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[Eric]
Looks like he found the clog. So, the big clog was
some plastic with meat. Pretty simple.
Must have gotten sucked down
the drain by accident, and clogged. [narrator]
While organic matter like meat
will quickly decompose, [narrator]
While organic matter like meat
will quickly decompose, plastic takes up to
500 years to fully break down, and causes catastrophic clogs
if not properly dealt with
Looks like he found the clog. So, the big clog was
some plastic with meat. Pretty simple.
Must have gotten sucked down
the drain by accident, and clogged. [narrator]
While organic matter like meat
will quickly decompose, [narrator]
While organic matter like meat
will quickly decompose, plastic takes up to
500 years to fully break down, and causes catastrophic clogs
if not properly dealt with
Full Transcript
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[Eric]
Looks like he found the clog.
00:00:07.467 --> 00:00:11.467
So, the big clog was
some plastic with meat.
00:00:11.467 --> 00:00:14.001
Pretty simple.
Must have gotten sucked down
the drain by accident,
00:00:14.001 --> 00:00:15.006
and clogged.
00:00:15.006 --> 00:00:17.298
[narrator]
While organic matter like meat
will quickly decompose,
00:00:17.298 --> 00:00:18.867
[narrator]
While organic matter like meat
will quickly decompose,
00:00:18.867 --> 00:00:22.007
plastic takes up to
500 years to fully break down,
00:00:22.767 --> 00:00:26.166
and causes catastrophic clogs
if not properly dealt with.
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Movie Summary
An up-close look at the heroes that keep America's sewer systems running.