on the garbage - Plastic Earth 00:07
Literally walk on the garbage
In 2012, we conducted the first survey - Plastic Earth 00:08
In 2012, we conducted the first survey
And the findings that we had were quite dramatic. - Plastic Earth 00:06
And the findings that we had were quite dramatic.
At that time, 75% of what we found - Plastic Earth 00:07
At that time, 75% of what we found
A number of those particles - Plastic Earth 00:08
A number of those particles
So, face wash, body wash, toothpaste, - Plastic Earth 00:08
So, face wash, body wash, toothpaste,
And so that is, in fact, what led - Plastic Earth 00:10
And so that is, in fact, what led
They are still being produced, and in some countries, - Plastic Earth 00:06
They are still being produced, and in some countries,
And so you're washing your face, - Plastic Earth 00:11
And so you're washing your face,