Industry & Corporations

The plastic industry and corporations are driving the expansion of plastic production and are the top plastic polluters. The plastic-producing petrochemical industry is the largest driver of the increased demand for oil and gas globally. It fuels the climate crisis and has disastrous impacts on communities and ecosystems worldwide. Large multinational fast-moving consumer goods corporations use huge quantities of virgin plastic for single-use plastic packaging.
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The Story of Stuff Project is uncovering Coca-Cola’s thriving refillable glass bottle program that’s reducing waste, saving money, and delighting customers – all while the company publicly downplays the power of reuse.

Coca Cola's Plastic Problem: Secrets of the World's Top Plastic Polluter | Environmental Documentary - Java Discover | Free Global Documentaries & Clips

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More and more businesses are promising to recycle, including the Coca-Cola Company, who sells 4000 plastic bottles every second. The film investigated the company’s pledges and discovered that their promises are as sugar-filled as their products.

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A 3-part docuseries sounding the alarm on environmental racism and the petrochemical industry. Its toxic trail puts people in the Southern US at risk of losing their lives for the greed and profit of a dirty business.

Duration: part one 22:02, part two 19:44, part three 19:28