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    The documentary film Trashed tackles the global problem of pollution and waste. It examines how pollution is harming human and environmental health. It interviews people directly impacted by the growing waste problem, and uses visuals like aerial shots to show the vast scale of trash accumulation. The film explores how methods of waste disposal like incineration release harmful pollutants into the environment. It also presents more positive examples of waste management systems that can generate energy or jobs from repurposed trash.

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    The documentary film Trashed tackles the global problem of pollution and waste. It examines how pollution is harming human and environmental health. It interviews people directly impacted by the growing waste problem, and uses visuals like aerial shots to show the vast scale of trash accumulation. The film explores how methods of waste disposal like incineration release harmful pollutants into the environment. It also presents more positive examples of waste management systems that can generate energy or jobs from repurposed trash.

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    The documentary film Trashed tackles the global problem of pollution and waste. It examines how pollution is harming human and environmental health. It interviews people directly impacted by the growing waste problem, and uses visuals like aerial shots to show the vast scale of trash accumulation. The film explores how methods of waste disposal like incineration release harmful pollutants into the environment. It also presents more positive examples of waste management systems that can generate energy or jobs from repurposed trash.

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    The documentary film Trashed tackles the global problem of pollution and waste. It examines how pollution is harming human and environmental health. It interviews people directly impacted by the growing waste problem, and uses visuals like aerial shots to show the vast scale of trash accumulation. The film explores how methods of waste disposal like incineration release harmful pollutants into the environment. It also presents more positive examples of waste management systems that can generate energy or jobs from repurposed trash.

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    KennyVo
    December9,2014
    Prof.Davis
    Film107006
    FinalResearchEssay
    Themovie
    Trashed
    tacklesontheproblemofglobalpollution.Howpollutionisaffecting
    ourwellbeing,poisoningus.Ourunsuccessfulattemptstoeliminatethewasteonlytohaveit
    comebacktousinsmallermoreconcentratedquantities.Pollutantsaregettingintoallkindsof
    beingsfromcowsandchickensbutitsalsogettingintothemarinewildlifesuchasseaturtles
    andkillerwhales.Theissueofthehugewasteproblemlieswitheveryonelivingonthisplanet,
    andourthrowawaysocietyareonlymakingitworsebynottrulyunderstandingtheproblem.
    Thecompositionofthesoundsaccentuatewhatthefeelingapersonshouldgetwhen
    watchingthefilm,amoretensecompositioncoupledwiththesceneshouldstiruneasewithina
    person.AnexampleofthiswaswhenJeremyIrons(thenarrator)travelstoVietnamandhevisits
    adisplayofmalformedchildren,andtrackturnssomewhatshrillasifitsdisplayingasenseof
    displeasure.JeannetteCatsouliswroteinanarticledescribesthissceneasBythetimeMr.Irons
    visitsaVietnamesehospitalforchildrenwithseverebirthdefects,asthelegacyofAgentOrange
    andthatplasticwaterbottleinyourhandwillfeelasdangerousasaMolotovcocktailbytheend
    ofthisfilm.(Catsoulis).

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    Thereareseveralinterviewswithpeoplethataredirectlyinvolvedwiththegrowing
    problemwithwaste.OneinterviewwaswithatrashcollectorwhoworkedontheLebanese
    beachfor35years,andhesayshehasseenthegarbagemoundgrow.Therearequiteafewthat
    aresomekindofactivistorscientistwithoneofthemactuallybeingthreatenediftheywereto
    continuetoresearch.
    Thefilmhastakenseveralaerialshotsontrashsuchasthesceneonthebeacheson
    Lebanonandtherehasbeensomemidrangeshotstoshowthemagnitudeofwhatthetrash
    covers.TherewasalsoanaerialshotofthelandfillsintheUK.Thefilmhasusedseveralvisual
    aidstohelpexplaintheeffects,oneexamplewasinthebeginningofthemoviefromthewaste
    fromtheLebanonbeachesshowinguponotherbeachestogivetheviewerabetterideaofthe
    impact.Alsotherewasamapshowingthelandfillandthenearbyareawhichconsistsofaschool
    anditturnsoutthatitisupwindtothelandfill.Thentherearethedataonthescreensuchasthe
    estimatedamountofbottles,cups,andplasticbagsthatwethrowawayyearlyinanothercase
    themovieshowstheamountofincineratorsindifferentregionsalsolaterusedagainbyshowing
    alltheviolationstheincineratorshavecommittedintheirlifetime.
    Oneofthewayssocietyworldwidetriedtogetridoftrashisburningitthough
    incinerators.Doesntsoundlikeabadideaexceptthefactthatitreleaseslotsofdioxinsintothe
    air.Thentheparticlesgetintothefieldswhereanimalsgrazeandinturnpeopleconsumethe
    animalsproducts.MatthewChapmanwhowroteareviewforTrashedrecallsfromthemovie
    thatDioxinbuildsupinthefatofthebody.Menhaveahardtimegettingridofitandittakes
    manyyears,perhapsalifetime.Womenare"luckier."Whentheygetpregnant,thefetusleeches

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    outsomeoftheDioxinalongwithother"nutrients."Theresultingdeformitieshavetobeseento
    bebelieved.(Chapman).
    ChapmancontinuestosayAscientistin
    Trashed
    explainsthatharmdonetoachild
    whensheisyoungisirreversibleandcontinuestoaffectdevelopmentallthewaythroughto
    adulthood,triggeringnewanddifferentproblemsorabnormalitiesalongtheway.Someofthese
    maybepassedontothevictim'schildren.InthecaseofDioxin,forexample,it'sthoughtitcould
    takesixgenerationsto"breedout"geneticdamage.(Chapman).
    Lateritisstatedthat1.3billionsoffoodarethrownawaywithintheyear.Aprison
    systemintheUKutilizestheanaerobicdigester.Thisisasystemthatbreaksdownfoodwaste
    andturnsitintocompostandmethaneenergy.Whichinturnisaselfrunningresource.Thenin
    SanFranciscotheyhavearecyclingprogramthatisrequiredbyallcitizensandtourists.Thishas
    actuallycreatedlotsofjobswithgoodbenefitsfortheworkersandtheplanetbyrepurposingall
    thetrashthatinsteadofjustwastingawayinalandfill.SuchaspackingitthensendingtoChina
    tobemadeintomoreproducts.

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    WorksCited
    Catsoulis,Jeannette."GloomandDoomforthePlanet."
    TheNewYorkTimes
    .TheNewYork
    Times,13Dec.2012.Web.07Dec.2014.
    Chapman,Matthew."Trashed:ADocumentarybyJeremyIronsandCandidaBradyThatCity
    HallShouldWatch."
    TheHuffingtonPost
    .TheHuffingtonPost.com,18Nov.2013.Web.
    07Dec.2014.

    Trashed
    .Dir.CanditaBrady.Perf.JeremyIrons.BlenheimFilms,2012.DVD.

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