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Plastic Earth

This stuff is so persistentand that's, of course, precisely the reason why we have to...

This stuff is so persistent
and that's, of course, precisely the reason why we have to go
and clean it up

Full Transcript

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This stuff is so persistent and that's,
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of course, precisely the reason
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why we have to go and clean it up.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:38
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.
[trash rattling] - Plastic Earth 00:10
[trash rattling]
It's estimated 640,000 tons of fishing gear - Plastic Earth 00:08
It's estimated 640,000 tons of fishing gear
Called ghost fishing, this problem entangles - Plastic Earth 00:09
Called ghost fishing, this problem entangles
Some companies are currently testing - Plastic Earth 00:06
Some companies are currently testing
Other organizations are working on developing - Plastic Earth 00:10
Other organizations are working on developing
[ocean waves crashing] - Plastic Earth 00:05
[ocean waves crashing]
We built eight satellites that are in orbit now. - Plastic Earth 00:06
We built eight satellites that are in orbit now.
Originally, they were designed - Plastic Earth 00:06
Originally, they were designed
But since we've been up there, we can measure - Plastic Earth 00:19
But since we've been up there, we can measure
And what we found, which is a new discovery, - Plastic Earth 00:12
And what we found, which is a new discovery,
There's, um, a number of organizations, - Plastic Earth 00:12
There's, um, a number of organizations,
And this information tells them - Plastic Earth 00:10
And this information tells them
So, we've been able to zoom in with our measurements - Plastic Earth 00:13
So, we've been able to zoom in with our measurements
And, in particular, the one - Plastic Earth 00:08
And, in particular, the one
The one in the top left is just the average - Plastic Earth 00:05
The one in the top left is just the average
But then the other three around it - Plastic Earth 00:10
But then the other three around it
That gets sort of evidence-based attribution - Plastic Earth 00:07
That gets sort of evidence-based attribution
So, where is all this plastic coming from? - Plastic Earth 00:05
So, where is all this plastic coming from?
Well, the answer, - Plastic Earth 00:06
Well, the answer,
1,000 rivers are responsible - Plastic Earth 00:11
1,000 rivers are responsible