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‘The Graduate’: My Introduction to Pollution by Plastic. April 12, 2018, David Klement.

.. Reflecting on that plastic pollution reminded me of the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” which starred a young Dustin Hoffman as the recent college graduate.
To me, the most memorable dialogue in the movie was not in the iconic seduction scene, where Mrs. Robinson and Benjamin (played by Hoffman) engage in some hot-and-heavy banter about . . .you know. . .The Graduate
Just one word …

No, it’s the scene where Benjamin is getting some career advice from Mr. McGuire, a business acquaintance of the young man’s father. Here’s the scene:

Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word.

Benjamin: Yes, sir.

Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?

Benjamin: Yes, I am.

Mr. McGuire: Plastics.

Benjamin: Exactly how do you mean?

Mr. McGuire: There’s a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?

Plastics! That one line says it all about our naivete’ toward the seemingly miracle synthetic polymer material that became wildly popular in the 1960s. There seemed to be no end to the uses to which plastic could be put to make our lives better in that innocent era.

Hence, Mr. McGuire’s view of that as a promising career for a recent college graduate.

Suddenly, Plastic Was Everywhere...

https://plasticoceans.org/graduate-introduction-plastic-pollution/