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The Story of Plastic

Whether it's the big ocean cleanup That has a lot of big money behind it Or whether it's...

Whether it's the big ocean cleanup That has a lot of big money behind it Or whether it's smaller efforts, Whether it's industry investments in cleanup, That definitely has dominated the narrative

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Whether it's the big ocean cleanup
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That has a lot of big money behind it
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Or whether it's smaller efforts,
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Whether it's industry investments in cleanup,
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That definitely has dominated the narrative.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:03
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

We only know the end of the story...and that's just the beginning.
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 ...
So, how easy do you think it is for the recyclers to do that? - The Story of Plastic 00:04
So, how easy do you think it is for the recyclers to do ...
Oh, we love our sachets. - The Story of Plastic 00:08
Oh, we love our sachets.
Just about anywhere you look now, - The Story of Plastic 00:14
Just about anywhere you look now,
Ballent: When you realize how widespread this issue is - The Story of Plastic 00:13
Ballent: When you realize how widespread this issue is