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Plastic Earth

So when you open that bottle, just that actioncould be contributing a lot of the micro...

So when you open that bottle, just that action
could be contributing a lot of the micro plastic into the bottle
of water itself

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So when you open that bottle,
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just that action could be contributing
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a lot of the micro plastic
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into the bottle of water itself.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:57
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.
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
We started that at our kitchen table, - Plastic Earth 00:08
We started that at our kitchen table,
Initially, we were working with PLAs because at the time, - Plastic Earth 00:14
Initially, we were working with PLAs because at the time,
So, in the early days of Danimer, we partnered - Plastic Earth 00:12
So, in the early days of Danimer, we partnered
In that journey of trying to take - Plastic Earth 00:13
In that journey of trying to take
And we learned that PHA was - Plastic Earth 00:07
And we learned that PHA was
If you only had one biopolymer, - Plastic Earth 00:07
If you only had one biopolymer,
The nice peach milkshake looking stuff, - Plastic Earth 00:07
The nice peach milkshake looking stuff,
If you think of this as the miniature version, - Plastic Earth 00:11
If you think of this as the miniature version,
We use plant-based oils - Plastic Earth 00:06
We use plant-based oils
Olive oils and canola oils and corn oils, - Plastic Earth 00:09
Olive oils and canola oils and corn oils,
And those polymers then go into food service - Plastic Earth 00:11
And those polymers then go into food service
Ultimately, what we want to do is - Plastic Earth 00:12
Ultimately, what we want to do is