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The Story of Plastic

About 8 million metric tons go into the ocean every year

Reporter: Searching for a fish, But finding an ocean of plastic trash, Woglom: About 8 million metric tons go into the ocean every year

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Reporter: Searching for a fish,
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But finding an ocean of plastic trash,
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Woglom: About 8 million metric tons go into the ocean every year.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:03
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.
That's the equivalent of one city garbage truck - The Story of Plastic 00:08
That's the equivalent of one city garbage tru...
Narrator: Celebrities urging people to give up using things - The Story of Plastic 00:06
Narrator: Celebrities urging people to ...
By 2050, there will be more plastic waste - The Story of Plastic 00:06
By 2050, there will be more plastic waste
Reporter: These pictures after its death show the 80 plastic bags - The Story of Plastic 00:06
Reporter: These pictures after its death sh...
Reporter: It's getting into the food that we end up eating. - The Story of Plastic 00:04
Reporter: It's getting into the food ...
Reporter: The polyester fibers that you take into your lungs, - The Story of Plastic 00:08
Reporter: The polyester fibers that you take into your lun...
Reporter: The five gyres, giant swirling bodies of water - The Story of Plastic 00:07
Reporter: The five gyres, giant swirling bodies of wate...
When I mention plastic to younger people, - The Story of Plastic 00:15
When I mention plastic to younger peo...
And at this point in time, I've never seen the industry - The Story of Plastic 00:06
And at this point in time, I've never seen the industry
Mafira: They're mostly making these statements - The Story of Plastic 00:05
Mafira: They're mostly making these statement...
The covestro industry has products and processes - The Story of Plastic 00:07
The covestro industry has products and processes
Narrator: We believe in sustainable practices - The Story of Plastic 00:06
Narrator: We believe in sustainable practices
Mafira: But that hasn't translated into what the step-by-step plan is. - The Story of Plastic 00:06
Mafira: But that hasn't translated into ...
Graham van't hoff, who's the executive vice president - The Story of Plastic 00:06
Graham van't hoff, who's the executive vice ...
I can't speculate about what the executives - The Story of Plastic 00:22
I can't speculate about what the executives
The fault lies with the consumers and with countries - The Story of Plastic 00:09
The fault lies with the consumers and with countries
I think everyone agrees that plastic waste - The Story of Plastic 00:06
I think everyone agrees that plastic waste
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...