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My college age son thinks it is 'right on.' JERRED JONES, Program representative, Keep America Beautiful: We are Keep America Beautiful. Eleven billion. Additional funding is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; the Heising-Simons Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen. Plastic Paradise: A Swingin' Trip Through America's Polynesian Obsession: Directed by Brett O'Bourke. Drawing from the expertise of a diversity of scientists, activists and management practitioners in the field, this film introduces its audience to issues regarding plastic production and waste-management, plastic contamination in the ocean and the hazards of plastic and its chemical cocktail to humans and wildlife.' It holds one of the worlds largest collections of industrial history. Do you think that they took a lesson away from how to fight the bans? It was manufactured. he was actually Italian, dressed up like an Indian [Laughs]but the fake crying Indian, the most famous one, ends with this very dramatic sentence where they say. Go to some other symbol, just not the triangle. And that's the way recycling has been sold as well, OK? This is a documentary that should be seen by educators, students, politicians, and environmentalists alike. Welcome to Portland. We have to separate paper, and then the metals and then the plastics. Here's this flexible bag, and it's a plastic-metal laminate. This is a documentary that should be seen by educators, students, politicians, and environmentalists alike. And this was in 1973. Oh, man! We reached out to the two recycling companies known locally as Harvest. New Harvestindo still wouldnt respond to us, and the other company denied it was behind the dumping. It's margarine tubs, clamshells, deli containers. Plastic films, plastic bags, the plastic wrapping that comes around a lot of packaged goods, that all goes into the garbage. Others, like Colgate-Palmolive, saw a need for better education. I dont think this kind of advertising is helpful to them at all. ", "Eye-opening insightPlastic Paradise provides an informative, timely and, relevant look at the consequences of plastic consumption", "A film that moves the grassroots and has the audience thinking twice, before grabbing a straw to go with a beverage.". When you reach out to him or her, you will need the page title, URL, and the date you accessed the resource. The host takes a 2-year trip around the world to give us a better understanding of the life cycle of plastic It's . Modern-day miracles that were made with the help of petrochemicals. It says it's recyclable. When the recycling market in China went away, Bagaria and other brokers scrambled to find a new home for their plastic, and countries like Indonesia saw a business opportunity. Can we come in and look? A piece of plastic debris that's been colonized by both costal barnacles (pink and striped) and a gooseneck . That's just freaking. I think we were overly optimistic about the potential of recycling, and perpetuating that narrative led us astray. Because the average person saw the symbol, they know the symbol and said, "Well, its recyclable, right?". Conversely, plastics can also absorb pollutants, such as PCBs, from the seawater. I mean, China did a big one for the recycling industry, I must say. This film makes the case that the only solution is source control, and that consumers have a great deal of underutilized power.' The whole idea about, "Oh, just sort better. But the alternative is having plastic waste in the environment. Today the American Plastics Council unveiled the machine. Back in Oregon, I put the question to David Allaway. The film is excellent--in its timeliness, its depth, and its presentation. Reveals the history and worldwide scope of plastics pollution, investigates its toxicity and explores solutions. And yet despite the backlash, the industry that makes plastic is expanding. Our newest CALI Award winner is Angela Sun - Storyteller, Adventure Traveller, Sports Lover. We dont want that. ", And this document was candid: There is serious doubt widespread plastic recycling can ever be made viable on an economic basis.. Oh, poor baby, Im sorry. That needs to be. Even if there was, how do we put a price on an albatross? Her video of the encounter quickly went viral. In South Portland, the plastic industry was showcasing a demonstration project. In response, many companies, including plastic makers, and even some environmentalists got behind an iconic ad campaign that focused attention on the publics role. "Give me raw material"that's all they wanted. Lets make more single-use plastics"dont buy into that. Plastic enters the world's oceans, is broken into tiny bits, and ingested by marine life and birds. Highly recommended.' After the community complained to the government about the burning, the dumping stopped here. The start of construction on that multibillion-dollar plastics plant. 18 billion pounds of plastic waste end up in the ocean every year. Plastic Paradise | Bullfrog Films: 1-800-543-3764: Environmental DVDs and Educational DVDs is a leading source of educational DVDs & videos, with a collection of over 700 titles in these main subject areas: Environment Globalization Sustainability Climate Change Social Justice Developing World Indigenous Peoples Earth Science Life Science Dr. Joel Baker, Director, UW Puget Sound Institute, Professor and Port of Tacoma Chair in Environmental Science, University of Washington Tacoma'Angela Sun has found a way to present the imminent dangers of plastics pollution in a jarringly visual and inquisitive formatSignificant take-home messages include a misconception of just how few plastic products are recyclable, and that plastics production will continue to increase as long as the demand for plastic products remains. It spent most of its money, millions and millions of dollars, on advertising. The table is set with polyethylene products, too. Documentary on the perfect invention of plastic, yet its durability has built up in oceans and is killing species that are full of its waste. That wasnt the intent. The industry found another way to promote plastic using recycling. And Id be like, "I can tell you, I cant give this away. I had no staff. That code was a numbering system put inside the well-known symbol for recyclingthe chasing arrows. I think we were naive. Whats happening with K-Cups? There's nothing wrong with promoting recycling except when recycling sucks all the oxygen out of the room and we never do anything else. Americas postwar boom presented endless opportunities for this new, durable, lightweight material. We're covered in plastic-based gear from head to toe. In Oregon, again, there are no curbside programs that would accept any of these tubs. Idea for Use in the ClassroomHenderson Island in the South Pacific was named a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage site in 1988. There shouldn't be any more talk about it! Its the biggest Ive seen. RONALD LIESEMER, Council for Solid Waste Solutions, 1988-2001: They wanted to know, was I interested in being the guy who actually made recycling happen across the U.S.? The good news is they're coming. I believe with the proper infrastructure and the proper education and we all work together as a collective, we can. How much water was withdrawn to produce this product? Were working with other organizations to get the word out. It provides valuable information and presents that information in an engaging and visually gripping way.' News Pollution. In this independent documentary film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. What would happen if the corals died off? This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Docuseek2 is a streaming platform of the best documentary and social issue films available for the higher education community. Science Documentary hosted by Ian Connacher, published by Bullfrog Films in 2009 - English narration [] Cover[] InformationAddicted to Plastic Addicted to Plastic is a documentary focusing on the worldwide production and environmental effects of plastic. We reached out to more than a dozen major plastic makers; the only one that would sit down with us was Chevron Phillips. We've got to fix the recycling system; clearly that's job one. [Speaking Indonesian] If its not useful, we put it into the community. 'This is an issue of vast scales. This is everywhere in every supermarket. There are a lot of different kinds of plastics that have to be sorted. New to Docuseek? So, it was up to us in the plastics industry to solve this problem so that they could continue to package their products in plastic. I would say that this package is rarely recycled in most parts in the country. This poor sea turtle, a straw stuck in its nose, It would attract more than 35 million views. Plastic Paradise is an excellent, accessible, and troubling documentary that reveals these issues. 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. But to get to the beach, the trash had to float through the water, which is where coral reef organisms would have encountered it. We flip it over. What do you think Americans need to know? Plastics in the ocean have been building up for decades. The smell of burnt plastic was in the air, and all around, there were sacks of plastic, and big piles, too. [CDATA[ The Garten Foundation of Salem unveiled a new sorting machine that may change the way we recycle forever. Freemans boss at the time, Larry Thomas, the head of the Society of the Plastics Industry, was blunt about it. Do you think that America can recycle its way out of this plastic crisis? Carl F. Cranor, Professor of Philosophy, Faculty of Environmental Toxicology Graduate Program, University of California-Riverside'Plastic Paradise warns that the environment is everyone's responsibility, and that humanity cannot turn a blind eye to its own garbage forever. I highly recommend checking this film out!' DENI SURJANTORO, Spokesman, Indonesian Customs: [Speaking Indonesian] We have some priority issues and one of them is plastic waste. harden plastic. The voyage she completes can motivate students to discover more about pollution of all kinds on their own. If youre in politics, youre in deep trouble with a 35% rating. Like in the '90s, the industry has been spending money on ads. Flexible packaging has become part of our daily lives. Recyclers and the plastic makers couldn't agree on how to change the code. New Harvestindo eventually got back to us and denied it was responsible for doing anything that damaged the environment. ", "Thoughtful new documentary by @sunnyangela examines the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, @plasticdise plasticparadisemovie.com #ppgp2", "Offers some alarming information that might cause viewers to think twice, about buying one-time-use water bottles. Ask students to predict what kinds of floating trash might be most harmful to ocean life and why. 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. Sun, Angela (film producer) No. TV-PG. based on Indonesian customs documents wed obtained. Do you fundamentally think that in the United States recycling could ramp up to a capacity to handle the vast majority of plastic that's being produced? and focus public attention on a growing problem. One hundred and ninety-one containers being held right now. And the remaining plastic waste will then be disposed of. The manufacturing of plastic has increased from 20 million pounds worldwide in 1927 to 115 billion in 2014. Welcome to EPAs 2019 America Recycles Innovation Fair. Industry would only switch to a triangle, which recyclers said was too similar to the chasing arrows. 115 billion pounds. We wanted to see for ourselves what was happening to the plastic coming here. Angela Sun provides an excellent model of how one curious person can use her talents to follow her interests, speak from the heart, and contribute to improving the world. 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It is, and it performs very well. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Yes, because we are struggling to handle our own waste. What we put in our recycling bins ends up in sorting plants like this one, outside of Portland. And the consumption and lifestyle that we have, I think itsyou have to rethink, because we have to reduce the amount of plastics that we produce at the moment. I met up with Yuyun Ismawati in a small rural community nearby. What makes our lives convenient is burying us. But there are growing concerns here that a lot of plastic waste is not being handled the right way, and Indonesian officials are trying to prevent what happened in China from happening here. I wanted to understand how we came to this moment; how the plastic industry has been able to thrive all these years in the face of a growing crisis and opposition thats now stronger than its ever been. Did you feel like they cared more about selling plastic than they did about making recycling work? We have not had any model shows around here in a long time! I think the chemical industry, and the plastics industry specifically, need to take very seriously this reaction thats going on. Then what? were contaminated with trash and plastic that cant be recycled. Less than 10% of plastic has actually ever been recycled. ", Now youre getting more mixed plastics, like pouches andeverything comes in a clamshell now. And yet it's become ground zero for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. This floating ocean garbage is home to a surprising amount of life from the coasts. These chemicals can then enter the food chain when consumed by marine life. No, it was not an accident. Remember, a lot of the plastic packaging that you have in your kitchen is recyclable. Its going to be the largest plant of its kind in the world. Timothy Hoellein, Aquatic Ecologist, Assistant Professor of Biology, Loyola University'With fantastic archival footage, revealing modern images from the pacific and thoughtful, fact-based explanation, Plastic Paradise provides an educational, hip, and very entertaining look at some of the many ways plastic is affecting us all. His company buys throwaway plastic from some of the largest big-box stores in the U.S. What do you think? These Chinese children spend most of their waking hours between plumes of smoke and mountains of plastic. Directed by Angela Sun He told me he could take me to a place where the company had recently been dumping plastic. Yeah, I mean, its bleeding already. This is one of the easiest visualizations of how humans (not all, but many) have lost connection with the environment--a sad state of affairs--but the truth.' Plastic Paradise engages students by illustrating how their everyday interactions with plastic are connected to pollution at the farthest, most exotic corners of the world. ", America has a garbage problem too long ignored. We took a trek up to Wilmington and this one DuPont executive, he said, "I think if we had $5 million"which seemed like a lot of money then"if we had $5 million, we could solve this problem.". Her documentary, Plastic Paradise, reveals the devastating truths around single-use plastics and the reality of what they are doing to our oceans & marine life on a massive and rapid scale. And if you turn this over, you see the chasing arrows. After a 30-minute drive, we reached a quiet neighborhood with an area hidden from the road. Sun offers a fresh, new voice for her generation and has made a film that can appeal to the masses, "Chilling filmjournalist Angela Sun offers valuable new insights. plastic paradise transcriptplymouth township mi police scanner. ", We never asked the question, "Are they doing it the right way? And yet it's become ground zero for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. To the best of my knowledge there has been no life cycle analysis of plastic. Not a good idea for your wallet. We call it Plasticstown USA. In the United States. The industry is not telling the public just to recycle. So plastic came to be used in many applications because it performed better. 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." Devastating Plastic Paradise Documentary Shows How Our Trash Lands up in the Pacific Ocean (VIDEO) Environment. Recycle, bury, what to do with it? Sunil Bagaria is national chairman of the plastics division for ISRI, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries. Let's get these bills passed. Some were very skeptical but felt they had to do it. You can see from that corner to the end of that valley over there. By 1987, a wandering barge called the Mobro became an emblem of the growing crisis. It`s a tiny particle created when larger plastic items, tooth brushes, bottles, bags, break down over decades. According to the filmmaker, plastic debris collects in this fashion because a combination of gyres (large systems of rotating ocean currents) serve as catchment basins, and debris that would. So the big plastic producers came up with a multimillion-dollar solution: advertising. // ]]> Thousands of miles away from civilization, Midway Atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth. Vinod Singh is the outreach manager at Far West Recycling. JIM BECKER, VP, Sustainability, Chevron Phillips: Our view is you have to be very careful with that because sometimes the substitute products can have a bigger environmental impact than the thing you are banning. And in 2018, China stopped taking imported plastic waste. Soto, Tanya Leal (film producer). And some children got hospitalized. Would any of the trash be harmless?Use this encyclopedia article on food webs and the article on coral reef food webs to introduce students to a typical coral reef food web. An endangered sea turtle? No transcript available. The producers know what the environmental impacts of these different formats are, but they don't disclose it. You guys have been around for a long time. View Plastic Paradise Worksheet.pdf from CHEM 1405 at Killeen Early College High School. It said in an email that it had a comprehensive system to handle plastic waste and it follows all Indonesian laws and regulations. And few places have pursed recycling more aggressively than Oregon. Loaded with more than 3,000 tons of waste from New Yorks Long Island. What if its got a chasing arrow sign on it and you think that means its getting recycled? Angela SunProduced by Angela Sun, Gil Elbaz, Elyssa Elbaz, Tanya Leal SotoEditor: Wendy ShueyCinematography: Joseph Ochoa, Francisco Aliwalas, Mark BellaGraphics: Jonathan Jelkin. Allaway is a leading authority on the environmental impacts of materials, like plastic. 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. October 7, 2013 by The CALI Award. Youre saying youve got plenty as it is? Starring Angela Sun Wallace J. Nichols. Can we afford, ecologically or economically, to turn it off or to leave it running? The Hollywood Reporter'The film everyone needs to see.' From polymers to nurdles, learn how plastic i. "It's a very clear, concise and easily absorbed portrait of what's happening and what needs to happen. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); You get recycling going, that has its benefits and it improves the image of the material. The film is excellent--in its timeliness, its depth, and its presentation. In many ways were just getting started. Today its main lobbying group is the American Chemistry Council, and until recently its vice president of plastics was Steve Russell. For the oil and gas industry, the stakes are higher, too, because single-use plastic is their Plan B. There's dissatisfaction about what's going on with the solid waste issue." I think others were more hopeful. Posted By : / actual instructions in flowcharting are represented in /; Under :nose exercise before and afternose exercise before and after But more than half of all people that live in the Portland area believe this belongs in the curbside container. If you have questions about licensing content on this page, please contact ngimagecollection@natgeo.com for more information and to obtain a license. If the public thinks that recycling is working, then they're not going to be as concerned about the environment. It has the recycling logo. Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation. It currently covers roughly 1.6 million square . In this independent documentary film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. And then they said its from Harvest, they call it. Added to the plastic consumer goods swirling and settling in the way-beyond, are the estimated 640,000 tons of discarded plastic and nylon commercial fishing nets, many weighing more than a ton each, that snag on and break life-giving coral reefs, and entrap and kill larger marine animals. And by impacts, I don't mean whether or not it can be recycled. Her film articulates this message in a way that will resonate with anyone that cares about nature and the environment. David Allaway is a senior policy analyst with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. So, if somebody throws their Tide bottle into their bin, thats a win, but what youre saying is youre seeing more and more of this stuff. This is our moment, California. That turtle video certainly did have an impact. Film Review: Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Its a win-win situation. Plastic Paradise makes the issue of plastic pollution real and relevant. He now heads a local environmental coalition, but he remembers a pivotal board meeting in the late '80s, when the industry was worried about its public image. Along the way she meets scientists, researchers, influencers, and volunteers who shed light on the effects of our rabid plastic consumption and learns the problem is more insidious than we could have ever imagined. In what may be part of a national trend, the City Council of St. Paul, Minnesota, voted to outlaw the use of polystyrene plastics. Plastics will never go away as long as the consumer demands it. MONIQUE OXENDER, Chief sustainability officer, Keurig Dr Pepper: I mean, youve got a couple hurdles, in the sense that youre going to have to have people sorting out tiny cups, right? The problem, recyclers said, is that it left the impression that all those kinds of plastics were actually being recycled. At the bottom of all these plastic containers is this little chasing arrowthe little recycling symbol with a number. They would just take the low-hanging fruits. The film provides graphic proof of this phenomenon. The U.S. is now one of the worlds largest plastic producers. Soto, Tanya Leal (film producer). Along the way she meets scientists, researchers, influencers, and volunteers who shed light on the effects of our rabid plastic consumption and learns the problem is more insidious than we could have ever imagined. Dr. Kirk J. Havens, Director, Coastal Watersheds Program, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary'I believe that this film portrays the state of the plastic marine debris issue accurately. childhood leukemia. Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In 2017, however, researchers surveying the islands beaches found the highest concentration of plastic trash ever recorded.In this infographic, the colored dots show the amount of plastic and other trash collected in one survey plot. But the proof here is the dramatic amount of investment that's happening right now. In New Jersey, I met a man who built a $180 million recycling business off of that waste. So all the plastic will come off before the line ends. Polystyrene, PET, PVC, polypropylene. In the business, theyre called "mixed plastics. Let's put these away and let me show you another recycling label. Over the past year, weve been investigating the plastic crisis and found that many of the problems we face today were set in motion decades ago, by the very companies who make plastic in the first place. It was a critical moment. So you can talk about this stuff a lot. Documentary. ", "We must immediately undertake a major program of unprecedented proportions to reverse this fast-moving tidal wave of growing negative public perception.. You also have to really build up the infrastructure for collection. But I had millions of dollars to do what I felt was necessary. The big leverage is with the producers. How did it get there?The trash survey was conducted on a beach. What are we looking at? But as we continued our reporting in Oregon, we heard about a surprisingly similar effort that took place more than 25 years ago at a recycling company 50 miles away called Garten Services. STEVE RUSSELL, VP, American Chemistry Council, 1995-2020: The thing that made them unique was the ability to do more with just a little bit of material; to make things that we used lighter and more efficient. Yeah. Drawing from the expertise of a diversity of scientists, activists and management practitioners in the field, this film introduces its audience to issues regarding plastic production and waste-management, plastic contamination in the ocean and the hazards of plastic and its chemical cocktail to humans and wildlife.' command to teleport to end portal, is implantation bleeding heavier with twins, glenn guist eye,

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