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Plastic Earth

Whereas petroleum plastics,the end of life is the recycling streamwhich we know isn't...

Whereas petroleum plastics,
the end of life is the recycling stream
which we know isn't working

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Whereas petroleum plastics, the end of life is
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the recycling stream which we know isn't working.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:55
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 actually being incinerated or landfilled. - Plastic Earth 00:05
It's actually being incinerated or landfilled.
Bioplastics is a word that is used - Plastic Earth 00:08
Bioplastics is a word that is used
I call it a term described - Plastic Earth 00:07
I call it a term described
Most plastics today are made - Plastic Earth 00:08
Most plastics today are made
These are identified by the labels - Plastic Earth 00:08
These are identified by the labels
But plastics can also be bio-based, - Plastic Earth 00:13
But plastics can also be bio-based,
And they can either be - Plastic Earth 00:07
And they can either be
What we are most interested in are bioplastics - Plastic Earth 00:08
What we are most interested in are bioplastics
Common bioplastics in this quadrant - Plastic Earth 00:10
Common bioplastics in this quadrant
These are some of the bioplastics - Plastic Earth 00:07
These are some of the bioplastics
PLA is the most commercialized - Plastic Earth 00:08
PLA is the most commercialized
PHA is actually certified home compostable, - Plastic Earth 00:06
PHA is actually certified home compostable,
PLA is not certified marine degradable, - Plastic Earth 00:09
PLA is not certified marine degradable,
I mean, even just to prove a point, - Plastic Earth 00:07
I mean, even just to prove a point,
Most of those materials under the PHA umbrella, - Plastic Earth 00:15
Most of those materials under the PHA umbrella,
And it can be done with coffee grounds, - Plastic Earth 00:08
And it can be done with coffee grounds,
Instead of buying sugar or growing food crops, - Plastic Earth 00:07
Instead of buying sugar or growing food crops,
We're living in San Diego - Plastic Earth 00:11
We're living in San Diego
So, we decided to put our engineering degrees - Plastic Earth 00:09
So, we decided to put our engineering degrees
[Rob] Full Cycle Bioplastics has partnered - Plastic Earth 00:17
[Rob] Full Cycle Bioplastics has partnered