plastic paradise transcript

The recycling system that we have at the moment, its not really recycling because some part of it exportedbeing exported all over the world to be "recycled," but you never know whether its really being recycled overseas or not. When you look at plastic, you know how it helps things stay fresh and safe and light. How much plastic will the US produce this year? Itll be great. But the question really is, "How do I reduce?". Students will learn the unexpected economic and ecological facets of plastic pollution and ways for each of us to minimize our plastic footprint. It was, "We need to be doing things.". By doing so, this film will inspire young people to act as global citizens and contribute to finding solutions for the major environmental problems of the coming century.' I mean, how big a problem do you think these kinds of dumping grounds are in Indonesia? Watertight and endlessly malleable, plastic is the perfect invention yet, its miraculous durability is also its curse because it never goes away. [Expletive] Christ, that is plastic. Recyclers also appealed to government regulators, but they sided with industry. Planetsave'Sun offers a fresh, new voice for her generation and has made a film that can appeal to the masses.' Now what were doing here is were sorting it out into the milk jugs, the natural HDPE, the pigmented HDPE, PET water bottles. I think they knew that the infrastructure wasn't there to really have recycling amount to a whole lot. Because what it allows industry to do, is it allows industry to keep the conversation focused on recycling and never move the conversation on to the bigger issues, which are the full environmental impacts of all this stuff. But later we surely realized that there was always another aspect of what was going on in China. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. One study estimates that 60% of ocean plastic comes from Asia. Well, that is a challenge. It all made me wonder whether the plastic industry is just recycling old ideas. Flexible packaging has become part of our daily lives. It said in an email that it had a comprehensive system to handle plastic waste and it follows all Indonesian laws and regulations. Plastic enters the world's oceans, is broken into tiny bits, and ingested by marine life and birds. In Oregon, again, there are no curbside programs that would accept any of these tubs. "The code is being misused.". Yeah, yeah. So if the California market changes, we know it's going to put pressure on the kind of products that are out there. Angela Sun is an award-winning journalist, sports caster, and filmmaker. William J. Cooper, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of the Urban Water Research Center, University of California-Irvine'A fun and well-balanced introduction to a complex environmental topic. And by impacts, I don't mean whether or not it can be recycled. Do you think that because its not quite recyclable yet that that might be a little misleading? COY SMITH, Former board member, National Recycling Coalition: During that time, the plastics industry, they went around to states and they convinced those states to pass lawsand they did this very quietlythey passed laws that required that symbol with the number on it be put on plastic containers sold in that state. Well, you would imagine that when you take a garment off the rack and take it to the checkout counter, then this should go back. Loaded with more than 3,000 tons of waste from New Yorks Long Island. For the oil and gas industry, the stakes are higher, too, because single-use plastic is their Plan B. The Boston Globe, Best of Fest Award, Docuwest Film FestivalGrand Jury Award, Wild and Scenic Film FestivalBest Medium Length Documentary, FICMA, Barcelona International Environmental Film FestivalBest Educational Film, Blue Ocean Film FestivalBest Documentary, Philadelphia Asian Film FestivalGold Award Winner, California Film AwardsBroadcast Award, American Conservation Film FestivalBest Environmental Film, San Francisco Ocean Film FestivalIsla Conservation Award, Catalina Film FestivalHawaii International Film FestivalSonoma Film Festival International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula, MTSan Francisco Green Film FestivalBig Bear International Film FestivalSan Diego Asian International Film FestivalHonolulu World Oceans Day Festival Waimea Ocean Film FestivalLos Angeles Asian American Film Festival Boston Film Festival Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival Sonoma International Film Festival Irvine International Film Festival Richmond Environmental Film Festival Marda Loop Justice Film Festivals I Imagine Film Festival Festival TransAmeriques Montreal Gray's Reef Ocean Film Festival Miami and the Beaches Environmental Film Festival Reel Change Sustainability Film Festival, Sun, Angela (screenwriter) Plastic Paradise is an excellent, accessible, and troubling documentary that reveals these issues. A year? Some items, like soda bottles and milk jugs, are easier to recycle, so theres money to be made. Were going to have to invest in innovation, because some of these technologies still need to be further developed. [Chanting] Save our Earth before it's too late! The film is excellent--in its timeliness, its depth, and its presentation. JERRED JONES, Program representative, Keep America Beautiful: We are Keep America Beautiful. Let's just go knock and see if maybe someone will talk to us. I mean, for most states they did it in, recyclers didnt even know it happened. And we know that. DENI SURJANTORO, Spokesman, Indonesian Customs: [Speaking Indonesian] We have some priority issues and one of them is plastic waste. We cannot keep just continuing this mindless consumerism, mindless consumption and dump it somewhere else. the equivalent of a garbage truck dumped every minute. Plastic Paradise is another documentary on the topic of plastic waste and our oceans. How America's 20-year war in Afghanistan culminated in Taliban victory. Documentary. It's huge and very wide. I dont think this kind of advertising is helpful to them at all. The fact that you now dont have to worry about dropping a shampoo bottle that was made out of glass on the bathroom floor because its plastic. How much responsibility do you feel like you have over what's happening here? So, contaminated plastic trash is as big a problem for you guys as narcotics and drugs coming into the country. I said everybody up here said they don't want the plant. You get recycling going, that has its benefits and it improves the image of the material. My college age son thinks it is 'right on.' and came up with a report identifying key problems with the numbering code. What makes our lives convenient is burying us. Plastics will never go away as long as the consumer demands it. Dr. Mike SanClements, Staff Scientist, The National Ecological Observatory Network, Affiliate Faculty, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado-Boulder'Sun's documentary sends a clear and coherent message about one of the major environmental problems we face today. We follow Angela Sun while she investigates the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is where the plastic waste of three different continents accumulates. Dont tell me thats a freaking straw. [Speaking Indonesian] It used to be only once a month, but now it can be two or three times a week. It was also a boon for oil companies as they had an entirely new market to tap from 20 million pounds in 1927 to 650 million pounds by 1943. We've got to fix the recycling system; clearly that's job one. A barge filled with garbage is causing quite an international stink. Not a good idea for the environment. The documentary is directed by Craig Leeson, an Australian journalist dedicated to investigating the impact our obsession with plastic is having on the planetspecifically our oceans. I think we were naive. Their . The Hollywood Reporter'The film everyone needs to see.' LEWIS FREEMAN, VP, Society of the Plastics Industry, 1978-2001: A vice president of the DuPont company pulled me aside and said, "You guys better get up to Wilmington. From packaging to clothing to home furnishings. Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Trailer Angela Sun 01:58 Description Reviews Credits Cataloging Thousands of miles away from civilization, Midway Atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth. In the meantime, let me just recycle this.". Ask students to predict what might happen if turtles or seabirds become less common in a coral reef ecosystem. The world is flooded with plastic garbage. I mean, it says "sorts out the problems.". Did you feel like they cared more about selling plastic than they did about making recycling work? They wanted raw material. plastic paradise transcriptplymouth township mi police scanner. Thomas wouldnt sit down for an on-camera interview but agreed to talk on the phone. But the alternative is having plastic waste in the environment. How do you get it to a place where 100% of this plastic getting recycledhow do you get there? In an underwater paradise, a plastic nightmare. This is a pile of U.S. recycling. And the remaining plastic waste will then be disposed of. What do you think? Whats happening with K-Cups? And yet it's become ground zero for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. So much of all this stuff in the grocery store is plastic now. Angela SunProduced by Angela Sun, Gil Elbaz, Elyssa Elbaz, Tanya Leal SotoEditor: Wendy ShueyCinematography: Joseph Ochoa, Francisco Aliwalas, Mark BellaGraphics: Jonathan Jelkin. They would just take the low-hanging fruits. But if it's not happening in Oregon, it makes me wonder what's going on in the rest of the country. And in 2018, China stopped taking imported plastic waste. Last year, customs found that half the containers of plastic waste they inspected. All of a sudden, our own customers, they would bring it in and not only say it has the triangle, but it wouldthey would flat-out say, "It says its recyclable right on it." Its very confusing to a lot of people. Are we damaging the environment more in the name of recycling?". And few places have pursed recycling more aggressively than Oregon. In the last 20 years weve seen more environmental degradations and environmental problems in Indonesia. When you get a bale of plastic, how much of that bale is plastic that the company wants and how much of it is stuff that is just plastic that youre not going to do anything with? If you're looking for a zero waste documentary on Netflix, don't overlook the 2016 film A Plastic Ocean. I watched the film with some of my students so I can attest that it appeals to the younger generation. For the last 40 years, the conversation in this country has been about the recycle part of "reduce, reuse, recycle.". 115 billion pounds. Dr. Sherri A. Mason, Professor of Chemistry, Environmental Sciences Program Coordinator, SUNY at Fredonia'We are all familiar with trash, but most of us likely are unaware of indestructible plastic trash that pollutes the oceans, contaminates our seafood, kills birds, fish, and marine mammals as well as carrying toxic substances into the environment and our bodies. It includes a good history of the genesis of the plastics industry from materials shortages during World War II, and demonstrates that things put in the environment (such as a message in a bottle) can stick around for a long time and move great distances. 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