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Plastic Earth

What it did was all of the recycling facilities that once shipped offthose less valuable...

What it did was all of the recycling facilities that once shipped off
those less valuable materials and made money on them--
and they then had to say, "What am I going
to do with these?" Most of them had to then say, "I can't take
that material anymore." [Cole] The city of Greeley,
here in Colorado, closed the recycling facility, and do not plan to
open another one because
it's not making any money

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What it did was
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all of the recycling facilities
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that once shipped off those less valuable materials
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and made money on them-- and they then
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had to say, "What am I going to do with these?"
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Most of them had to then say,
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"I can't take that material anymore."
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[Cole] The city of Greeley, here in Colorado,
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closed the recycling facility,
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and do not plan to open another one
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because it's not making any money.
Duration
27 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:27:13
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 was kind of a big deal because up in Greeley, - Plastic Earth 00:06
It was kind of a big deal because up in Greeley,
The city of Waleska just recently put out - Plastic Earth 00:06
The city of Waleska just recently put out
[atmospheric music playing] - Plastic Earth 00:07
[atmospheric music playing]
Well, I had the idea, this crazy idea, - Plastic Earth 00:07
Well, I had the idea, this crazy idea,
I went looking to see what I could do, - Plastic Earth 00:08
I went looking to see what I could do,
How might we create a platform for the world - Plastic Earth 00:11
How might we create a platform for the world
It should be no surprise - Plastic Earth 00:08
It should be no surprise
They throw it in the river, they throw it in the canal, - Plastic Earth 00:05
They throw it in the river, they throw it in the canal,
They suffer, you know, - Plastic Earth 00:05
They suffer, you know,
"Okay. It's poverty, well-- - Plastic Earth 00:05
"Okay. It's poverty, well--
Okay, got it. There's no other alternative - Plastic Earth 00:05
Okay, got it. There's no other alternative
What if there was an alternative?" - Plastic Earth 00:07
What if there was an alternative?"
And you were to see rubies, diamonds, - Plastic Earth 00:12
And you were to see rubies, diamonds,
There's nowhere that I can take - Plastic Earth 00:09
There's nowhere that I can take
There's nothing I can do with rubies, gold, and diamonds. - Plastic Earth 00:05
There's nothing I can do with rubies, gold, and diamond...
They're worthless to you." - Plastic Earth 00:05
They're worthless to you."
Plastic Bank ultimately is an agreed upon exchange system - Plastic Earth 00:10
Plastic Bank ultimately is an agreed upon exchange system
So, now when they look below their feet, - Plastic Earth 00:05
So, now when they look below their feet,
That's clean water. That's the end of sickness." - Plastic Earth 00:07
That's clean water. That's the end of sickness.&qu...
We're operating in Haiti, - Plastic Earth 00:07
We're operating in Haiti,