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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.64,0:00:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our oceans sustain life.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.66,0:00:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An abundant ocean
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.13,0:00:09.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can feed a billion people \Na healthy meal every day forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.08,0:00:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now they are being filled, \Nkilled by throwaway plastics.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.73,0:00:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The equivalent of one \Ngarbage truck of plastic
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.60,0:00:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is dumped in the sea every minute -
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.30,0:00:27.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,17.6 billion pounds every year.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.86,0:00:30.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plastic is everywhere in our ocean -
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.98,0:00:32.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,floating on the surface,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.61,0:00:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mixing in the saltwater,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.65,0:00:37.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sitting on the ocean bottom\Nmiles and miles deep.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.78,0:00:40.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once in the ocean,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.14,0:00:41.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it never goes away.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.26,0:00:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over hundreds of years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.77,0:00:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it breaks down into small pieces,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.84,0:00:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but those pieces,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.30,0:00:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even the tiny ones called micro plastics,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.28,0:00:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are still plastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.95,0:00:56.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sea turtles are choking on them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.64,0:01:02.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Scientists say that over 60% of whale\Nand dolphin species are affected by it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.89,0:01:07.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's all plankton - the base \Nof the ocean food chain eat it -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.83,0:01:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so, do we?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.33,0:01:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's in the water we drink.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.35,0:01:12.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's in our food.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.28,0:01:18.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Microplastics have been found \Nin our salt, our honey, and our beer,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.63,0:01:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes even in the air we breathe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.00,0:01:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Companies are choosing to make something
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.70,0:01:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that will be used just once,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.03,0:01:31.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a material that lasts forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.65,0:01:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't like what throwaway plastics\Nare already doing to our world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.54,0:01:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,brace yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.77,0:01:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We face a tsunami of throwaway plastic
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.20,0:01:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in our and the ocean's future.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.66,0:01:49.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four times more plastic will be produced
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.23,0:01:51.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between now and the middle of the century
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.34,0:01:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than has been produced in all of history.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.28,0:01:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Four times more.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.37,0:02:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.74,0:02:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recycling?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.39,0:02:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of all the plastic ever\Ngenerated as of 2015,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.91,0:02:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,only 9% was recycled.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.79,0:02:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even when it is recycled,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.63,0:02:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plastic degrades.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.54,0:02:19.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your plastic soda bottle maybe \Nbecomes a shampoo bottle,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.36,0:02:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then a floor mat,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.09,0:02:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even in the best case, it doesn't recycle,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.27,0:02:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it down cyclists.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.94,0:02:31.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then it becomes pollution
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.06,0:02:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that ruins our beaches \Nand chokes sea animals forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.14,0:02:40.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We should not be forced to pollute\Nthe ocean every time we eat,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.61,0:02:42.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drink, or go shopping.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.97,0:02:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need to be given a choice -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.27,0:02:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a plastic-free choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.84,0:02:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is not hard to imagine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.26,0:02:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Indeed, some responsible companies \Nare already leading the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.75,0:02:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are throwaway plastic-free\Naisles in supermarkets.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.89,0:03:04.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beverage companies already offer\Nplastic-free soda and seltzer water.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.62,0:03:08.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Restaurants offer plastic-free service.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.36,0:03:12.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are plastic-free rooms and hotels
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.65,0:03:16.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An airline is now offering\Na plastic-free flight
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.21,0:03:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Oceana and our allies are \Nwinning plastic-free victories.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.74,0:03:24.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Following campaigning by Oceana,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.06,0:03:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Peru passed the law
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.08,0:03:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that keeps plastic out of \Nnational parks and beaches.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.35,0:03:36.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Belize is getting rid of styrofoam
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.71,0:03:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the European Union
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.54,0:03:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has mandated reductions \Nfor throwaway plastic
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.56,0:03:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout its 28 member countries.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.18,0:03:51.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But with your help, we can do the work.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.02,0:03:54.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, we can create a movement
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.62,0:03:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reduce throwaway plastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.48,0:03:58.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can make sure
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.50,0:04:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we're all given real plastic-free choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.16,0:04:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can help our cities, towns, \Nschools, and workplaces
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.59,0:04:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,establish zones that are \Nfree of throwaway plastic.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.18,0:04:14.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's stop plastic pollution \Nfrom wrecking our beaches and our oceans,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.91,0:04:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and have healthy oceans, the delight, \Nthe sustenance for generations to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.10,0:04:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please join our campaign!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.36,0:04:33.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go to oceana.org/plastics today.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.74,0:04:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Subtitles by Carol Wang