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Does Recycling Your Plastic Actually Work?

About

If you’ve ever looked at the bottom of a disposable bottle or cup, you’ve probably noticed a recycling symbol. Seeing this, many people assume the item should be put in a recycling bin. Yet many plastics are incapable of being recycled at most centers. In fact, only 9% is recycled each year. So why are so few plastics recycled? And what do these symbols actually mean?

I co-directed this explainer with my good friend Alon Sivan, using a mix of 2D and 3D animation.

Credits

Script Writer
Shannon Odell

Directors/illustrators
Yuval Haker, Alon Sivan

Narrator
Addison Anderson

Animators
Alon Sivan, Dana Roth, Pavelas Laptevas, John McColgan, Yuval Haker

Music and sound design
Dana Roth