FILMS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & HEALTH
Watch Environmental Justice & Health Documentaries Online
Stream environmental justice and public-health documentaries, including films on plastic pollution, e-waste, industrial contamination, pharmaceutical aluminum, and the communities bearing the cost of environmental harm.
The Green Channel's environmental justice collection covers pollution in the Ganges River, electronic waste dumping in Ghana, water contamination in Tofino harbour, and the legal and political fights for accountability.
These are films about the unequal distribution of environmental damage, and the people, scientists, and lawyers pushing back.
What you'll find in this collection
- Plastic pollution documentaries - Sacred India: A Plastic Revolution
- E-waste documentaries: Blame Game (Agbogbloshie e-waste dumping ground)
- Aluminum and pharmaceutical health documentaries: The Age of Aluminum / Aluminium
- Cannabis policy and public health: Demystifying Cannabis
- Climate justice and human rights: The Climate Tsunami, Aghbalou: The Source of Water
BROWSE BY COLLECTION
Health & Environment Documentaries: Environmental causes of disease and exposure-related health issues.
Accountability & Public Interest: Courtroom documentaries and corporate accountability
Pollution & Consequences: Plastic, water, and industrial pollution films
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is environmental justice?
Environmental justice is the principle that all communities (regardless of race, income, or geography) have the right to a healthy environment. It examines how pollution, climate change, and industrial harm fall disproportionately on marginalised communities. Documentaries like Blame Game and Sacred India: A Plastic Revolution show how environmental damage tracks existing inequalities.
What is e-waste and where does it go?
E-waste is discarded electronics, such as phones, computers, screens, which contain toxic materials including lead, mercury, and flame retardants. Much e-waste from wealthy countries is illegally exported to developing countries, where informal scavengers extract valuable metals at severe health cost. The documentary Blame Game investigates Agbogbloshie in Ghana, one of the world's largest e-waste sites.
Why is plastic pollution still getting worse?
Global plastic production continues to rise faster than recycling capacity, and most plastic ever made still exists in landfills, oceans, or as microplastics in the food chain. Recycling has not kept pace with production, and many plastics aren't recyclable at all. Sacred India: A Plastic Revolution examines the postcolonial dynamics behind plastic pollution in the Ganges River.
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