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From Louisiana to Pennsylvania, Tracing Plastics Pollution Back to Its Source
The documentary “Single-Use Planet” follows the “river of money” underpinning the plastics industry in the United States.
By Kiley Bense
While filming a documentary about oceans on a boat in the Pacific Ocean several years ago, producer and director Steve Cowan encountered a shocking scene. “We were surrounded from horizon to horizon by floating plastic,” Cowan said. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”