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Plastic Earth

Plastic fishing nets areone of the biggest problems with plastic pollutionin our oceans

[trash rattling] [Rob] Plastic fishing nets are
one of the biggest problems with plastic pollution
in our oceans

Full Transcript

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[Rob] Plastic fishing nets are one of the biggest problems
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with plastic pollution in our oceans.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:09
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.
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
Now, every one of these red dots - Plastic Earth 00:08
Now, every one of these red dots