Videos
Below you’ll find some inspiring Plastic Free July™ videos including participants’ stories as well as some documentaries we recommend to inspire and empower people to reduce plastic waste. See our Plastic Free July YouTube channel for more great videos. Please share with friends, family members, and colleagues to help spread the message.
Plastic Free July - At work and for business (Next Wave Physiotherapy)
Plastic Free July - It's as easy as this!
Plastic Free July - At work and for business (Herbert Smith Freehills law firm)
Plastic Free July - Take the Challenge
Plastic Free July - Local government / council (Town of Bassendean)
Plastic Free July - Small steps, big difference
Movie recommendations
Albatross
Explores the tragedy that is occuring on Midway Island in the Pacific where birds’ bodies are filled with ocean plastic and how this reflects our damaged relationship with the living world. | 97 minutes
The Story of Plastic
Emmy-winning exposé tracing the full plastic lifecycle from fossil-fuel extraction to the petrochemical industry’s manipulation of the recycling narrative. | 95 minutes
Bag It Movie
An exploration of plastic and plastic waste told from the perspective of a single person as they delve into how our lives being ‘too plastic’ is impacting on society. | 78 minutes
Blue The Film
A provocative journey into the ocean realm, looking at how industrial scale fishing, habitat destruction, species loss and pollution have placed the ocean in peril. | 76 minutes
The Plastic Detox
Follows six couples with unexplained infertility as they reduce plastic exposure in their homes, revealing the science linking plastic chemicals to fertility, cancer, and cardiovascular risk. | 1h 30m
Rubber Jellyfish
A feature-length documentary exploring the effects of balloons on the environment, wildlife and human beings, why this problem is being ignored and if something can be done. | 79 minutes
Straws
A short film that inspires action by showing how individuals, groups and businesses worldwide are reducing plastic straw use through awareness, policy and non-plastic alternatives. | 33 minutes
The Plastic Country
Australian filmmaker and ocean advocate Kal Glanznig travels Australia investigating plastic’s impact on ecosystems, politics, and human health, from East Arnhem Land to Parliament House. | 70 minutes
Oceans Without Limits
Embark on a voyage of discovery into the Western Indian Ocean and find out how plastic pollution is impacting this tropical paradise. The discoveries are both unexpected and shocking! | 55 minutes
Pulau Plastik
Follow the journey of 3 environmentalists: Gede Robi, Tiza Mafira, and Prigi Arisandi who trace the trail of plastic waste and voice solutions that we can do to preserve the environment. | 97 minutes
Find out more about Pulau Plastik (English subtitles)
Making a difference is as simple as swapping out your usual disposable coffee cup with an eco-friendly version, bringing your own reuseable bags to get groceries, or even switching to soap instead of using bottled wash products.
