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The first thing that struck me when I arrived here
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The Story of Plastic

The first thing that struck me when I arrived here Was the amount of waste that's on the...

The first thing that struck me when I arrived here Was the amount of waste that's on the bay

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The first thing that struck me when I arrived here
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Was the amount of waste that's on the bay.
Duration
7 seconds
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44
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:43
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
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We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.
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,
It's amazing how many things have moved to plastic. - The Story of Plastic 00:05
It's amazing how many things have moved to plast...
Mafira: People think plastic can be recycled, - The Story of Plastic 00:09
Mafira: People think plastic can be recycled,
So this is data from the world economic forum. - The Story of Plastic 00:05
So this is data from the world economic forum.