plastic paradise transcript

And on the day I stopped by, local lawmakers had been invited in to hear about the benefits of a new sorting machine that industry says will make recycling plastic more economical. In this independent documentary film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. It needs improvement. The whole idea about, "Oh, just sort better. Today its main lobbying group is the American Chemistry Council, and until recently its vice president of plastics was Steve Russell. I had no staff. The idea behind that particular facility is if we improve the way that recyclables move down the conveyor belt, so they get separated, we're going to create better, cleaner streams of like materials. The film won many awards and was released in 2013. Most end up in the ocean, where they pollute the water and harm marine life; the rest are burned in garbage piles, where they release harmful dioxins into the atmosphere. 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. So if the California market changes, we know it's going to put pressure on the kind of products that are out there. A growing backlash was threatening the future of plastic. Stuck with plastics they couldnt sell, Smith and other recyclers met with representatives from the plastic industry. One internal document from the Society of the Plastics Industry cautioned "the techniques of cleaning and separating the mixed plastics has not been developed for large scale economic application. She or he will best know the preferred format. FEMALE. They wanted raw material. The group had a plan and turned to a veteran of the industry, Ron Liesemer, to execute it. Last fall, I met up with Bagaria there. Hi, Im Laura Sullivan, NPR and PBS FRONTLINE. Plastic bags are essentially indestructible, yet they're used and thrown away with reckless abandon. Oh, poor baby, Im sorry. That's just freaking. They cause two problems. We dont want that. "Greatly harming our oceans, and killing and injuring countless marine creatures and seabirds. This million-dollar plastic sorting system in Salem is the first of its kind in the world. I believe with the proper infrastructure and the proper education and we all work together as a collective, we can. The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit. Id come to see what its archive could tell me about the evolution of the plastic problem. Until there is a viable option for recycling those things, we should be putting it in a landfill. You get recycling going, that has its benefits and it improves the image of the material. But by 1970, the plastic industry would have to confront the turbulent times of Americas environmental awakening. Producers should disclose the environmental impacts of their materials publicly. And this was in 1973. Can we come in and look? And in 2018, China stopped taking imported plastic waste. This is a pile of U.S. recycling. I mean, you got handed this task to recycle plastic in the United States. As we continued reporting, we found even more internal documents and court filings and spoke with over a dozen industry insiders, including three top executives who represented the big plastic producers and agreed to talk publicly for the first time. They created the Council for Solid Waste Solutions, drawn from their ranks of big oil and petrochemical companies that made plastic, like Amoco, Chevron, Dow and Exxon. Students will learn the unexpected economic and ecological facets of plastic pollution and ways for each of us to minimize our plastic footprint. Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch DOCUMENTARY The invention of synthetic plastic created an era of disposable products. People with respiratory problem, they really get affected. In the meantime, let me just recycle this.". 1. Let's do right by our future. Environmentalists have, too. "Give me raw material"that's all they wanted. [CDATA[ And theres nothing wrong in an industry promoting those kinds of things, but thats not addressing the problem that people are criticizing you about. Go to some other symbol, just not the triangle. And Im afraid that the same thing is happening right now. It then makes it's way up the food chain, ultimately into humans. View Plastic Paradise Worksheet.pdf from CHEM 1405 at Killeen Early College High School. New Harvestindo eventually got back to us and denied it was responsible for doing anything that damaged the environment. The sacks are from a plastic company. "It's a very clear, concise and easily absorbed portrait of what's happening and what needs to happen. Teaching Sociology 2020 48: 3, 259-261 Download Citation. And yet it's become ground zero for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. This is classic. To preview films or license them for streaming, you must register and login. Because as long as it remotely resembled plastic, they wanted it. 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. But the alternative is having plastic waste in the environment. Busy lifestyles and a growing urban population mean an increase in demand for food that is fresh. What once was glass will soon be plastic. If a media asset is downloadable, a download button appears in the corner of the media viewer. The big problem is that it is all about money, profits. 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. Loaded with more than 3,000 tons of waste from New Yorks Long Island. Some people have a deep, abiding respect for the natural beauty that was once this country. Plastic is different than any Film Review: Plastic Paradise, The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Let's put these away and let me show you another recycling label. This is the same kind of thinking that ran in the '90s. Today the American Plastics Council unveiled the machine. There's going to be more plastic than ever. Do your part, save the Earth, recycle. This poor sea turtle, a straw stuck in its nose, It would attract more than 35 million views. Thousands of miles away from civilization, Midway Atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth. And Id be like, "I can tell you, I cant give this away. We support, actually, the ACC goalsAmerican Chemistry Councilgoals of getting plastic waste out of landfills by, I think the date is 2040. In 2015, a marine biologist came across a sea turtle in distress. 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. In this state, none of this is recyclable. 1996 - 2023 National Geographic Society. I mean, it says "sorts out the problems.". Let's just go knock and see if maybe someone will talk to us. Once again, the industry is pushing recycling. Well, that is a challenge. Dr. Chelsea M. Rochman, Smith Fellow in Conservation Biology, Marine Ecologist/Ecotoxicologist, Aquatic Health Program, University of California Davis'Plastic Paradise offers new and sharpened perspectives on the problem of plastics in the environment. Angela Sun reveals the effects of our rabid plastic consumption as she investigates The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. That message is reinvigorating a backlash against plastic, the likes of which the industry hasnt seen for decades. Directed by Angela Sun At Plastic Paradise's conclusion, the viewer is left pondering that the amount of plastic in the world will increase by 400% by 2050. The reality is, for all the ads and promises over the years, it's estimated that no more than 10% of plastic has ever been recycled. I think the chemical industry, and the plastics industry specifically, need to take very seriously this reaction thats going on. This package here is technically recyclable. [Expletive] Christ, that is plastic. The photography is a strong asset, and images from Midway Island are especially striking. The Midwest Book Review'Intriguing..chilling filmJournalist Angela Sun offers valuable new insights.' Dr. Patricia Corcoran, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Western Ontario'Angela Sun spoke with all the right people and even went to places she wasn't supposed to go in order to present the full story on plastic pollution. 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. So, I understand that there's a lot of skepticism around that, because the systems today have not kept pace. What's it like to look at a field this size and see it covered in plastic trash? It currently covers roughly 1.6 million square . Making recycling work was a way to keep their products in the marketplace. 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. Bagaria had come to make sure his plastic was actually being recycled and turned into tiny pellets that are used to make new plastic products. TV-PG. Thats what it looks like when it comes in. Not a good idea for the environment. Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation. Sun, Angela (film director) ", We never asked the question, "Are they doing it the right way? Soto, Tanya Leal (film producer). They said that the chasing arrows symbol was OK, as long as it was small and on the bottom of packaging. In an underwater paradise, a plastic nightmare. Recycle, bury, what to do with it? Let me continue to use it. Wed heard about an environmental activist whos been tracking what happens to the plastic coming into Indonesia. Were going to have to invest in innovation, because some of these technologies still need to be further developed. You guys have been around for a long time. Some were very skeptical but felt they had to do it. Because we are struggling to clean up the modern debris and modern litter in Indonesia, the additional burden of waste from overseas, I dont know how we are going to handle it. It did a good job of doing what it was asked to do; it made life more efficient and easier. under Environment, Pollution; by Tafline Laylin. 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. Plastic is Killing the Planet and Our Health - Wake Up World This is a documentary that should be seen by educators, students, politicians, and environmentalists alike. One of those companies is DuPont, and on the grounds of the first du Pont family home, I found the Hagley Library. John Wesley Hyatt took up the challenge. David Allaway is a senior policy analyst with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. 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. DENI SURJANTORO, Spokesman, Indonesian Customs: [Speaking Indonesian] We have some priority issues and one of them is plastic waste. If you have questions about licensing content on this page, please contact [email protected] for more information and to obtain a license. In this independent documentary film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. Americans discard more trash than any other country in the world. Text on this page is printable and can be used according to our Terms of Service. A barge filled with garbage is causing quite an international stink. This is the world we see. What items were the least common? Lets make more single-use plastics"dont buy into that. What we put in our recycling bins ends up in sorting plants like this one, outside of Portland. Thousands of miles away from civilization, Midway Atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth. It's margarine tubs, clamshells, deli containers. How did it get there?The trash survey was conducted on a beach. 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. 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)

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