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202375 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Plastic Pollution Environmental Crime

The Recycling Myth

202375 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Plastic waste management practices face criticism for prioritizing profit over effectiveness, revealing misleading information behind the plastic pollution crisis.

Plastic Pollution Environmental Crime

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Benedikt Wermter

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Plastic waste management practices face criticism for prioritizing profit over effectiveness, revealing misleading information behind the plastic pollution crisis.

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Tom Costello

Tom Costellodirector

Benedikt Wermterdirector

Ann de Bie

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Tom Costello's 2023 documentary, "The Recycling Myth," investigates plastic waste management. It takes viewers through recycling facilities, revealing what happens to discarded plastics. The film questions the economic motives behind recycling and the effectiveness of current systems. It details how misleading information contributes to the ongoing plastic pollution crisis. The documentary calls for urgent changes to address the environmental impacts of plastic waste.

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