60 minutes. Plastic plague. Part 1 /
A report on the efforts to clean up the Great Pacific garbage patch, a vortex of plastic refuse in the ocean; and the devastating effects of plastic garbage on the wildlife on Midway Atoll. With only three ways of disposing of plastic available -- put it in a landfill, burn it or recycle it -- much...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS),
2018
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| Summary: | A report on the efforts to clean up the Great Pacific garbage patch, a vortex of plastic refuse in the ocean; and the devastating effects of plastic garbage on the wildlife on Midway Atoll. With only three ways of disposing of plastic available -- put it in a landfill, burn it or recycle it -- much of it ends up in rivers and streams, turning oceans into a vast garbage dump. Dutchman Boyan Slat has proposed a cleanup device that will skim and corral the ocean's plastic for removal, but it has been met with skepticism and challenges. Meanwhile, the real life effects of the overload of plastic has proven fatal to the colony of Laysan albatross that mistakenly eat this hazardous debris. Includes interviews with: Boyan Slat, founder, Oceanic Cleanup; Denise Hardesty, research scientist for the Australian government; Susan Freinkel, science writer; Roland Geyer, environmental scientist, University of California; Amanda Boyd, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Kevin O'Brien, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; Kelly Goodale, biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (15 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:14:35 |
| Participant or Performer: | Reporter, Sharyn Alfonsi. |
| Language: | In English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Title from resource description page (viewed February 29, 2024). |
| Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | This broadcast from August 18, 2019; original segment first broadcast on December 16, 2018. |
