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Uh, the downside to reclaimed ocean plastic is
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Plastic Earth

Uh, the downsideto reclaimed ocean plastic is it is very labor-intensive and chemically...

Uh, the downside
to reclaimed ocean plastic is it is very labor-intensive and chemically intensive
to take that already degraded plastic
out of the ocean and turning it into
a usable product

Full Transcript

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Uh, the downside to reclaimed ocean plastic is
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it is very labor-intensive
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and chemically intensive to take
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that already degraded plastic out of the ocean
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and turning it into a usable product.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:16
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'll take maybe a good plastic - Plastic Earth 00:12
And they'll take maybe a good plastic
In Dante's Inferno, - Plastic Earth 00:08
In Dante's Inferno,
And there's fraud and treachery in abundance - Plastic Earth 00:08
And there's fraud and treachery in abundance
They've looked at honey, they've looked at soda, - Plastic Earth 00:08
They've looked at honey, they've looked at soda,
It doesn't matter what we're wrapping in plastic - Plastic Earth 00:12
It doesn't matter what we're wrapping in plastic
Our lab was the first lab to do a global bottled water - Plastic Earth 00:13
Our lab was the first lab to do a global bottled water
93% were shown to have micro plastic - Plastic Earth 00:09
93% were shown to have micro plastic
And in fact, we had one bottle of Nestle Pure Life - Plastic Earth 00:11
And in fact, we had one bottle of Nestle Pure Life
It's the act of opening the bottle - Plastic Earth 00:08
It's the act of opening the bottle
So when you open that bottle, - Plastic Earth 00:11
So when you open that bottle,
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,