The Plastic Detox: What the Documentary Gets Right (and Where to Start)

If you’ve recently watched The Plastic Detox, you’re not alone. The documentary is quickly becoming part of a much bigger conversation—one that’s been building for years around plastic, human health, and the materials we live with every day. For many people, it’s the first time seeing how deeply plastic is woven into daily life. Not just as waste—but as something we wear, cook with, drink from, and absorb.   Plastic Isn’t Just an Environmental Issue For years, plastic has been framed as a sustainability problem. Ocean waste. Landfills. Recycling. But The Plastic Detox highlights something more personal: Plastic is also...