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:
Fishing Gear https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Tesla Factory https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Ocean Clean-up graphic https://oceanconservancy.org/wp-conte...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Right Whale Wrong Time    • Right Whale, Wrong Time  
BBC Message in the Waves    • Morgan Hoesterey Message in the Waves  
Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

References:
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/m...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Aydin et al., 2023, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Conti et al., 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020...
Leslie et al., 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022...
https://www.unep.org/plastic-pollution
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/pl...

Music:
Island Travel, SPmusic on Pixabay.com
Movin' Up, Dan Lebowitz on studio.youtube.com