The smallest solution to one of our biggest problems - Tierney Thys and Christian Sardet
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Each year humanity produces roughly 400 million tons of plastic, 80% of which is discarded as trash. Of that plastic waste, only one-tenth is recycled. 60% gets incinerated or goes into the landfills, and 30% leaks out into the environment. Fortunately, there are microbes that may be able to take a bite out of this growing problem. Tierney Thys and Christian Sardet explore the future of recycling.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Tierney Thys, Christian Sardet
- Director Elsa Esteban
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Storyboard Artist Elsa Esteban
- Animator Elsa Esteban, Lucie Zix
- Art Director Elsa Esteban
- Composer Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- Sound Designer Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal, Dan Kwartler
- Producer Anna Bechtol
- Associate Producer Abdallah Ewis
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Charles Wallace
We need to recycle more!!! ≡(▔﹏▔)≡
Pebbles xD LESSON IN PROGRESS
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How about they inject the enzymes in us and then we can eat what we waste
Michelle Waters COMPLETED LESSON
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