The Threat to our Environment Revealed in Controversial and Hard-Hitting Documentary

LOS ANGELES - Jan. 21, 2015 - PRLog -- The truth about plastic has been revealed in an outstanding documentary produced and directed by filmmakers, Philippe and Maxine Carillo. The controversial, hard-hitting documentary, “Inside the Garbage of the World”, is now available via YouTube, and tells the story about plastic pollution inside the oceans rising to a frightening level to human safety. Without urgent action the horrid momentum will worsen dramatically, and so... solutions are embedded in this highly environmentally conscious work.

The dynamic, which impacts on all of our oceans, affects the world economy and undermines healthcare because our food chain is being poisoned in unprecedented fashion.

“We don't have too much time to stop and handle the disaster we are creating. In about 10 years, maybe more, the fisheries are going to collapse. Maybe earlier”, says Philippe Carillo. “The curve of the % of fish who ingested plastic already is exponential from the research of Scientists and Oceanographers I know personally. There is no other way but stopping using single use plastic NOW. It may be already too late.” "We have to categorize plastic as Hazardous Material," says Philippe. There is no way around that fact, according to the Oceanographers and other Scientists interviewed. "Recycling and cleaning up beaches are necessary," Philippe emphasizes, "but much more must be done simultaneously, post haste." A deeply experienced activist worldwide, Philippe underscores that "we are moving at an arthritic snail's pace when it comes to dealing with the source of the ocean's bleeding. All anyone is involved in at present, their good intentions notwithstanding, is the application of tourniquets. We cannot continue to apply band aids to a situation which threatens to desecrate the beauty and the sustenance provided by our oceans."

Oceanographers, Scientists and Experts such as Capt. Moore (Algalita Marine Research Institute), Anna Cummins (5 Gyres Institute), Dr. Andrea Neal (Blue Ocean Sciences), Mary Crowley (Ocean Voyage Institute - Project Kaisei) and many others share their experiences and research in this singular cinematic achievement.

Some of the startling points revealed in “Inside The Garbage of The World”:

·       The amount of plastic produced from 2000 - 2010 exceeds the amount produced during the entire last century;

·       Plastic is the most common type of marine litter worldwide;

·       An estimated 100,000 marine mammals and up to 1 million sea birds die every year after ingesting or being tangled in plastic marine litter;

·       Up to 80% of the plastic in our oceans comes from land-based sources;

·       It is estimated that Americans go through about 100 billion plastic bags a year, or 360 bags per year for every man, woman and child in the country;

·       Plastics do not biodegrade, but instead break down into small particles that persist in the ocean, absorb toxins, entering our food chain through fish, sea birds and other marine life. Those particles often contain a million times more PCBs than open sea water;

·       Plastic debris in the area popularly known as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" has increased by 100 times in the past 40 years. The five oceanic gyres are estimated to contain 100 million tons of marine litter, and approximately 20 million tons of plastic litter enters the ocean each year.

You can view “Inside the Garbage of the World” here: http://youtu.be/kmGF7kQatok



About The Filmmakers:

Philippe Carillo, a French citizen who has lived in California for the past 10 years while securing documentation worldwide, has been in the post-production field since 2001 as a sound engineer. He has worked on more than 60 major documentaries for 20th Century Fox, BBC, Planet and French Productions. “Inside the Garbage of the World” is his first produced and directed film.

Maxine Carillo, wife of Philippe, is a former model and actress. She has appeared on television on such shows as NYPD Blue and City of Angels. She is currently a screenwriter.

Together, they have the passion and commitment to raise awareness respecting macroscopic threats to our environment, and to participate in urgent solutions, which follow fresh paradigms.