The Plastic Problem

2019 54 min

Overview

In "The Plastic Problem: PBS NewsHour Presents", Amna Nawaz and her PBS NewsHour colleagues look at this now ubiquitous material and how it's impacting the world, why it's become so prevalent, what's being done to mitigate its use, and what potential alternatives or solutions are out there. This hour-long program travels from Boston to Seattle, Costa Rica to Easter Island to bring the global scale of the problem to light.

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Cast

Amna Nawaz

Herself

Crew

Lorna Baldwin

Producer

Emily Carpeaux

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Rachel Wellford

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Lorna Baldwin

Writer

Amna Nawaz

Writer

Tyler Bedgood

Cinematography

Lisa Berglund

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Malcolm Brown

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Mike Fritz

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Jason Lelchuk

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Denis Levkovich

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Jay Kemp

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Eric O'Connor

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Devin Pinckard

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Dale West

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Susheel Younas

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