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What do you think somebody is really going to do with this?
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The Story of Plastic

What do you think somebodyis really going to do with this?

What do you think somebody
is really going to do with this?

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What do you think somebody is really going to do with this?
Duration
5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:23:18
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
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documentary
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Movie Summary

We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.
It's all different colors. It's got film and plastic. - The Story of Plastic 00:08
It's all different colors. It's got film and...
You got seven different kinds of resin. - The Story of Plastic 00:05
You got seven different kinds of resin.
This stuff's been printed on, so there's ink in the plastic. - The Story of Plastic 00:07
This stuff's been printed on, so there's ink in...
You know what -- what are you really going to make with it? - The Story of Plastic 00:06
You know what -- what are you really going to make with ...
And they have to be able to tell the difference - The Story of Plastic 00:15
And they have to be able to tell the difference
They have special tests. They can -- they can hear it, - The Story of Plastic 00:10
They have special tests. They can -- they can hear it,
Bourque: When you sort this stuff out, - The Story of Plastic 00:12
Bourque: When you sort this stuff out,
Is that just getting dumped into somebody else's drinking water - The Story of Plastic 00:12
Is that just getting dumped into somebody else's drink...
Because the next thing you do is you take that flake - The Story of Plastic 00:12
Because the next thing you do is you take that flake
And when you melt it, a lot of these plastics - The Story of Plastic 00:09
And when you melt it, a lot of these plastics
The problem is that there is no place for this stuff to go. - The Story of Plastic 00:04
The problem is that there is no place for this stuff to g...
The most difficult part of waste sorting is done - The Story of Plastic 00:08
The most difficult part of waste sorting is done
And they also get the least benefit from the system. - The Story of Plastic 00:04
And they also get the least benefit from the system.
If they were not there, the entire recycling pyramid - The Story of Plastic 00:06
If they were not there, the entire recycling pyramid
If we go back 16, 17 years, - The Story of Plastic 00:06
If we go back 16, 17 years,
It was mostly metal, iron, aluminum. - The Story of Plastic 00:04
It was mostly metal, iron, aluminum.
Now they are doing - The Story of Plastic 00:07
Now they are doing
We had double digits in asia pacific, - The Story of Plastic 00:06
We had double digits in asia pacific,
But it's because you've got a growing economy - The Story of Plastic 00:05
But it's because you've got a growing economy
People are moving from fresh foods - The Story of Plastic 00:06
People are moving from fresh foods