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[Susan] In 2007, 2008 I took
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Plastic Earth

In 2007, 2008 I took the first compostable cutlerythat we had and I took it to a...

[Susan] In 2007, 2008 I took the first compostable cutlery
that we had and I took it to a mayor's
event so there was the mayor and so they were taking
the spoons -and stirring their coffee...
-[Janice] Yeah

Full Transcript

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[Susan] In 2007, 2008 I took
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the first compostable cutlery that we had
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and I took it to a mayor's event so there was the mayor
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and so they were taking the spoons
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-and stirring their coffee... -[Janice] Yeah.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:41
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.
...and they pull out stubs then I was freaking out - Plastic Earth 00:07
...and they pull out stubs then I was freaking out
Well, six years later, - Plastic Earth 00:09
Well, six years later,
All the little pieces of plastic - Plastic Earth 00:07
All the little pieces of plastic
[Bob] That plastic contamination - Plastic Earth 00:08
[Bob] That plastic contamination
We do all kinds of techniques, and we've been - Plastic Earth 00:08
We do all kinds of techniques, and we've been
But what comes out is-- still we have to deal - Plastic Earth 00:08
But what comes out is-- still we have to deal
[Susan] So, this is a portion cup - Plastic Earth 00:05
[Susan] So, this is a portion cup
If we had a compostable version - Plastic Earth 00:06
If we had a compostable version
You can see the plastic building up - Plastic Earth 00:06
You can see the plastic building up
And at some point, it gets so entrained - Plastic Earth 00:07
And at some point, it gets so entrained
In the late '90s there were a lot of claims being made - Plastic Earth 00:09
In the late '90s there were a lot of claims being made
There needed to be standards and tests to make sure that - Plastic Earth 00:08
There needed to be standards and tests to make sure that
The fact that it's oftentimes intertwined - Plastic Earth 00:09
The fact that it's oftentimes intertwined
But when you look at a little thin wrapper - Plastic Earth 00:15
But when you look at a little thin wrapper
And to redesign that to be compostable is possible. - Plastic Earth 00:05
And to redesign that to be compostable is possible.
But the issue is, - Plastic Earth 00:11
But the issue is,
And that feedback loop has never gotten back - Plastic Earth 00:06
And that feedback loop has never gotten back
We get to work with them and talk to them - Plastic Earth 00:06
We get to work with them and talk to them
And hopefully we can move those products - Plastic Earth 00:09
And hopefully we can move those products
[excavator rumbling] - Plastic Earth 00:11
[excavator rumbling]