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So, if what-- your feedstock is 99% water
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Plastic Earth

So, if what--your feedstock is 99% water, you're not going to makemuch PHA out of that

So, if what--
your feedstock is 99% water, you're not going to make
much PHA out of that

Full Transcript

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So, if what-- your feedstock is 99% water,
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you're not going to make much PHA out of that.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:45
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.
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
There is so much misinformation or green washing - Plastic Earth 00:09
There is so much misinformation or green washing
Is it eco-friendly or sustainable - Plastic Earth 00:18
Is it eco-friendly or sustainable