The Best Plastic, Pollution & Waste Documentaries

Planet & Climate - 19 free documentaries about plastic, pollution & waste.

Start with The Forever Chemical Scandal (48 min, Bloomberg Originals), then How China Broke the World's Recycling (20 min, Wendover Productions). All 19 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on plastic, pollution & waste is Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.

• The Forever Chemical Scandal (48 min, Bloomberg Originals)
• How China Broke the World's Recycling (20 min, Wendover Productions)
• Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal (114 min, American Experience)
• A Week in one of World's Largest Toxic Waste Dumps | The Insider: Reggie Yates (54 min, Free Documentary)
• What Is Behind a HUGE Landfill in California | Secrets of Mega Landfill (49 min, ENDEVR)
• Plastic Wars (53 min, FRONTLINE PBS)
• How a Chemical Company Created a Ghost Town | Overlooked (20 min, VICE)
• Why Sea Life Might Need Trash (25 min, Real Science)
• Is Your Food Safe? Inside Thailand’s Toxic River Crisis | Insight (46 min, CNA Insider)
• The toxic waste from drugs like ecstasy, speed or crystal meth (28 min, DW Documentary)
• India Has 8 Out Of 10 Most Polluted Cities In The World. Why? Can It Beat Air Pollution? | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Why the Plastic Pollution Problem Is So Much Worse Than You Think (16 min, Be Smart)
• Flint Water Crisis & Libya on the Brink (VICE on HBO: Season 4, Episode 15) (30 min, VICE)
• How A City Was Poisoned By Its Government | The Flint Water Crisis (119 min, Real Stories)
• Airpocalypse: Surviving the World's Most Polluted City (46 min, Free Documentary)
• India: drowning in plastic - Founders Valley (9/10) (26 min, DW Documentary)
• How Is Air Pollution Affecting Your Health? | Ever Wondered (21 min, Spark)
• Behind the scenes of CLEARING THE AIR: THE WAR ON SMOG (31 min, American Experience)
• Jana Dixon: The 1080 Fiasco. The Problem is the Solution, with Restorative Ecology (60 min, Our Planet)

Top-Rated Books About Plastic, Pollution & Waste

1. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson (4/5) - View on Amazon
2. Moby-Duck by Donovan Hohn - View on Amazon
3. Plastic by Susan Freinkel - View on Amazon
4. Garbology by Edward Humes - View on Amazon