Doc. THE STORY of PLASTIC-Existential Crisis

Deia Schlosberg's doc. film "The Story of Plastics" is crucial viewing intended to cause a seismic shake-up, wake-up to the existential crisis of plastic pollution harming our health, resources and our earth.  Schlosberg is an Amer. doc. filmmaking.  She was arrested while filming a protest v. the N. Dakota Pipeline (2016) on charges of conspiracy to steal & conspiracy to tamper with public services.  These trumped up charges posed a 45 yr. sentence and prompted her to write an open letter to Pres. Obama that was co-signed by dozens of celebrities.  Schlosberg warns that journalists are under attack for their integrity in exposing major business corp. & political leaders who pose major threats to our environment for want of profits.  "The Story of Plastics" is a disturbing expose' on the overfill of landfill & bodies of water from plastic waste.  Major oil companies are major contributors to toxic pollution but the onus also falls on individuals & the laissez-faire disregard for disposing of trash.  The shocking mounds of garbage & plastic items is gob smacking as well as disgusting & repellent.  The question is whether this ambitious and repetitious doc. will motivate the public to actively diminish the debris thoughtlessly consumed & discarded.  The answer should be a resounding yes! We are all responsible for cleaning up this mess.  The film seems resigned, understandably, to the fact major oil companies & fracking industries are not about to change their ways with money coming their way.  In fact, there are political buffoons such as George W Bush and Sec. of State Mike Pompeo who believe accolades are due them.  They even say so, for wrecking havoc on our planet by permitting corporate oil cronies to carry-on with business as usual.  The film travels globally  from the Philippines, to India, to Pakistan, and the not so good ole USA to view the havoc & pile up of plastic waste.  I was struck learning the recycling of plastic considered a major solution was promulgated propaganda from corporations when in fact, only 2% of plastic items placed for recycling is being re-utilized.  The system for selling off our nation's waste to Asia has gone bust.  The sorting of garbage by indigent workers in 3rd world countries is shocking & depressing. However, the major onus is on us to become plastic free.  Consider what products are non-essential in plastic containers & what single use items we can eliminate.  My pet peeve is people using plastic bags at stores instead of just placing items in one's cart.  And, the immense waste of plastic at dry cleaners.  Please ask your dry cleaners not to bag your clothing (easier asked than done) or tell them you'll give them none.