I dont think this kind of advertising is helpful to them at all. But I had millions of dollars to do what I felt was necessary. Recycle, bury, what to do with it? One recycling company here caught our attention. Then what? Plastic Paradise is the first documentary to chronicle the rise, fall, and resurgence of tiki, or Polynesian pop, one of the defining cultural trends of postwar America. Its a win-win situation. Text on this page is printable and can be used according to our Terms of Service. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. That's a 3,000% increase in just a few short years. And yet its become ground zero for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. What does Chevron Phillips want to see happen? That wasnt the intent. Their . They would just take the low-hanging fruits. National Geographic Society is a 501 (c)(3) organization. And theres nothing wrong in an industry promoting those kinds of things, but thats not addressing the problem that people are criticizing you about. Today the American Plastics Council unveiled the machine. Making recycling work was a way to keep their products in the marketplace. It needs improvement. The industry attitude was, "We'll set this up and get it going, but if the public wants it, they are going to have to pay for it.". Plastic Paradise makes the issue of plastic pollution real and relevant. 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. It was manufactured. There's nothing wrong with promoting recycling except when recycling sucks all the oxygen out of the room and we never do anything else. What are the toxics emissions? Wed heard about an environmental activist whos been tracking what happens to the plastic coming into Indonesia. People start pollution. No, this is about all of us understanding that we each have a role to play in making the system that we have better and achieving the goals thatI think everybody would have to say we cannot continue with business as usual. How do you get it to a place where 100% of this plastic getting recycledhow do you get there? How much plastic will the US produce this year? That all originates with us. That code was a numbering system put inside the well-known symbol for recyclingthe chasing arrows. You guys have been around for a long time. I think they knew that the infrastructure wasn't there to really have recycling amount to a whole lot. A year? On the bottom, it says "100% recyclable." Dr. Garen Baghdasarian, Professor of Biology, Chair of Life Sciences, Santa Monica College'Filmmaker Angela Sun tells a compelling story about the plethora of harmful impacts associated with non-degradable plastic, particularly in regard to the marine environment, while recognizing that the properties of plastic have enhanced our quality of life in many ways. It was, "We need to be doing things.". Amazing work!' For decades, the national response to the growing plastic waste problem has focused on one solution: recycling. And then they said its from Harvest, they call it. Earth Day was one of the largest mass protests in U.S. history. The most famous one, with the crying Indian. This is everywhere in every supermarket. ; "Plastic Paradise"; Bullfrog Films. If you have questions about licensing content on this page, please contact ngimagecollection@natgeo.com for more information and to obtain a license. For the last 40 years, the conversation in this country has been about the recycle part of "reduce, reuse, recycle.". This floating ocean garbage is home to a surprising amount of life from the coasts. In this independent documentary film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. ; "Plastic Paradise"; Bullfrog Films. This is classic. The voyage she completes can motivate students to discover more about pollution of all kinds on their own. There are a lot of different kinds of plastics that have to be sorted. So plastic came to be used in many applications because it performed better. And we know that. This is it. You know, I have looked at that picture and pondered that for decades. The Midwest Book Review'Intriguing..chilling filmJournalist Angela Sun offers valuable new insights.' 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. I watched the film with some of my students so I can attest that it appeals to the younger generation. Looking back, do you think putting the banner on the Mobro was a mistake?
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