WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.839 Alright, let's try it. This is the global political 00:00:04.839 --> 00:00:12.099 party. The team members are Darlene, Mary- Ann, 00:00:12.300 --> 00:00:23.300 Melissa, Isabella and Isabel. We will be representing 00:00:23.300 --> 00:00:28.920 global political issues. We believe we will be 00:00:28.920 --> 00:00:34.880 better served here. We wanted to have a political 00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:43.280 seat at the table. We are five Girls but one 00:00:43.280 --> 00:00:56.710 voice. Today's topic is alright girls! We need 00:00:56.710 --> 00:01:02.310 to address this situation. We have this misunderstanding 00:01:02.310 --> 00:01:10.689 with...! I think it's plastic! But we have three 00:01:10.689 --> 00:01:16.150 main containers which is metal. We have glass 00:01:16.150 --> 00:01:24.760 and we have plastic. Of course. The glass was 00:01:24.760 --> 00:01:32.780 discovered over 4 ,000 years ago. The metal was 00:01:32.780 --> 00:01:38.359 discovered over 6 ,000 years ago. And the plastic 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:52.379 was invented in 1907. Now, all of us great grandparents 00:01:53.920 --> 00:02:00.480 our grandparents, our parents, our self, and 00:02:00.480 --> 00:02:03.799 maybe our children and our children's children 00:02:03.799 --> 00:02:14.639 will. I would say, privilege of plastic. And 00:02:14.639 --> 00:02:20.659 the reason I use the word privilege is because 00:02:20.659 --> 00:02:29.199 whilst a lot of abuse has been done to plastic. 00:02:31.479 --> 00:02:38.120 There are elements of society that plastic has 00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:42.960 to be used. For instance, I believe that baby 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:53.800 furniture should be made out of 100%. Good. plastic. 00:02:56.219 --> 00:03:03.199 I think storage supply in refrigeration should 00:03:03.199 --> 00:03:08.500 be made out of plastic. I think the laboratory 00:03:08.500 --> 00:03:12.560 these tests that they conduct at the hospital 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:24.270 should be used these storage, blood storage vials 00:03:24.270 --> 00:03:32.770 or the injection needle or the syringe and all 00:03:32.770 --> 00:03:37.770 those hospital apparatus. It's appropriate for 00:03:37.770 --> 00:03:48.289 it to be in plastic. Tupperware has served great 00:03:48.289 --> 00:03:53.069 generations before us with their plastic. containers. 00:03:57.210 --> 00:04:02.330 What's wrong with it? There are things that are 00:04:02.330 --> 00:04:08.530 best served if stored in plastic. Personally, 00:04:09.009 --> 00:04:13.430 I do not wish to have glass in my bathroom for 00:04:13.430 --> 00:04:16.050 it to shatter on the ground and shards get in 00:04:16.050 --> 00:04:23.100 my feet and in the sauna and so I think fancy 00:04:23.100 --> 00:04:28.439 plastic, bathroom, storage containers are very 00:04:28.439 --> 00:04:34.620 appropriate and it does its job. But there are 00:04:34.620 --> 00:04:40.139 some that decided to demonize plastic. Now there's 00:04:40.139 --> 00:04:46.339 a global agreement for metal and glass to be 00:04:46.339 --> 00:04:52.029 reconditioned, recycled, repurposed and reuse. 00:04:53.829 --> 00:04:56.850 Why can't we get the same deal with plastic? 00:04:59.350 --> 00:05:04.850 There must become a global agreement to recycle, 00:05:06.550 --> 00:05:15.850 repurpose and reuse plastic containers because 00:05:16.300 --> 00:05:19.660 There's no need to actually reinvent plastic 00:05:19.660 --> 00:05:25.639 if you can recycle and reused it. Now getting 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:31.139 rid of plastic To go disturb the rainforest by 00:05:31.139 --> 00:05:37.220 cutting down the trees to make a spoon. This will disturb 00:05:37.220 --> 00:05:41.819 the earth's carbon balance disturb the environment 00:05:41.819 --> 00:05:50.759 , the weather it is so recent time I heard 00:05:50.759 --> 00:05:54.519 of some people going into the sea disturbing 00:05:54.519 --> 00:05:57.920 the bed of the sea taking out the seaweed to 00:05:57.920 --> 00:06:01.899 make plates so that people can eat with it. While 00:06:01.899 --> 00:06:07.420 they discard plastic now the same thing is how 00:06:07.420 --> 00:06:09.959 will you recycle these things that you're going 00:06:09.959 --> 00:06:14.660 to reinvent. There's no need to reinvent what 00:06:14.660 --> 00:06:21.379 is not broken. I caution anyone that goes to 00:06:21.379 --> 00:06:24.220 the sea and disturb the sea. You're not supposed 00:06:24.220 --> 00:06:27.680 to remove the sand or anything. You're not supposed to... 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:31.519 You can, within reason, pick up a stone. But 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:38.339 not a truckload of it. You're not supposed to 00:06:38.339 --> 00:06:42.860 go and disturb the seaweed. Or you're cutting 00:06:42.860 --> 00:06:49.019 trees down so that you can have a spoon. Does 00:06:49.019 --> 00:06:52.600 that make sense? No it doesn't. It's actually, 00:06:52.620 --> 00:07:03.240 it's evil. Right girls? It's um...! The only thing, 00:07:03.480 --> 00:07:09.759 the only problem is there must become a global 00:07:09.759 --> 00:07:16.980 agreement. as to how to discard plastic. It must 00:07:16.980 --> 00:07:22.399 be globally signed and globally agreed upon because 00:07:22.399 --> 00:07:41.180 plastic is perfect. Yes, it is perfect. Yes, 00:07:41.319 --> 00:07:46.720 Darlene, you said that people are saying that 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:52.279 plastic is in the blood they found traces of plastic. 00:07:52.279 --> 00:07:56.040 I don't believe it. I would like to see that 00:07:56.040 --> 00:08:01.959 lab technician that look me in my eyes and tell 00:08:01.959 --> 00:08:07.160 me that they found plastic particle in someone's 00:08:07.160 --> 00:08:11.600 blood. The body will not digest plastic. It will 00:08:11.600 --> 00:08:16.620 not digest metal and it will not digest glass. 00:08:17.060 --> 00:08:21.000 You will pass that thing out of you exactly as how you 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:26.860 have swallow it. I discuss with my grandmother. Remember 00:08:26.860 --> 00:08:29.740 girls when we discuss it with my grandmother 00:08:29.740 --> 00:08:32.440 and she's a doctor. She said absolutely not. 00:08:35.529 --> 00:08:40.490 the body will not digest plastic. So this whatever 00:08:40.490 --> 00:08:45.450 they're campaigning about and they need to demonize 00:08:45.450 --> 00:08:48.950 something. It seems like everything that works 00:08:48.950 --> 00:08:59.110 is a crime. I heard this lady she was saying 00:08:59.110 --> 00:09:02.740 everything that the baby touch is plastic. Yes! 00:09:02.740 --> 00:09:06.720 it is plastic and it's good for the baby. Do 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:11.080 you want the baby to be using glass or 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:15.840 metal or even the pacifier? Imagine if you stick 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:19.960 that glass in that kid's mouth, what will happen 00:09:19.960 --> 00:09:28.200 to it? Baby furnishing and baby welfare has to 00:09:28.200 --> 00:09:34.159 be plastic. And it's good. It's very good. I 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:38.620 don't see any any problem with it and I think 00:09:38.620 --> 00:09:41.779 the soft drink industry for instance Coca -Cola 00:09:41.779 --> 00:09:45.700 Pepsi and The others they're doing a very good 00:09:45.700 --> 00:09:49.120 job when you return your bottles you get some 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:52.840 pennies So I'm wondering is it possible for the 00:09:52.840 --> 00:09:58.399 other plastic users? To work a deal out with 00:09:58.590 --> 00:10:04.710 Coca -Cola, Pepsi and all these plastic 00:10:04.710 --> 00:10:13.190 bottle usership company so that they could use 00:10:13.190 --> 00:10:26.289 the same depository. For instance, the skin cream 00:10:26.289 --> 00:10:31.129 lotion bottle. plastic. You could return it at 00:10:31.129 --> 00:10:35.509 the same Coca -Cola, Pepsi depository at the 00:10:35.509 --> 00:10:47.110 supermarket for some kind of penny and these 00:10:47.110 --> 00:10:49.950 companies can work something out how they pay 00:10:49.950 --> 00:10:52.570 each other behind the scenes because I promise 00:10:52.570 --> 00:10:55.620 you We would never see another plastic bottle 00:10:55.620 --> 00:10:59.100 or anything loitering anywhere, because if you 00:10:59.100 --> 00:11:01.840 look around you've never seen a Coca -Cola bottle 00:11:01.840 --> 00:11:06.899 or a Pepsi bottle. That's because people return 00:11:06.899 --> 00:11:11.899 them because they're valued some pennies. I think 00:11:11.899 --> 00:11:16.100 that is the way, that is the solution for plastic 00:11:16.100 --> 00:11:20.200 bottles or plastic containers. You return them 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:25.210 all for some pennies. And all will become beautiful. 00:11:25.269 --> 00:11:28.029 There won't be any plastic bottle in the ocean. 00:11:30.830 --> 00:11:35.090 So I think this is the way forward. I don't think 00:11:35.090 --> 00:11:41.110 reinventing something that is not broken. It 00:11:41.110 --> 00:11:44.490 is pathetic going into the sea to go and disturb 00:11:44.490 --> 00:11:49.669 the sea bed taking seaweed out. You're inventing 00:11:49.669 --> 00:12:02.000 a solution for plastic. It's certainly very disturbing, 00:12:02.240 --> 00:12:09.919 right? And think about it. A grand tree that 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:14.360 stood in all its majestic lights in the rainforest 00:12:14.360 --> 00:12:19.200 and you go there like a parasite and a peasant 00:12:19.200 --> 00:12:23.480 and cut the tree down to go and make a spoon 00:12:23.480 --> 00:12:28.549 so you can have a meal. What do you think the 00:12:28.549 --> 00:12:31.149 universe is going to do to you for doing that 00:12:31.149 --> 00:12:34.370 to that tree? Think about your life before you 00:12:34.370 --> 00:12:48.350 do this. You're going to be cursed for life Hmm! 00:12:48.350 --> 00:12:55.070 Well Girls, what do you think about the whole 00:12:55.070 --> 00:12:59.220 plastic thing? I think it's a great invention. 00:13:00.320 --> 00:13:03.379 I think it serves its purpose. I think there 00:13:03.379 --> 00:13:06.279 are things in the kitchen that has to be in plastic. 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:12.820 I think definitely there are things in the bathroom 00:13:12.820 --> 00:13:22.240 that has to be in plastic. And I think a baby's 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:28.039 bath has to be in plastic. Like I said, babies 00:13:28.039 --> 00:13:33.240 furnishing: it from the room, to the bathroom, 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:41.580 to the play area. It should be 100 % made by 00:13:41.580 --> 00:13:54.620 plastic. I think glass is grand, of course, when 00:13:54.620 --> 00:13:59.279 a kid is 10. 11, 12, you can start introducing 00:13:59.279 --> 00:14:03.460 them to proper flatware at the table. But I believe 00:14:03.460 --> 00:14:07.820 under 10, they should have plastic flatware. 00:14:09.559 --> 00:14:14.299 And of course, they can have gold or silver spoon 00:14:14.299 --> 00:14:17.720 or whatever you choose. But I think outside of 00:14:17.720 --> 00:14:25.580 that, it should be plastic. I don't think anything's 00:14:25.580 --> 00:14:29.360 wrong with that. Just like glass has its purpose, 00:14:29.820 --> 00:14:33.259 metal has its purpose, and plastic has its purpose. 00:14:33.340 --> 00:14:36.340 And you have to understand that during the time 00:14:36.340 --> 00:14:39.279 of metal and glass, during those early years, 00:14:40.860 --> 00:14:46.299 the fridge freezer was not invented. We did not 00:14:46.299 --> 00:14:54.379 have supermarkets. So now when these, when we 00:14:54.379 --> 00:15:00.080 have these invention, then plastic was invented 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:04.139 for the solution to the problem of storage. And 00:15:04.139 --> 00:15:07.360 it worked very well because there are parts of 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:10.779 fridge freezers that are made from plastic. Okay,! 00:15:10.960 --> 00:15:15.700 so girls, the plastic outbreak and the outlaw 00:15:15.700 --> 00:15:19.639 and the demonization of plastic, that plastic 00:15:19.639 --> 00:15:25.029 is causing cancer. and all those things. Well 00:15:25.029 --> 00:15:28.389 we have a very great track record in general 00:15:28.389 --> 00:15:32.750 of our great great great grandparents that our 00:15:32.750 --> 00:15:37.049 parents would have known the story. Had, they had 00:15:37.049 --> 00:15:47.429 gotten cancer from plastic. So today trying to 00:15:47.429 --> 00:15:53.490 demonize plastic for the caused of cancer. I don't 00:15:53.490 --> 00:15:57.870 think the two are related. I believe it's unfortunate 00:15:57.870 --> 00:16:02.669 if somebody winds up getting cancer, but I don't 00:16:02.669 --> 00:16:07.950 see any medical evidence that the cancer is as 00:16:07.950 --> 00:16:14.850 a result of the exposure to plastic. So we will 00:16:14.850 --> 00:16:18.659 have to vote for plastic. And we will have to 00:16:18.659 --> 00:16:23.700 say, right girls? Long live plastic. Because 00:16:23.700 --> 00:16:29.399 it is necessary. It is found in everything. From 00:16:29.399 --> 00:16:34.860 the interior of cars, to the bottom of your shoes. 00:16:36.539 --> 00:16:45.460 It is everywhere. The only solution is for 00:16:46.879 --> 00:16:51.600 Globally, we need to find a global recycling 00:16:51.600 --> 00:16:56.299 solution that is acceptable and user friendly 00:16:56.299 --> 00:17:01.419 and that is the way forward to address the situation 00:17:01.419 --> 00:17:05.599 of plastic because plastic is not going away. 00:17:06.660 --> 00:17:10.440 It's a little things like the straw that you 00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:14.460 use for your milkshake, that can change your day, 00:17:14.660 --> 00:17:18.349 your... your whole mood, just by getting the 00:17:18.349 --> 00:17:24.890 right straw, can create a very good mood. And 00:17:24.890 --> 00:17:28.309 the right straw is plastic straw for our milkshake. 00:17:29.589 --> 00:17:33.150 So congratulations, McDonald's, for returning 00:17:33.150 --> 00:17:48.400 to your plastic straws. We love you for it. We'll 00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:48.940 be again.