# What really happens to the plastic you throw away?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Emma Bryce
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_bryce_what_really_happens_to_the_plastic_you_throw_away)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

We've all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what actually happens to the plastic if we just throw it away? Emma Bryce traces the life cycles of three different plastic bottles, shedding light on the dangers these disposables present to our world. \[Directed by Sharon Colman, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Peter Gosling\].

## Lectures

1. [What really happens to the plastic you throw away?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/emma_bryce_what_really_happens_to_the_plastic_you_throw_away/983e86983532), 4 min (TED's player)