Episode 4: Paper Napkin
200925 minsColor
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ECO TRIP: THE REAL COST OF LIVING is an eight-part original series exploring the origins and environmental impact of common everyday products. Hosted by eco-adventurer David de Rothschild, whose far-flung travels have garnered international attention, the half-hour primetime program investigates iconic items from cotton t-shirts and paper napkins to salmon and cell phones, and follows their life cycle from production to disposal, revealing the environmental, social and health effects along the way. ECO TRIP: THE REAL COST OF LIVING inspires and educates viewers on what they can do to live a greener life. Episodes are: Chocolate, Cotton T-Shirt, Gold Ring, Paper Napkin, Light Bulb, Bottled Water, Cellphone, Salmon.
In this episode, David travels to the Maine woods where he witnesses the complex ecosystem of an old growth forest and the devastation that follows clear cutting timber for paper production. Later, David makes some alarming discoveries about paper mill waste emptying into the Androscoggin River and clusters of cancer patients in the vicinity.
In this episode, David travels to the Maine woods where he witnesses the complex ecosystem of an old growth forest and the devastation that follows clear cutting timber for paper production. Later, David makes some alarming discoveries about paper mill waste emptying into the Androscoggin River and clusters of cancer patients in the vicinity.
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