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Plastic Earth

So, there'sall these different mixtures of chemicalsthat wind up in the plastics that...

So, there's
all these different mixtures of chemicals
that wind up in the plastics that people are trying to
recycle

Full Transcript

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So, there's all these different mixtures
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of chemicals that wind up in the plastics
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that people are trying to recycle.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:03
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.
[Cole] Reclaimed ocean plastics is a great marketing idea. - Plastic Earth 00:06
[Cole] Reclaimed ocean plastics is a great marketing idea.
Uh, the downside to reclaimed ocean plastic is - Plastic Earth 00:18
Uh, the downside to reclaimed ocean plastic is
And they'll take maybe a good plastic - Plastic Earth 00:12
And they'll take maybe a good plastic
In Dante's Inferno, - Plastic Earth 00:08
In Dante's Inferno,
And there's fraud and treachery in abundance - Plastic Earth 00:08
And there's fraud and treachery in abundance
They've looked at honey, they've looked at soda, - Plastic Earth 00:08
They've looked at honey, they've looked at soda,
It doesn't matter what we're wrapping in plastic - Plastic Earth 00:12
It doesn't matter what we're wrapping in plastic
Our lab was the first lab to do a global bottled water - Plastic Earth 00:13
Our lab was the first lab to do a global bottled water
93% were shown to have micro plastic - Plastic Earth 00:09
93% were shown to have micro plastic
And in fact, we had one bottle of Nestle Pure Life - Plastic Earth 00:11
And in fact, we had one bottle of Nestle Pure Life
It's the act of opening the bottle - Plastic Earth 00:08
It's the act of opening the bottle
So when you open that bottle, - Plastic Earth 00:11
So when you open that bottle,
You shouldn't have a water bottle sitting - Plastic Earth 00:12
You shouldn't have a water bottle sitting
I mean, it is a petrochemical, so it actually-- - Plastic Earth 00:10
I mean, it is a petrochemical, so it actually--
The water-- CamelBak that he uses to drink out of, - Plastic Earth 00:10
The water-- CamelBak that he uses to drink out of,
-[Janice] Yeah, that's right. -If you can taste it, - Plastic Earth 00:06
-[Janice] Yeah, that's right. -If you can taste it,
That's not just one compound you're tasting, - Plastic Earth 00:05
That's not just one compound you're tasting,
-[Tom] I still use mine. -[scientists laughing] - Plastic Earth 00:07
-[Tom] I still use mine. -[scientists laughing]
In the PHA resins that we make, - Plastic Earth 00:13
In the PHA resins that we make,
My wife and I started a biopolymer company - Plastic Earth 00:08
My wife and I started a biopolymer company