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The Story of Plastic

I think everyone agrees that plastic waste Does not belong in the ocean or the environment

I think everyone agrees that plastic waste Does not belong in the ocean or the environment

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I think everyone agrees that plastic waste
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Does not belong in the ocean or the environment.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:32
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Movie Summary

We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.
So I'm very happy to announce today - The Story of Plastic 00:13
So I'm very happy to announce today
We're ready to invest over $1.5 billion - The Story of Plastic 00:08
We're ready to invest over $1.5 billion
Carpenter: I think if you look at some of the industry-backed plans, - The Story of Plastic 00:15
Carpenter: I think if you look at some of the...
It's definitely not on the same scale - The Story of Plastic 00:12
It's definitely not on the same scale
The metaphor I use in the piece is it's like trying to bail out - The Story of Plastic 00:09
The metaphor I use in the piece is it's like trying t...
And certainly we see that this distraction - The Story of Plastic 00:06
And certainly we see that this distraction
There is a lot of coverage about cleanup. - The Story of Plastic 00:05
There is a lot of coverage about cleanup.
Whether it's the big ocean cleanup - The Story of Plastic 00:12
Whether it's the big ocean cleanup
That famous quote, "the future of plastic is in the trash can." - The Story of Plastic 00:14
That famous quote, "the future of plastic is in the tr...
Their incentive is to get us to use more, - The Story of Plastic 00:08
Their incentive is to get us to use more,
But economically, it's great - The Story of Plastic 00:07
But economically, it's great
So, if we stop to pick up everything on the way out there, - The Story of Plastic 00:09
So, if we stop to pick up everything on the way out t...
I'm captain of the oceanographic research vessel alguita - The Story of Plastic 00:12
I'm captain of the oceanographic research vessel a...
I'm known for working well off shore of the coastal ocean - The Story of Plastic 00:09
I'm known for working well off shore of the coastal...
In 1997, I decided to take a shortcut - The Story of Plastic 00:13
In 1997, I decided to take a shortcut
And I couldn't come on deck without seeing a single piece - The Story of Plastic 00:07
And I couldn't come on deck without seeing a singl...
It's proliferated so fast, within 20 years - The Story of Plastic 00:12
It's proliferated so fast, within 20 years
And the "aha" moment was the first time - The Story of Plastic 00:06
And the "aha" moment was the first ti...
That's what blew my mind, when we realized - The Story of Plastic 00:09
That's what blew my mind, when we realized
This is all plastic that we caught - The Story of Plastic 00:08
This is all plastic that we caught