The Dirty Supply Chain Behind Indonesia’s Poisoned Tofu

The US keeps sending millions of pounds of plastic to Indonesia, even after the country banned plastic waste imports. Villagers burn it to cook tofu, contaminating a beloved staple with deadly toxins.

00:00 – Introduction
00:58 – How tofu is made
04:07 – How the factory is powered
05:26 – The dangers of microplastics
07:17 – Where the plastic trash comes from
11:17 – How the food chain gets poisoned
12:54 – Where the tofu ends up
16:00 – End credits

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