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The Story of Plastic

It shows that 32% of plastic packaging Ends up littering the environment, 40% is sitting...

It shows that 32% of plastic packaging Ends up littering the environment, 40% is sitting in a landfill somewhere, 14% is incinerated, 14% is recycled, But only 2% is effectively recycled

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It shows that 32% of plastic packaging
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Ends up littering the environment,
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40% is sitting in a landfill somewhere,
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14% is incinerated, 14% is recycled,
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But only 2% is effectively recycled.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:52
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.
Effectively recycled means that it's recycled into something - The Story of Plastic 00:09
Effectively recycled means that it's recycled into s...
Most of it is down cycled, - The Story of Plastic 00:07
Most of it is down cycled,
Unlike glass and metals, - The Story of Plastic 00:05
Unlike glass and metals,
Most recycled plastic is only recycled - The Story of Plastic 00:09
Most recycled plastic is only recycled
Cities around us had kind of caved - The Story of Plastic 00:11
Cities around us had kind of caved
Recycling plastics is a fairly simple process. - The Story of Plastic 00:04
Recycling plastics is a fairly simple process.
In 2013, under significant pressure from our city council, - The Story of Plastic 00:11
In 2013, under significant pressure from our city counci...
So all the plastic containers -- berry containers, - The Story of Plastic 00:08
So all the plastic containers -- berry containers,
Procter and gamble wants us all to believe - The Story of Plastic 00:09
Procter and gamble wants us all to believe
They want us all using single-use packaged products - The Story of Plastic 00:09
They want us all using single-use packaged products
It's totally unfair to the cities - The Story of Plastic 00:07
It's totally unfair to the cities
You should collect it." well, then what? - The Story of Plastic 00:05
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 00:07
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 00:08
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 00:06
I mean, the tons went up and up and up and up and up.
Because china was buying it, - The Story of Plastic 00:15
Because china was buying it,
Morawski: The united states was shipping over 50% - The Story of Plastic 00:05
Morawski: The united states was shipping over 50%
And we built up these big recycling programs - The Story of Plastic 00:10
And we built up these big recycling programs
We're sick of being a dumping ground - The Story of Plastic 00:05
We're sick of being a dumping ground
Many of them are single-use containers, - The Story of Plastic 00:07
Many of them are single-use containers,