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The Story of Plastic

We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.

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Deia Schlosberg

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7 wins & 7 nominations total

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Reporter:
Here's a scene that has long - The Story of Plastic

Reporter: Here's a scene that has long

The womenfolk washing dishes
made of plastic. - The Story of Plastic

The womenfolk washing dishes made of plastic.

Hard to realize it,
but it was only 10 years ago - The Story of Plastic

Hard to realize it, but it was only 10 years ago

Narrator: And the chemical age
is just dawning. - The Story of Plastic

Narrator: And the chemical age is just dawning.

These few things, my friends, - The Story of Plastic

These few things, my friends,

Yes, mylar's properties are
right in its molecules - The Story of Plastic

Yes, mylar's properties are right in its molecu...

Today will be a better day
for a lot of people - The Story of Plastic

Today will be a better day for a lot of people

Chapman:
This industry is well positioned
to build on our accomplishments - The Story of Plastic

Chapman: This industry is well positioned to bu...

In summary, we believe
the best is yet to come. - The Story of Plastic

In summary, we believe the best is yet to come.

Carpenter:
I think, like many people,
I had noticed - The Story of Plastic

Carpenter: I think, like many people, ...

This sort of all came about from
conversations with activists - The Story of Plastic

This sort of all came about from conversations with activi...

Oftentimes what I do
is ask people - The Story of Plastic

Oftentimes what I do is ask people

And one thing I was
consistently hearing - The Story of Plastic

And one thing I was consistently hearing

So there was a ton of attention
around the final stage - The Story of Plastic

So there was a ton of attention around the final stage

You can never solve
the plastic waste crisis - The Story of Plastic

You can never solve the plastic waste crisis

Who is making the plastics
in the first place and why? - The Story of Plastic

Who is making the plastics in the first place and why?

Blair:
History of plastics began
over 30 million years ago - The Story of Plastic

Blair: History of plastics began over 3...

Muffett: 99% of what goes
into plastics is fossil fuels, - The Story of Plastic

Muffett: 99% of what goes into plastics is fossil fuels...

Plastics were initially
a waste product. - The Story of Plastic

Plastics were initially a waste product.

The company could either pay - The Story of Plastic

The company could either pay

Miller:
Oil companies compete
with each other - The Story of Plastic

Miller: Oil companies compete wi...

Well, you name it -- - The Story of Plastic

Well, you name it --

Narrator:
Just as there are many kinds
of woods and metals, - The Story of Plastic

Narrator: Just as there are many kinds o...

This is plexiglass, too, - The Story of Plastic

This is plexiglass, too,

When it was created, - The Story of Plastic

When it was created,

It's extremely durable.
It lasts very, very long. - The Story of Plastic

It's extremely durable. It lasts very, very lo...

And so the reality is that - The Story of Plastic

And so the reality is that

I was a corporate lawyer
for six years, - The Story of Plastic

I was a corporate lawyer for six years,

15 years ago, I could
still go to a pristine beach - The Story of Plastic

15 years ago, I could still go to a pristine beach

And it makes me sad to think
that some of the children - The Story of Plastic

And it makes me sad to think that some of the children

I just want her to be aware
of why her world - The Story of Plastic

I just want her to be aware of why her world

I feel like I don't know
how to answer anymore - The Story of Plastic

I feel like I don't know how to answer anymor...

Why is plastic a problem?" - The Story of Plastic

Why is plastic a problem?"

I can still remember a time
when I was still a teenager - The Story of Plastic

I can still remember a time when I was still a teenage...

We're talking about
maybe 10 to 15 years - The Story of Plastic

We're talking about maybe 10 to 15 years

A lot of
the single-use plastics - The Story of Plastic

A lot of the single-use plastics

Russell:
Unfortunately, data are
coming back that plastics - The Story of Plastic

Russell: Unfortunately, data are ...

In parts of the world, - The Story of Plastic

In parts of the world,

I think what's most frustrating
is that the industries are out - The Story of Plastic

I think what's most frustrating is that the industrie...

I think we should band together - The Story of Plastic

I think we should band together

Sharma: The issue of waste
and plastic pollution, - The Story of Plastic

Sharma: The issue of waste and plastic pollution,

We are standing in ghazipur
d-block dairy farm - The Story of Plastic

We are standing in ghazipur d-block dairy farm

Sharma: Plastic products
are only creating - The Story of Plastic

Sharma: Plastic products are only creating

Grate:
On a personal level, I have
stopped using plastic bags - The Story of Plastic

Grate: On a personal level, I have stoppe...

I grew up in an island
enjoying nature. - The Story of Plastic

I grew up in an island enjoying nature.

When I was in college,
I moved to manila to study. - The Story of Plastic

When I was in college, I moved to manila to study.

The first thing that struck me
when I arrived here - The Story of Plastic

The first thing that struck me when I arrived here

This is not what I want
for my island, - The Story of Plastic

This is not what I want for my island,

Plastic pollution is really
a life and death issue - The Story of Plastic

Plastic pollution is really a life and death issue

Manila bay is like a cove, - The Story of Plastic

Manila bay is like a cove,

Every day, day in, day out, - The Story of Plastic

Every day, day in, day out,

You can do cleanups, and
the problem will not go away. - The Story of Plastic

You can do cleanups, and the problem will not go away.

We're a archipelagic country - The Story of Plastic

We're a archipelagic country

It is pretty much part of the
filipino lifestyle and culture. - The Story of Plastic

It is pretty much part of the filipino lifestyle and cult...

Hernandez;
the stuff we read about saying - The Story of Plastic

Hernandez; the stuff we read about saying

And a lot of this
is really unrecyclable plastics. - The Story of Plastic

And a lot of this is really unrecyclable plastics.

The sachets that you find like
this one, - The Story of Plastic

The sachets that you find like this one,

Nobody bothers to collect them,
that's why they end up here. - The Story of Plastic

Nobody bothers to collect them, that's why they end ...

You have the marginal
communities, - The Story of Plastic

You have the marginal communities,

These companies
have been able to get away - The Story of Plastic

These companies have been able to get away

Bourque:
We got into recycling - The Story of Plastic

Bourque: We got into recycling

At its core, it's taking stuff
that people don't want anymore - The Story of Plastic

At its core, it's taking stuff that people don't...

You can see the range of things - The Story of Plastic

You can see the range of things

10, 15 years ago, - The Story of Plastic

10, 15 years ago,

It's amazing how many things
have moved to plastic. - The Story of Plastic

It's amazing how many things have moved to plast...

Mafira: People think plastic
can be recycled, - The Story of Plastic

Mafira: People think plastic can be recycled,

So this is data from
the world economic forum. - The Story of Plastic

So this is data from the world economic forum.

It shows that 32%
of plastic packaging - The Story of Plastic

It shows that 32% of plastic packaging

Effectively recycled means that
it's recycled into something - The Story of Plastic

Effectively recycled means that it's recycled into s...

Most of it is down cycled, - The Story of Plastic

Most of it is down cycled,

Unlike glass and metals, - The Story of Plastic

Unlike glass and metals,

Most recycled plastic
is only recycled - The Story of Plastic

Most recycled plastic is only recycled

Cities around us
had kind of caved - The Story of Plastic

Cities around us had kind of caved

Recycling plastics is a fairly
simple process. - The Story of Plastic

Recycling plastics is a fairly simple process.

In 2013, under significant
pressure from our city council, - The Story of Plastic

In 2013, under significant pressure from our city counci...

So all the plastic containers --
berry containers, - The Story of Plastic

So all the plastic containers -- berry containers,

Procter and gamble
wants us all to believe - The Story of Plastic

Procter and gamble wants us all to believe

They want us all using
single-use packaged products - The Story of Plastic

They want us all using single-use packaged products

It's totally unfair
to the cities - The Story of Plastic

It's totally unfair to the cities

You should collect it."
well, then what? - The Story of Plastic

You should collect it." well, then what?

We have to pay to sort it,
we have to pay to process it, - The Story of Plastic

We have to pay to sort it, we have to pay to process it...

Once we said
we would accept it - The Story of Plastic

Once we said we would accept it

I mean, the tons went up
and up and up and up and up. - The Story of Plastic

I mean, the tons went up and up and up and up and up.

Because china was buying it, - The Story of Plastic

Because china was buying it,

Morawski: The united states
was shipping over 50% - The Story of Plastic

Morawski: The united states was shipping over 50%

And we built up
these big recycling programs - The Story of Plastic

And we built up these big recycling programs

We're sick of being
a dumping ground - The Story of Plastic

We're sick of being a dumping ground

Many of them
are single-use containers, - The Story of Plastic

Many of them are single-use containers,

This gives a chance to upgrade
our recycling industry. - The Story of Plastic

This gives a chance to upgrade our recycling industry.

The chinese waste ban
has really been - The Story of Plastic

The chinese waste ban has really been

The Story of Plastic poster

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We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.

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Director: Deia Schlosberg

Writer: Tony Hale, Deia Schlosberg, Brian Wilson

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 22 Mar 2020

Awards: 7 wins & 7 nominations total

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