Can the plastic industry be trusted to recycle their one-use plastic in the way they've promised to do - and make sure it doesn't harm our environment or living creatures? The answer appears to be - NO!
OUR FOOD'S POLLUTED BY PLASTIC
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Plastic pollution damages our environment - and us. Many marine animals mistake pieces of plastic for food, so tiny particles end up in the food chain - with serious effects on human immune systems.
IT'S ABOUT COLLECTIVE ACTION
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Innovative solutions - collective efforts led by individuals, organisations and governments - are being used to combat plastic waste and preserve our most precious resource - our ocean.
SO POLLUTION ISN'T SO BAD?
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What do we get wrong about ocean plastic? A lot, as it turns out! This video presents a dive into the scientific literature plus conversation with experts - to explore how we can solve this problem.
A PLASTIC-FREE CHOICE NEEDED
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04:35
Plastic isn't recycled - it only gets downcycled. We need to be able to make a different choice - a plastic-free choice. The great news is - across our world, that change is taking place.
PLASTIC - AWARENESS RAISING
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Howard Lack - CEO of Plastic Oceans - talks about the film Plastic Oceans and how we can do plastic a lot better - and solve the problems it causes for developing nations, wildlife and human health.
STOP CLEANING THE OCEAN!
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11:53
Cleaning the ocean is like mopping the floor without turning off the tap! A video about an innovative solution to both the plastic problem - and poverty - closing the loop in the circular economy.
WE CAN ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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03:40
6yr old Teddy is an inspiring young hero - he has saved 1000s of plastic tubs from landfill. The tubs were recycled into a bench for his school. As Teddy says: "Nobody is too small to make a difference!"
INNOVATION FOR OLD PLASTIC
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Many of the plastic kayaks hired to tourists on the Drome River don't survive too many seasons intact. A local initiative is giving them a new lease on life - as designer furniture.
WHAT'RE WE DOING TO EARTH?
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01:32:55
Documentary featuring Jeremy Irons exploring the global scale and impact of our consumerism and pollution problem. We need to find solutions - and in many communities around the world, people are.
SO MUCH COMES FROM THEM
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53:00:00
10 tons of plastic is produced every second - and 10% of it ends up in our oceans. Given they sell 4000 plastic bottles every second, can we trust corporate businesses such as Coca-Cola to act responsibly?
WHALE DEAD FULL OF PLASTIC
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A whale's death from plastic pollution in Norway alerted people to the need to find a solution to the plastic problem. But it's not just whales - if we don't do something, plastic will kill us, too!
A TEENAGER STARTED THIS!
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17:25
One solution to our waste plastic problem is to make useful objects out of it - which is exactly what happened when the band Coldplay had their new record made from recycled plastic.
WHY CAN'T WE CLEAN THIS UP?
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14:46
A lot of plastic waste in the oceans comes from polluted rivers. Inventor Boyan Slat and The Ocean Cleanup has a solution to plastic getting into the ocean - pulling it out of rivers before it gets there.
AN OCEAN OF PLASTIC?
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A journalist went to look for blue whales - but found a mass of plastic in what should be a pristine ocean. This film explores the problem of plastic pollution - and solutions around the world that work.