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TED Talks: Charles Moore: Seas of Plastic

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Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

I Stink!

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Ever wonder what it's like to be a garbage truck? Lie through a night in the life of a New York City garbage truck in this raucous and stinky video.

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Primary
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00:09
I Stink!

Trash and the Environment (1998)

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Take a trip to a recycling center, a landfill, and a town dump to understand what happens to trash after it is thrown away. Focus on the environmental problems created by solid waste and discover ways to alleviate the problem. Learn that through daily conservation methods, people can control the amount of waste they produce.

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Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:12
Trash and the Environment

Garbage (1993)

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It’s time to talk trash with Bill Nye the Science Guy.

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Elementary
Middle
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00:23
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Pollution Solutions (1996)

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This episode doesn’t stink, even though it’s about pollution.

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Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:23
Pollution Solutions