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The Story of Plastic

On a personal level, I have stopped using plastic bags And plastic straws, and that's a...

Grate: On a personal level, I have stopped using plastic bags And plastic straws, and that's a great thing, But you realize at the systematic level, That doesn't change anything

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Grate: On a personal level, I have stopped using plastic bags
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And plastic straws, and that's a great thing,
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But you realize at the systematic level,
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That doesn't change anything.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:13
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.
I grew up in an island enjoying nature. - The Story of Plastic 00:05
I grew up in an island enjoying nature.
When I was in college, I moved to manila to study. - The Story of Plastic 00:05
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 00:07
The first thing that struck me when I arrived here
This is not what I want for my island, - The Story of Plastic 00:10
This is not what I want for my island,
Plastic pollution is really a life and death issue - The Story of Plastic 00:07
Plastic pollution is really a life and death issue
Manila bay is like a cove, - The Story of Plastic 00:18
Manila bay is like a cove,
Every day, day in, day out, - The Story of Plastic 00:05
Every day, day in, day out,
You can do cleanups, and the problem will not go away. - The Story of Plastic 00:04
You can do cleanups, and the problem will not go away.
We're a archipelagic country - The Story of Plastic 00:07
We're a archipelagic country
It is pretty much part of the filipino lifestyle and culture. - The Story of Plastic 00:05
It is pretty much part of the filipino lifestyle and cult...
Hernandez; the stuff we read about saying - The Story of Plastic 00:10
Hernandez; the stuff we read about saying
And a lot of this is really unrecyclable plastics. - The Story of Plastic 00:05
And a lot of this is really unrecyclable plastics.
The sachets that you find like this one, - The Story of Plastic 00:06
The sachets that you find like this one,
Nobody bothers to collect them, that's why they end up here. - The Story of Plastic 00:06
Nobody bothers to collect them, that's why they end ...
You have the marginal communities, - The Story of Plastic 00:14
You have the marginal communities,
These companies have been able to get away - The Story of Plastic 00:05
These companies have been able to get away
Bourque: We got into recycling - The Story of Plastic 00:05
Bourque: We got into recycling
At its core, it's taking stuff that people don't want anymore - The Story of Plastic 00:10
At its core, it's taking stuff that people don't...
You can see the range of things - The Story of Plastic 00:05
You can see the range of things
10, 15 years ago, - The Story of Plastic 00:10
10, 15 years ago,