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In Part 3 you’ll see how Greenpeace is now involved in fighting plastic pollution and not just saving the whales!

The Addicted To Plastic series is an amzingly informative documentary that took three years of filming in 12 countries including two trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates in what’s called the ‘Garbage Patch’ and the ‘North Pacific Gyre’. The film details plastic’s path over the last 100 years and provides a wealth of expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability. These solutions -- which include plastic made from plants -- will provide viewers with a new perspective about our future with plastic.

If you haven’t heard about JUNK then you’re in for a treat!

JUNK is a raft of sorts made from 15,000 discarded plastic bottles. It’s a project launched by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation to bring awareness to the huge problem of plastics in our ocean.

Back on June 1, 2008 JUNK set off from Long Beach, CA to float it’s way to Hawaii. They figured the trip would take about 6 weeks but now they’ve revised it to 10-12 weeks!

Dr. Marcus Eriksen and Joel Paschal are the 2 hardy sailors aboard her and you can follow their expedition here on their blog.

Plastics in the ocean is becoming a deadly problem as plastic ingested by fish is making it’s way into OUR food chain.

There are areas in the ocean, specifically the North Pacific Gyre, (or ‘Garbage Patch’ as it’s affectionately named), where the amount of plastic in the water outnumbers the amount of plankton in the water!

To learn more visit the Algalita Marine Research Foundation.