The Majestic Plastic Bag

00:00:01 The open plains of the asphalt jungle.

00:00:13 the Plastic Bag.

00:00:26 Once released into the wild, the plastic bag is unsure of itself.

00:00:39 This flight will be the first in it's long

00:00:51 Using the wind to guide it

00:00:59 This park may, at first, seem like an idyllic place for the plastic bag

00:01:10 including one of the MOST dangerous...

00:01:25 Meanwhile, our little bag has encountered

00:01:32 Once the Yorkie has locked onto his victim

00:01:40 our bag manages to escape the Yorkie's talons and flee for it's life.

00:01:56 through neighborhoods, across parks, and down city streets.

00:02:10 a plastic bag in pitch black.

00:02:24 Many plastic bags will not make it out of here

00:02:37 the bag's natural buoyancy makes it an excellent swimmer.

00:02:53 At last the bag has reached the gateway to the open sea.

00:03:04 the bag will travel 100s of miles, to join the

00:03:15 The Garbage Patch is a veritable plastic oasis

00:03:25 never actually biodegrading

00:03:35 before breaking into ever tinier plastic pieces