“The Story Of” Movies Our original animated series examines how our obsession with Stuff is trashing the planet, our communities, and our health – and offers a vision for change! The Story of Plastic Our first feature-length documentary is a seething expose of the true cost or plastic pollution – and the heroes and villains at…
Watch our movies Dive into short docs and animations that unpack the hidden impacts of our consumer culture. From water theft to plastic pollution, our stories expose the problems and point toward solutions. What Kind of Changemaker Are You? Everyone is unique in the ways that they make an impact. Take our Changemaker Personality Quiz…
This week, members of Michigan’s lame duck legislature introduced a bill that could repeal Michigan’s 40-year-old bottle deposit law. If passed, the bill would undermine a successful bottling collection program that has recovered an average of 96% of bottles sold. What’s a container deposit? Container deposits are a system designed to reduce pollution by incentivizing the…
Welcome to the Movement for a Reusable Future The plastic and single-use waste crisis is spiraling out of control—but we have a plan to change that. At The Story of Stuff Project, we believe that to win real solutions, we need more than awareness—we need campaigns that focus our movements and show us how to…
Welcome to the Movement for a Reusable Future The plastic and single-use waste crisis is spiraling out of control—but we have a plan to change that. At The Story of Stuff Project, we believe that to win real solutions, we need more than awareness—we need campaigns that focus our movements and show us how to…
How Coke Killed the Refillable Bottle Once upon a time, Coke’s bottles were an environmentalist’s dream: stylish glass bottles washed and reused over and over, leaving no pollution. But, today Coca Cola is the world’s biggest plastic producer and polluter. What happened? Watch our 12-minute investigative short documentary. The Truth Behind Coca-Cola’s Advertising When’s the…
Coke Knew Their Plastic Would Trash the Planet…And Did It Anyway Once upon a time, Coke’s bottles were an environmentalist’s dream: stylish glass bottles washed and reused over and over, leaving no pollution. But, today Coca Cola is the world’s biggest plastic producer and polluter. What happened? Watch our 12-minute investigative short documentary and find…
What would you do if you didn’t have clean air to breathe? The people of St. James Parish, Louisiana have had to live that reality for decades as a result of toxic pollution from plastic production plants. Watch as Sharon Lavigne, 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize recipient, illustrates the fight to save their community.
