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The Story of Plastic

It's definitely not on the same scale Or even close to the scale of the amount of plastic...

It's definitely not on the same scale Or even close to the scale of the amount of plastic That is projected to be produced in the coming decade Based upon all this new investment in infrastructure

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It's definitely not on the same scale
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Or even close to the scale of the amount of plastic
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That is projected to be produced in the coming decade
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Based upon all this new investment in infrastructure.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:14
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.
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
You'll see the nurdles, - The Story of Plastic 00:07
You'll see the nurdles...
Look at that separation between the plastic layer. - The Story of Plastic 00:04
Look at that separation between the plastic l...
Look how many different layers there are of materials there. - The Story of Plastic 00:05
Look how many different layers there are of materials t...
See how the plastic separating from that foil. - The Story of Plastic 00:04
See how the plastic separating from that ...