Wrapped in Plastic: Earth Day 2024 (In the Greenhouse #25)

Take action! A global layer of plastic trash is the consequence of our disposable economy. Microplastic is everywhere in the environment: in the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe. Reducing reliance on single-use plastic is an important step toward a healthier planet. Come with us to take a look at a range of solutions for unwrapping our reliance on plastic packaging. Disclaimer: Many raspberry tarts were killed in the making of this film.
#EarthDay #plastic #singleuseplastic #plasticpollution #recycle #climatechange #microplastic #marinedebris #beachcleanup #plasticban #reuse #inthegreenhouse
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Credits and References
Locations
Vivero y Café de La Escalonia, Antigua
Boucherie Paul & Alexis, Paris
Boulangerie Secco, Paris
Les Primeurs d'Excellence, Paris
Marché Saxe-Breteuil, Paris
Carrefour, Paris
So.bio, Paris
Decathlon, Paris
McDonalds, Paris
Museum of the Earth, Ithaca
Wegman's, Ithaca
Mille mercis to Paul & Alexis, to the staff at Boulangerie Secco, at Les Primeurs d'Excellence, and the bakery counter at Wegman's Ithaca for letting me film their work; esp. Wegmans, where my own mistakes required multiple takes!
Images & Video:
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Tesla Factory commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Ocean Clean-up graphic oceanconservancy.org/wp-conte...
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Right Whale Wrong Time • Right Whale, Wrong Time
BBC Message in the Waves • Morgan Hoesterey Messa...
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References:
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Aydin et al., 2023, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Conti et al., 2020, doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020...
Leslie et al., 2022, doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022...
www.unep.org/plastic-pollution
ourworldindata.org/grapher/pl...
Music:
Island Travel, SPmusic on Pixabay.com
Movin' Up, Dan Lebowitz on studio.youtube.com

[@dugganhaas]

Thanks for the thoughtful and thought provoking look at plastic! I won't be looking at the grocery store the same way anymore!

[@ingridzabel566]

It's definitely disturbing how much single-use plastic we use every day. We need legislation and consumer pressure to get plastic producers to take more responsibility for the waste. But I definitely agree that it's critical to figure out how to use less plastic to begin with.

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[@Kumupaaikaaina]

I live in a state with a bottle bill, and didn't realize until recently that only 11 states have them. Bottle bills work, providing both a cash incentive to recycle - and - automatic pre-sorting of plastic so that the recycling stream isn't clogged with un-recyclable plastic.