REVIEW: The Plastic Detox: Entertaining and Eye-Opening

(March 26, 2026) The Plastic Detox is a refreshing and unexpectedly uplifting documentary that turns the global issue of plastics into something deeply personal, practical, and hopeful. The film makes the problem of plastic pollution accessible to all viewers.

When six couples embark on a plastic detox within their homes, it changes their families forever. This documentary explains what microplastics and their chemicals are doing to our health and how we can take matters into our own hands.

In addition to following the six couples, the film touches on other aspects of the impacts of the plastics industry. From the need for green chemistry to moving the fashion industry away from plastic-laden fabrics, to investigating chemicals in personal care products, the film ranges widely. 

The film highlights the petrochemical industry and its devastating harms to frontline communities from Pennsylvania to Cancer Alley in Louisiana. It’s here that we learn the important organizing work to keep petrochemicals out of our communities. 

The film concludes with an update on all the couples who managed to detox their lives from plastics, which you’ll have to see for yourself. Watch The Plastic Detox on Netflix today and Follow @UnplasticYourLife, the impact campaign behind the documentary.