THE IMPACT OF PLASTIC // everything you need to know

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Read the Patreon post "THE IMPACT OF PLASTIC // why I changed my perception of plastic (Patreon extra)": / 42182790
also watch: ECO-ABLEISM: • DOING ZERO WASTE WRONG...
also watch: GREENWASHING: • 5 TYPES OF GREENWASHIN...
Sources:
science.howstu...
Fracking and methane: ehp.niehs.nih....
Plastic and greenhouse gas emissions: journals.plos....
Crude oil: nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/petroleum/
Plastic and natural gas: extension.psu....
Plastic pollution: ourworldindata...
Plastic overconsumption: advances.scien...
BPA: www.ncbi.nlm.n...
Plastic and recycling: www.plasticexp...
earth911.com/b...
Consumer waste: ourworldindata...
Inefficient recycling: residentialwas...
Companies’ emissions (the dirty 100) : www.theguardia...
Fossil fuel companies: fullfact.org/n... and original press release: www.cdp.net/en...
Micro plastic: moocs.southampt...
Ocean pollution and plastic: www.weforum.or...
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: edition.cnn.co...
1 truckload of plastic every minute: www.greenpeace...
Ghost gear: oceanconservan...
EU study, plastic categories: www.europarl.e...
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[@thabbyr]

It amazes me that we are in 2020 and companies are still not required to take responsibility for the lifetime of their product. It is unthinkable!

[@ninimacs2244]

Hi there, plastic isn't just a problem in many households, but it is becoming a trend to put a lot of plastic in our gardens and landscapes. I'm a landscape architecture and it is astonishing that more and more people prefer fences made out of plastic over wood or even living plants. Private gardens become very sterile and dead, because people don't want plants anymore because of the work they create. Also, the surfaces of streets, walkways or on playgrounds are now oftentimes made out of plastic. There are many companies who develop these new plastic surfaces and then market them as 'green' or 'eco friendly'. But nobody talks about it.

[@coralovesnature]

As a landscape architect, do you have a recommendation for deck material to use? Personally I am not a fan of wood decks because in the Northern climate I live in they degrade quickly and require a lot of expensive and time consuming upkeep every year. A wood fence is different because it will still work for its intended purpose even if it degrades, whereas a deck would become an unsafe hazard (especially if it on an upper level of the building). Do you think brick and/or concrete patios are okay solutions?

[@ninimacs2244]

@@coralovesnature I think brick patios are very durable while still looking nice. some kind of tiling is always fine. at the very least it will last for some time

[@karolinakwasniewska4342]

Okay, about the companies’ responsibility... My parents work in forest industry and a bakery asked once, if it’s okay to throw away their bad staff cause u know - animal would eat that. And the forester agreed. Then after a while my parents’ company arrives and what they see are hundreds of packed in plastic bags breads with this bakery’s name on it. It wasn’t even possible to clean this, because wild animal torn those bags apart. I don’t know how it ended for this bakery, but as a child in which half of the family works in forestry it is disgusting how many things people throw away in the nature. Fantastic video though, kisses from Poland✌🏻

[@Gittemary]

That sounds like a horror movie, seriously. The idea is good guess, so the bread is not wasted, but the execution of the idea, daaamn.

[@stillwaitingforgodot3341]

WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE DID UR PARENTS SUE THE BAKERY

[@karolinakwasniewska4342]

Nonoko der Octopus My parents’ company is kind of a subcontractor for the forestry, but they have no right to sue anyone, this is up to forester. That’s why I don’t know how it ended up.

[@dandelionsauce4946]

I wish these kinds of videos would go viral

[@deannamac]

I would love to see a deep dive into hemp! Everyone is always singing it’s praises but I’m never sure.

[@Z0MBiiK1TTY]

Well it's good because it's less waste and better for you to buy hemp wicks etc then let's say cotton wick. Which cotton has more of a impact to be grown for just that one use.

[@terezijar4490]

Your shirt is wonderful. You are beautiful too. You educate us so much!!! Thank you!!! 😊💖

[@angelikabatwoman]

That's such a sweet commeeeent 😍

[@Gittemary]

Thank you so much, that is so sweet! Btw my shirt is from OhSevenDays 🌿

[@terezijar4490]

@@Gittemary thank you!!!

[@pat3690]

this video is a gold standard of how video essays and other such reports on KZbin should be set up, with citations and references everywhere

[@itsomethingreat]

I found really really hard to buy clothes without plastic. It's a nightmare, specially if you live in a cold area. And let's be realistic, buying second hand clothes, although it helps the situation, it doesn't fix it. It would be amazing if you could address this issue. Thank you so much for all the information and awareness you share. 😘👏

[@kate4896]

YES! I have read somewhere that vast majority (approximately 70%) of new clothes, both fast fashion and high end fashion, are made of synthetic/polymer materials and it is exponentially growing, by 2030 (if I'm not mistaken) 85% of all new clothes will be plastic based. Scary. Also, I have been having a dilema- what is less impactful to buy? Sustainable natural fiber (for example hemp) clothes or to buy recycled materials/plastic clothes BECAUSE not all of us can find second hand clothes that fit (this comes from 6ft 1in aka 186cm tall girl) it is easier if you are petite you can always cut/take in clothing but if you are tall or plus size... forget it!

[@Gittemary]

A lot of the filling fibers for these clothes are actually downcycled plastic packaging, fucn fact, although it definitly does not help the situation. I can recommend looking at smaller eco companies which tend to be much more innovative than bigger chain stores. I have a list on my blog called " eco brands I stand by", so perhaps you can find inspiration there 🌿

[@eleonore59830]

When it is cold I just wear several layers of clothes made in wool (which I got second-hand), I find it quite easy to find wool things at thrift stores in my aera.

[@annas.8113]

I try to go for cotton or viscose, but when I need warm coat...poliester it is. I am allergic to wool, so I do not have much choice. Also finding more formal trousers in natural or nonplastic synthetic fibers (but not wool..), fitting me and not costing a fortune seems almost impossible. For some reason most brands seem to forget that women can have hips.

[@mariaastafyeva1426]

I have an issue with finding clothes that fit me. So I feel bad about it when I choose synthetic materials because it’s the shirt/pants that happens to carry my size and fit. I also find that stretchy jersey blend of cotton with elastane last a lot longer than pure cotton. It makes me sad.

[@eavinkel8313]

An idea for a topic: chocolate.. DAM DAM DAAAM! We have such a high use of it, but people seem to not know where its from and the implications it bring :-) Thank you for your awsome videos!

[@giuliabernardini4945]

This is great! Maybe I would add in the conclusion the fact that we should also push government for Environmental policies and bans on production and distribution of certain types of plastic. We should start considering this subject when voting ad consider more politicians that want to address this problem. As you said, as consumers we cannot have the the whole responsibility and it is utopian to think that all people in the world (or even just Europe) would start being vegan and reuse single use plastic. We are not even able to all wear masks in a pandemic. So my only real hope remains to government taking responsibility and action too, to reach results were individuals cannot.

[@coralovesnature]

Agree! In the US we just had our Vice Presidential nominee debate tonight and even the supposed "progressive" party made adamant that they will not ban fracking. Utterly disgusting. The government is barely doing anything to address climate change and other environmental concerns as it is.

[@AasthaHingar]

This series is a blessing. I love this series so much. Thank you for doing so much research and educating us 👏👏

[@Gittemary]

Thank you so much 💚

[@shugarysubstances]

videos and talks discussing the issues with plastic make me so angry. not at the people discussing, not at the video itself, but because of HOW BAD plastic pollution is and that there are so few people willing to even do anything about it. it just makes me wanna rip my hair out

[@michellelockett6518]

You rock girl.. solid analysis .. hard to argue with facts xxx

[@Gittemary]

Thank you 🙌🙌🙌

[@christinametzger2609]

So I've heard that you shouldn't reuse the plastic water bottles you get from the store. Something about it determining and becoming dangerous? 🤔 What are your thoughts on that? Could be an interesting video. "How to and how NOT to reuse plastics" Love your stuff! 💚

[@galaxyphonegamer1888]

I don't know enough about this but I know many plastic bottles contain BPA (which is why there are BPA free things) that leach the chemicals into the water in the bottle which is bad to drink

[@angesoie]

i love this series- so helpful and informative ❤

[@Gittemary]

I am so happy you like it 🌿🌿

[@hellomehi6692]

I live in Tennessee and I’m my town there is a recycling place but almost no rules. I’ve heard a few people say they don’t actually recycle it but trash it and put the recycling bins out just for a good impression. Do you think this is true? Also I hear few “zero waste” channels talk about water filters and which ones are best and was wondering what you use. Love this series!!🧡

[@coralovesnature]

I do not know about the recycling topic, although if true it's very disturbing! Personally, I use a Berkey water filter. It is a free standing, gravity filtration system made of stainless steel. The BB9 filters themselves last for 3,000 gallons of water (which depending on your filtered water usage, could be anywhere from 3-9 years, much longer than most filters). The investment up front is a bit more than most other water filters, but you will pay much less in the long run due to not needing to replace the filters often. Also, the system is so effective that it could be used to filter rain or pond water in the event of a natural disaster or utility outage. I get mine from berkeyfiltersusa.com, but I would recommend doing some research on Berkey, watching KZbin videos, etc. as it is quite interesting (to me anyways) :)

[@L1ttlef0ot]

Great video!! Very informative and learned more than I expected, especially about ‘garbage islands’ being doctored out of earth images. Off topic, but do you still have your vermicompost since you moved? I think I want to try getting a container pre owned and try it myself

[@vallovesnature8449]

Excellent video! I always learn so much watching your videos. I purchased a eco-fleece coat in 1996 made of recycled soda bottles. Two ads popped up during the video. Plastic Bank which I think is a very cool project & Last Object which I will be investing in beginning in January(no spend challenge this year). Still a work in progress. Stay awesome dear one!

[@jmessick8163]

A part of the sustainable movement that isn’t fully addressed is consumption. The movement primarily focuses on reusable and secondhand. What about buying less and quality items in our lives? Why are we focusing on recycling that has its own set of problems? Overconsumption still occurs and secondhand shops is an easy pass off as doing good just like recycling. When hurricanes go through any area of where people are living taking all the garbage back out to the oceans. It seems the elephant in the room is repeatedly ignored. 🙂Thanks for issues you bring out. Could you do a video just on overconsumption?

[@Gittemary]

A continous topic and theme in my content is overconsumption, which is present in most of my videos in context of the consumer topics that are mentioned, so you'll find plenty of videos about it here - especially the greenwashing video, the eco trends video etc 🌿

[@coralovesnature]

I definitely agree that overconsumption is a massive issue; however, I wholeheartedly disagree that it is not addressed by the movement. I have been following Gittemary and Shelbizle for a while and both of them emphasis the point of consuming less in nearly every video they make. Pretty much any "minimalism influencer", if you will, this is exactly what they are advocating for.

[@ruthst.julien4581]

I will never get tired of these types of videos from you. - Growing KZbinr

[@Gittemary]

So happy to hear it, I'll keep making them then 💚

[@eleanormansfield34]

LOVE your 'impact of..." videos! It makes a great conversation starter to talk about sustainability. Thank you! 🙏

[@janinewolff4206]

This video is public utility. Would you please allow us to subtitle it?

[@Cecil_Arjun]

KZbin has recently removed the ability for community captions (an objectively terrible decision), so she can no longer grant you the permission to subtitle it through KZbin's system.

[@bookishdaydreams4993]

I've been waiting for this video! :)

[@kimdersurprise]

Amazing video, so glad you mentioned fishing!

[@jentifleur]

Awesome vidéo! Very informative! and debunking the truth while being very understanding! Amazing work! I love your channel it is so inspiring! Keep up the good work

[@priscillajimenez27]

I love this series. It took a lot to even get my parents, grandparents, and friend to even start recycling. I'm afraid to tell them that it isn't the best way to go, because I know then they'll drop it completely. I've alluded to decreasing their plastic usage or using reusables, but at this point I don't know what else to tell them because I know that I clearly care about the environment more than them put to together. What should I do?

[@coralovesnature]

This is a difficult situation! It has hard to force people to care when they are reckless and have no regard for their impact. You could trying showing them educational videos such as Gittemary's if they are willing to learn. However, at the end of the day you have to accept that you are only responsible for your own efforts. If you make an attempt to educate others and they are unwilling to change, at a certain point you have to walk away for your own sanity. Also, as Gittmary said, it is massive corporations who SHOULD have the onus on them. While it's not good to be reckless, the impact of a small handful of indivuals is much less than the impact of massive, billion-dollar, global companies.

[@sonidubey30]

Thank you for the information which is based on your in-depth research. You always share great content. I was already following your waste-free life. And will further continue to do so. L Thank you again!

[@abbieorchinmoloney3685]

Amazing videos, love your channel. I am studying environmental science and watch your videos to motivate me when starting assignments. Love that you put all the sources and references in so viewers can read more about it :)

[@domizianaillengo1018]

Thank you for educating about this (and all the others you made videos about) topic!! It's so important to know these informations and to spread awareness. It was clear, easy to follow and nicely structured, and you are adorable as alway! Thanks again

[@aplover88]

Really rocking that shirt Gitte! 🔥

[@africacordova1756]

This video made me wanna cry

[@sophie1766]

Great info as always, thank you! Particularly the part about where the most (plastic) waist comes from and that you have to take the whole life cycle of a product into account. Who would have thought of the greenhouse gases in the production, or of fishing nets beiing dumped (go vegan!), or that recycling often actually means downcycling?

[@priscillajimenez27]

Yeah I know they try to regulate how much fishing goes on but they need to reform the industry completely with maybe like logged in nets used or trackers on them so in case one tears and disconnects from the boat, they can find it. And since it's logged in as a net for the business, it has to be logged in again after each day to keep track of where the nets are so the broken ones cam he properly disposes of.

[@siljatusa3434]

Priscilla Jimenez thank you for actually offering a solution other than "go vegan". I was vegan for almost 3 years but having been recently diagnosed with an illness that doesn't allow me to use any legumes, I had to start eating fish and eggs again for protein. That sounds like a good solution, we need to hold the fishing industry accountable for the waste they produce and sanction those who leave their plastic waste in the ocean

[@pmatthew74]

Always on point 🙌🏾

[@rinaabne1324]

I didnt know plastic in oceans can form garbage patch. Thats just really sad

[@Wellnurse_Warrior]

So informative 😊🌿

[@Anna_ForFutureAdventures]

Great video as always ❤️

[@emeliasoderlund]

Awesome video! Thanks for putting in the effort to spread information about this topic in such a good way :)

[@susy14valentine]

What is happening with plastics you mentioned if we refuse them, but they are already manufactured? Eg. samples, straws etc...

[@galaxyphonegamer1888]

Such a good video, thank you

[@TRuth.T]

I often think of the plastic in our clothes(polyester/polar fleece etc). which goes down the drain into the ocean...

[@nataljanastakreiter9787]

thank you. so much great info

[@dianacao4616]

This was super educational and insightful!

[@peacenun7378]

Thankyou for educating the masses as always 👏❤️💪

[@brendafosmire6519]

This was excellent. Thank you.

[@samanthaavenant6725]

I just want to find out and I hope you can help me, I crochet and love to crochet but read on one of my favourite yarns (it's called coffee cotton) that it has 55% coffee cotton and 45% pan fiber, I think it is some form of acrylic. Does pan fiber have a negative impact on people's health and on our environment, with the way it's produced? I've googled it and it's just french to me, I have no cooking clue what I'm reading.

[@MrBawawawa]

From what I just read on the internet, it is a sort of plastic since it's acrylic. It then means that you should try and find another type of wool, maybe pure wool or cotton ? I know how hard it is ( as I'm a knitter myself) but I think it's better to turn to sustainable options, especially if you want things to last !

[@lucysour]

What do you think of those fabrics like econyl that are made of ocean and landfill waste?

[@emmapedrone51]

Hi I meant this video. At 15.08 I cannot see fishinh nets mentioned at all as cause of pollution. I was asking where you mention this problem. Thanks🙏🏻

[@Gittemary]

In the part about the afterlife of plastic, it is mentioned. Around 15:50

[@emmapedrone51]

@@Gittemary thanks a lot♥️

[@bodhiawakenings5429]

I have been watching a lot of your videos and you seem to have great knowledge on your channel. Where do you gain most of your research? Thank you for all of your videos ☺️

[@catsadie2885]

Your lipstick 😍👌🏻

[@yoshisancat9120]

In the middle of your video Coca cola put a publishing spot of the new product of soda in retornable bottle made of glass (of here Argentina) Just saying😂🙆💩🙊

[@angelikabatwoman]

Girl you're so funny haha I laughed a lot 😂 that would make 👊 my 👊 day ✌️haha

[@Gittemary]

Haha doing my best 😎😎😎

[@MegaThyrza]

Hi, at 2:20 you said that plastic contains dinosaurs and I get that it’s a joke but as a geology student I simply cannot leave such a grand mistake uncorrected. Simply put; petrol forms in marine environments and dinosaurs didn’t live in the ocean. Carcasses of large ‘sea monsters’ like ichthyosaurs and pleistosaurs may have incidentally found their way into a to-be oil bed, but those aren’t dinosaurs :)

[@carmenl9682]

If I'm ordering takeout, should I support the places with paper containers more than plastic containers? Is paper better than plastic? It's coated with plastic anyways....so does it really matter? I just want to know if I can order takeout in a more eco-friendly way. I already tell them no cutlery, no straws and no napkins.

[@nonantidisestablishm]

I’m not saying this is the only way or that you have to do this- but I’ve been taking my own containers to get takeout. I order the food in the restaurant and leave my containers with them and go for a walk/beer with my partner while we wait for the food. It’s a ritual that I’ve really come to enjoy, and no one has turned down my request yet. Just an idea if you’re interested

[@joannefortman1979]

💜💜💜

[@juliamaciaslopez6632]

I’ve never understood that “12 minute use” and the discarding of plastic grocery bags. Do people actually throw them away after going to the grocery store? Nothing on the inside? Am I misunderstanding this lol? LIterally everyone I know keeps them and either reuses them or uses them as trash bags.

[@janaeiskonfektknisterpapie7004]

Do you have a recommondation of a good campany that gets plastic out of the ocean I can support?

[@littlecousin8716]

A Very random question. I know. But what's the Name of the song you're always using in the beginning of your videos? It always calms me down ^^

[@Gittemary]

It is specifically made for me as my intro 😊🌿

[@littlecousin8716]

@@Gittemary oh wow^^it Really fits perfectly

[@vickyjansen3544]

I have a question. I bought something from Amazon and it came in a all paper envelope no plastic in between. My question is what is the white dots in between the new paper packaging? And are they recyclable? Some say it's a puffy glue that foams up dots that gives it a air pocket and will separate in the process of paper. But is that true?

[@janaeiskonfektknisterpapie7004]

After 10 minutes I realized that the pattern on your shirt isn't abstract :D

[@vickyjansen3544]

What happens to a item they says this bag is made with 30% recycled plastic bottles. At the end of your clothing, say beyond repair. How do you recycle this?

[@LittleRedTeaCake]

I hope this isn’t boring, but there is a textbook I think you’d really enjoy. It was environmental geology but it talks a lot about recycling. Environmental Geology www.amazon.com/dp/0073524085?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@порціямемів]

Hi! May i translate and voice this video and upload it on another chanel?

[@AthynVixen]

Please please please rail against the use of disposable masks. SO much unnecessary plastic deeply upsets me every time I leave my apartment, Hardly anyone has a reuseable.