Plastic shows up everywhere in modern life because it is cheap, light, and endlessly moldable, from water bottles to car parts, and this Canadian film traces what that convenience actually costs. It follows the material from factory to ocean, showing marine life fouled by floating debris and explaining how that debris eventually works its way back into the human food chain. On land, the film visits landfills where plastic can sit for centuries without breaking down, and looks at incineration plants that dispose of it by releasing toxins into the air instead. Recycling gets a skeptical look too: only a small fraction of plastic waste actually gets reprocessed, and the process itself burns significant energy, undercutting the feel-good story most people have about the blue bin. The film also visits people building alternatives, from new materials to changed manufacturing practices, and asks what a household or a company can realistically do to cut its own plastic use. It treats the addiction in the title as literal, a dependency built into everyday objects most viewers never think twice about.