Documentaries on Waste Reduction

There are many ways to show love to the planet from home, including learning more about the importance of reducing waste. October 19-25 is Waste Reduction Week – a week to evaluate areas in our lives that are producing the most waste, and finding ways to reduce it. This Waste Reduction Week, why not spend an evening cozying up at home while watching a documentary about reducing your waste? Green Action Centre has compiled some videos and documentaries for you to watch on your own, with your family, or with your roommates. It is not an exhaustive list, so feel free to explore alternatives via a platform that works for you!

A Plastic Ocean

In the center of the Pacific Ocean, researchers found more plastic than plankton. A Plastic Ocean documents how plastics, once they enter the oceans, break up into small particulates that enter the food chain. Check out the Plastic Oceans website for additional resources.

The Clean Bin Project

Follow partners Jen and Grant in their friendly competition to see who produces less waste. Rent the film on Vimeo and/or visit the Clean Bin Project website to learn more.

Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

Anthony Bourdain, and other celebrity chefs, help solve the problem of food waste as one-third of all food grown for human consumption ends up in the garbage.

The Story of Stuff

From its extraction through sale, use, and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. There is a discussion guide on the Story of Stuff website for additional learning, as well as numerous other short, informative videos. To watch The Story of Stuff, click here!

The Story of Plastic

The Story of Plastic takes a sweeping look at the human-made crisis of plastic pollution and the effect it has on the health of our planet and the people who inhabit it.

How Fast Fashion Adds to the World’s Clothing Waste Problem

Fast fashion is a major contributor to the world’s clothing waste problem. Many of us give our old clothes to charity or drop them in a store take-back bin, but you might be surprised to learn most of it is sold and can end up in the landfill.