Watch the youtube video, Brief History of Plastics
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GMbRG9CZJw
After watching this Brief History of Plastics, then read and respond to this Ted-Ed film question.
QUESTION:
– Consider how the invention of plastic has had an undeniable impact on making many products cost-effective but created the problems of excessive waste, landfills, and other issues related to poor biodegradability. Spend the next ten minutes reflecting on the tension between these two ideas. How do you reconcile the practicality of plastic with its problems? What are the emotions connected to embracing plastic and rejecting plastic? If you’ve observed a problem that your technology caused in its development that reminds you of “the plastic problem” feel free to incorporate that in this response as well.