A NOTE BY THE DIRECTOR

Plastica Connection is taken from a report broadcast in the episode MAL DI PLASTICA, of Presa Diretta RAI3. An episode in which the urgency of putting a stop to the production of plastic pollution is told. Plastic Connection in particular tells how all of us, Europe first and foremost, are responsible for what we produce in this ecosystem, in this case plastic waste which is released into the environment in abundance and which we do not know how to get rid of. And instead we contaminate the territories of other countries, closing our eyes to the consequences of our actions. After China said no to plastic imports from the West, Turkey has become the largest importer of our plastic for recycling. But much of this plastic that enters the market is made up of single-use packaging from our food system and is not recyclable, is sent to unsuitable facilities and ends up being burned and contaminating the air, water and soil. Part of this plastic is processed by minors, asylum seekers, or workers without the necessary guarantees. But the damage caused by this system and by our irresponsibility will then come back to us because the world is one, and there is no possible border to isolate what is dispersed in the environment. There is no escape and the only solution is to get together, with a global effort to reduce plastic production and control the destination of waste.