Can These Companies Solve The Plastic Waste Problem?
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3 роки томуPlastics are useful. They're used to help make lifesaving medical supplies, lightweight, fuel-efficient car parts, and insulation for our homes. But nearly half of all plastic produced goes towards single-use items such as bags, straws, utensils and takeout containers. Since the 1950s, humans have produced about 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic. Every year, 8 million metric tons end up in the ocean. Globally, only 9% of plastics are recycled. As the waste piles up, there's a growing demand for alternatives.
There's a number of companies trying to develop cost-efficient and eco-friendly substitutes, from mushroom packaging to advanced fibers and plastic-free online shopping. But it may take serious legislative efforts to incentive adoption and slow the rise of the industry overall.
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Can These Companies Solve The Plastic Waste Problem?
@rayititoman 3 роки тому
The amount of plastic sold in products in supermarkets is insane. Definitely, there should be regulations about how they package their products.
@erensarikcioglu2477 3 роки тому
I completely agree
@AlexAnder-rv1gu 3 роки тому
bang on. And the video talked a lot about needing to 'keep food fresh' and other non-sequiturs. If there were financial kick backs for local farmers, the way there are for big-agro, as well as reducing red-tape to get local produce into local super markets, there would be far less necessity for 'maintaining' freshness.
@MrPrush-ji4gs 3 роки тому
No there shouldn’t you baboon
@OutSideTheBoxFormat 3 роки тому
How bout those countries in the Pacific Rim have their citizens stop throwing trash in the ocean. Just a thought.
@jesussaves8549 3 роки тому
Agree the people/companies producing plastic and getting rich off of it should be regulated and are 80% responsible for all this pollution.
@jackshen5093 3 роки тому
unfortunately, not enough people seem to know and care about this problem.
@MilanElan 3 роки тому
NOBODY Cares, sadly. It makes me ashamed of fellow humans
@lukechoi3200 3 роки тому
No one care about earth evironment i guess already late to recover evironment
@animationnkdh3774 3 роки тому
I know what can we do though they dont understand.
@priscillajimenez27 3 роки тому
My family doesn't care. I told my roommate grandparents I'd buy the eggs. I buy cage free ones in cardboard instead of styrofoam. They're a lil more pricey but they're worth it. I told them I'll buy them since I know where to get them. Today they just fin a pack and there's another pack in the fridge. I looked today and they bought TWO styrofoam packs! I'm like why did you do that? She had excuses but none of them added up. She even admitted before that the cage free eggs taste better too. She got me so upset but you can tell she didnt care.
@masterpalladin 3 роки тому
plastic bags can be converted to burnable fuel
@n3gi_ 3 роки тому
Plastic is so common that now I can't even imagine how people lived before 1950s without plastic.
@daylanmaprasa4352 3 роки тому
@Bill Murphy lol wait what?
@AlexAnder-rv1gu 3 роки тому
Especially since Japanese use more plastic than anyone else on earth, eh? My god. Over there people are double, tripple, quadruple-wrapping a single bite of food in individual wraps. And then stores are like "plastic bags - the big kind only - cost 5 yen....but we compensate for this, because it is important to always make a TON of plastic garbage. We have added extra wrapping to all our produce and meats. Also, feel free to help yourself to the extra produce bags at the front of the store to individually place each item in one by one." And heaven forbid I should try to bring a home-made treat to the office and tell people to help themselves with a serving knife and pile of plates. "You didn't give me a pre-packaged piece of nothing-meaning single rice cracker! I won't eat that!"
@MIS32264 3 роки тому
Healthier .... They lived Healthier
@acajudi100 3 роки тому
paper...
@njosborne6152 3 роки тому
ベジータ It seems to me that the human race has done without the convenience of plastics for quite a while.
@adamt195 3 роки тому
Recyling and composting needs to be much more dramatically incentivized.
@jeanrodriguez6230 3 роки тому
@Dwi Dava stfu
@maa1649 3 роки тому
It has nothing to do with incentives for recycling. The problem is our recycling facilities cant extract and companies cant use hard plastics in new products because it cant be formed again. Its basically a restriction in our technology so if you want more efficient recycling with more of the plastics returning to new products then new research and investment in recycling technology is necessary, but its not being done on a big enough grand skale
@jesussaves8549 3 роки тому
MA A how about using plastics as fuels.
@masterpalladin 3 роки тому
hemp bio plastic
@jesuslover5968 3 роки тому
You mean the government should implement policies that’s in the best interest of people, our home, and our planet over profit LOL ?
@Drmicky141 3 роки тому
stop people in the developed world from buying bottled water would be a good start
@N_W677 3 роки тому
Bottled water is a huge problem the thing is it's just convenient
@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 3 роки тому
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@jeanrodriguez6230 3 роки тому
@@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 stfu
@AscheDjidoi 3 роки тому
Stop companies from bottling water for money.
@kingjames4886 3 роки тому
but they contaminated their own water... I mean it must be bad if they can't taste the plastic in bottled water.
@jonahb8083 3 роки тому
We should really be starting a movement for this...
@KDH-br6hy 3 роки тому
Yes let's hit the street
@LUIGIBREESH 3 роки тому
We kinda did out here by stopping grocery stores from using them
@lingth 3 роки тому
i wonder how would ppl feel if drinks makers go back to using glass bottles for pepsi and cola, and using bottle openers to open their drinks. or having reusable containers for takeaways, and charge $3 for the container if you dun return it for reuse or in supermarket you give the buyer 3 options. 1) dun use bags, just carry it in ur hands or use ur OWN bag 2) buy a eco-bag for $2 3) Pay $5 for plastic Bag. (YUP charge more for plastic bag that will make ppl go WHAT ARE YOU CRAZY") and let them opt for 1 or 2.
@TKUA11 3 роки тому
Making car parts from mushrooms? 🤣 r u for real?
@AdwinLauYuTan 3 роки тому
@@TKUA11 No one said that. Mushroom packaging lasts for 45 days, didn't you hear? We are not saying that cars should not be made from plastic -perhaps cars shouldn't exist at all, but I digress - we are saying that stuff like coffee cups should be made from mushrooms or similar.
@johnr.seydel3821 3 роки тому
The “Biodegradable” term means nothing. So don’t let that greenwash you. Look for “compostable or recyclable packaging”
@TheOtherBill 3 роки тому
And don't even trust "Compostable" since it often means industrial composting (which is still rare) and not your backyard compost pile.
@KingCrow404 3 роки тому
And recycling places are not the best either just saying
@TheRushtime 3 роки тому
Stop producing new plastic! It should be restricted. And manufacturers should be obliged to consume waste resources first at 100%.
@DrZbo 3 роки тому
Who gets to decide what quality of plastic we MUST use first?
@TheRushtime 3 роки тому
@@DrZbo Every plastic.
@DrZbo 3 роки тому
@@TheRushtime Not every type of plastic can be reused once it has been heated and formed the first time.
@TheRushtime 3 роки тому
@@DrZbo So we have to stop producing such types of plastic. Others should be 100% recycled.
@DrZbo 3 роки тому
@@TheRushtime yeah that's a great solution I agree with. But we can't force companies to attempt to reuse materials before they create new ones. Just stop deciding these arbitrary amounts like "100%" or "all plastic". Its not possible and you're degrading your own postion which is actually a good position.
@nztrucker1542 3 роки тому
I hope one day humans will soon realise survival is more important than economy.
@ROTDTpodcast 3 роки тому
they been talking about this since the 80s when my school had those weekly reader magazines...
@Robbedem 3 роки тому
If you follow scientific magazines, you'll notice that many problems we are facing today have been warned about decades ago: - climate change - plastic waste (and waste in general) - fine dust (smog) - rare earth metals shortage - phosphor shortage (for fertilizer) - fresh water shortage Also a couple from the recent past: - acid rain - hole in the ozone layer You'll also notice that the general acceptance of these issues is not in the same stage.
@henryjanicky4978 3 роки тому
Science? Go to Sweden to see what's can be done. Beside pay for collection and no plastic will be left.
@yoked1234 3 роки тому
My local recycling facility doesn’t even accept glass 🤦♂️
@pbodymathis 3 роки тому
Of course they do not! It is too expensive to make glass from, well glass! It is easier to go to the desert and get a load of virgin sand!
@BankruptGreek 3 роки тому
@@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 what does that have to do with recycling glass?
@prasad2897 3 роки тому
@@BankruptGreek cause glass is made out of sand
@stephendoherty8291 3 роки тому
Recycled glass has a value. Not all glass needs to be used in the same quality as new glass. Glass fibre is used in insulation, glass bricks, electric bulbs, skylights. Its up to consumers to push for glass recycling ♻ so that recyclers look for willing buyers and mandate bottle recycling fees up front to encourage users to at least keep it out of landfill or incinerator clinker/ash
@priscillajimenez27 3 роки тому
@@pbodymathis um glass is made from a very specific sand not just any sand...
@KGisthename 3 роки тому
Shout-out to Footprint! Thank you guys for taking serious steps towards a better future for our kids.
@JediMik 3 роки тому
They create new economy 👍
@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 3 роки тому
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@jeanrodriguez6230 3 роки тому
@@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 stfu
@berenisemendez5223 3 роки тому
Well said!!
@ayizeb9299 3 роки тому
European Union just announced a 80 cent tax per kg on non-recyclable resin (main ingredient of plastic). The price per kg depending on resin type is around 1.5-2 euro's. So it's quite a lot and incentives companies to choose for reuseables. Pretty big step in the right direction if you ask me.
@lisayist 3 роки тому
I stop buying espresso drinks because coffee shops refuse to refill my cup, which I totally understand. I hope the pandemic is over soon so I can support local business!
@insectbite1714 3 роки тому
They use this pandemic as an excuse to stop picking up trash from the sides of streets
@BankruptGreek 3 роки тому
the coffee shops in my uni will happily make my coffee in what ever container I give them. Wish there was a 10-20 cent incentive for it as well..
@jarandavel1847 2 роки тому
We don't have to understant that unconscious coffee shop. If your cup is for your own use, they must refill it, in addittion, littering a lot is just another way to diseminate diseases and produce new pandemics
@rayminthecat 3 роки тому
I try to recycle everything. I know some of my efforts are in vane but I do it anyway. I remember seeing a company in Africa making fence posts out of plastic bags because the bags are everywhere and wood is scarce. The machine they used ran 24/7. They can't keep up with the demand. That's a pretty good idea I think!
@dlewis8405 3 роки тому
13:50 - “turn off the tap” - this is the crux of the issue. Convert transportation to electric and demand for petroleum dries up. Plastics are primarily a by product of fossil fuel production - almost a waste product. Obviously if your main economic input is free you will be able to make a very cheap product.
@williamgoode9114 3 роки тому
Tricky tis also made from Natural Gas, as ethelyne, the tap is also number of humans that too must be wound back, reuse is good but the upfront energy of glass and metal is higher, and marketing love plastic, as if we NEED to be encouraged to eat ! When we're mostly obese already !
@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 3 роки тому
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@jeanrodriguez6230 3 роки тому
@@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 stfu
@jessstuart7495 3 роки тому
Solution: Tax oil production and transition to bio-degradable plastics for containers.
@CBC460 3 роки тому
Or eco-friendly alternatives that have no plastic at all.
@drabberfrog 3 роки тому
Problem: lobbyists
@timkbirchico8542 3 роки тому
Take personal responsibility and stop buying food in plastic containers. Convenience can't come before responsibility.
@MoonLiteNite 3 роки тому
no kidding. In Austin, TX they put a bag ban on for a few years. Everyone they interviewed for the media praised about how great it as! Then the bag ban overturned. Stores start giving out bags again and less then 1% of people still used their re-usable bags. So i guess those people only like change when it is forced upon them. They have no internal drive to actually make a change. I reuse my plastic bags. I just hit #6 uses with the same set of bags now. Not a fan of waste, not a fan of law.
@timkbirchico8542 3 роки тому
@@MoonLiteNite not just bags, all the blister packs etc, bags are old news.
@jesuslover5968 3 роки тому
It’s not that easy and sinple
@aussie_al 3 роки тому
As a Baby Boomer i have witnessed an era of amazing advancements in all facets of life but it is now apparent to all that it has all come at deadly cost. As a parent I'm ashamed of the mess we have left behind for other generations to fix.
@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 3 роки тому
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@johnmajor9564 3 роки тому
The baby boomer leave their children a lot of money, inheritance and a world full of opportunities. You are overly pessimistic and fail to recognize that humanity always rose to the occasion. We have every reason to be optimistic. Human genius solves everything and every generation faces challenges. And for the plastics there are companies which recycle plastics.
@jarandavel1847 2 роки тому
@@johnmajor9564 human overpopulation is a major issue for the people that is being born. Reciclying isn't the solution for every pollution problem, you need to avoid producing a lot of waste.
@goofball1_134 2 роки тому
@@jarandavel1847 overpopulation is the root of a lot of problems, if we reduce our population problems several other world problems are shrunk significantly
@KabbaModern03 3 роки тому
Living in NYC, they take recycling very seriously.
@serge8085 3 роки тому
like what, like having huge garbage heaps on every corner? :)
@skyak4493 3 роки тому
You are not listening! Just because you put put it in a bin that says recycle does NOT mean that it gets recycled into something displacing virgin plastic. What do audits of your recycle centers say? What do audits of your landfill shipments say? Do you even have such things? Do they say over 50% of plastic still gets landfilled? Does the accounting not add up? More plastic went into NYC than is accounted for in recycle or landfill? My finding is that NYC is made up of two groups, the rich with massive consumption claiming ecco-superiority because they have the latest greenest product at any price, and the masses that can only plow through the cheap single use plastic lives. The government divides the massive pollution over the massive population and declare themselves green by ignoring all the production and delivery of their massive consumption.
@serge8085 3 роки тому
Comparing to what Europe do for recycling.. US is far far beyond that.
@skyak4493 3 роки тому
@@Max-wl5ll I did not do so. I only ask that NYC take responsibility for what NYC consumes and produces. NYC consumption is immense and what they produce is high priced blame transfer.
@KabbaModern03 3 роки тому
skyak whoa chill dude lol, I’m from the south originally, I’m just expressing my experience living in two parts of the country. South doesn’t really give a damn, at least where I live now they at least try. Lol damn, no need to go “Captain Planet” 🤣
@wendypeters6084 3 роки тому
It seemed like everyone forgot this was important during the pandemic! I like what Mad Money said- can't only depend on the good nature of people.
@dylanmasterguy 3 роки тому
we need to subsidize these plastic alternatives, focus on the transition and have a set date in mind to outlaw plastic. It needs to be done.
@jacobhotaling8959 3 роки тому
I mean if we go back to glass and tins for grocery drinks and just return them for factory reuse would be better
@kingjames4886 3 роки тому
costs more...
@houchi69 3 роки тому
Only reason why a plastic alternative was not available sooner: Scientists aren't smart enough to understand how real world operates. Telling corporate America that "plastic is bad for the earth" is useless. Telling corporate America "I made a plastic alternative that will save you millions of dollars!" is the only effective solution. Scientists/researchers do not know how to properly appealed to businesses, because they studied science. When you can give monetary values, you will always win. If you want investment, show the rich how you can make them money. That's it. That's really it.
@dariaivanova1298 3 роки тому
if only this was so simple. to make a new plastic alternative a scientist needs funding, space for work and coworkers. A scientist does not create a new inventions out of a thin air. And where does scientist get funding for research? From government or private investors. Without their interest no experiments are possible. BTW, scientists are pretty underpaid and can not pay for their research themselves even if they want to. Also, plastic alternatives are usually more expensive, so there is that. Blaming scientists for inability to compete with large corporations is unfair.
@houchi69 3 роки тому
@@dariaivanova1298 I totally agree with you, but that's why they need to know their audience. It's basically a startup like all startup, based on an idea or concept. In order for you to secure funding is how well you can sell it.
@houchi69 3 роки тому
@@dariaivanova1298 You missed that part in the video, Footprint already made one that is equal and possibly cheaper than traditional plastic.
@ericbell217 3 роки тому
Corporate America listens to consumers. There are no alternatives even close to a PET bottle, in price, performance, clarity, etc. I think it will take legislation, because the vast majority of people don't care, and they won't pay more for these "plastic alternatives". My job is within packaging at a large CPG, we have this conversation regularly.
@houchi69 3 роки тому
@@ericbell217 Again, Footprint. Watch the video.
@davesphilippinedaydream2656 3 роки тому
This problem has been solved already with the invention of biodegradable plastic made from Hemp and Alge. Now new laws need to be passed requiring corporations to use it by law.
@SteveVi0lence 3 роки тому
Simple and idiotic solutions that don't actually address the issue
@stevee8472 3 роки тому
The corporations that run our governments will never pass such laws
@sayansayan7897 3 роки тому
We need to stop using plastic
@beangie 3 роки тому
Its... weird... but... we should go back to the packing we had before... and also any kind of soda/pop/soft drink etc should be sold only in returnable reusable bottles such as glass or plastic that can be 100% recycled we used to do have that and rarely saw a bottle on the floor anywhere Ou
@chinesevirus7139 3 роки тому
Binod
@pasticcinideliziosi1259 3 роки тому
If glass is not recycled it doesn’t decompose, so I think we should keep using plastic, but we should throw it in a bin, not in the sea
@AtTh3bu5st0p 3 роки тому
Barack Obama ? The purpose of using glass was returning the glass to companies so they clean them and reuse them again... plastic is not a solution...
@appledinger1121 3 роки тому
I always bring my own cloth bag while shopping.
@Diode5 3 роки тому
In my mind more organic or reusable packaging feels more premium, more 'healthy'. From a marketing perspective more needs to be done to make plastic itself look dirty and less premium. People are willing to pay double the price for mushrooms packaged in a plastic container, right next to the same mushrooms that you put DIY and put into a paper bag. So if people are willing to pay double, the packaging doesn't make the item cost double the price, it's in the consumers mind that something prepackaged is worth that value.
@TKUA11 3 роки тому
Oregon has can return for 10 cents. Yet get ready to wait in line for 2 hours to return cans. Most don’t even bother
@stephendoherty8291 3 роки тому
Why is there such a long waiting time?
@danc2014 3 роки тому
Ca redemption centers went broke in my town but ca still collect 5 cents a container. Lines were long because there were so few places but they were not making money with recycling , no one wanted the plastics, AL cans were ok
@KingCrow404 3 роки тому
@@stephendoherty8291 usually poor people who bring 32 bags of cans to get money
@nickinportland 3 роки тому
We banned the plastic bags but it didn’t last long. Reusable bags we’re doing great until COVID ☹️
@kingjames4886 3 роки тому
here they just started charging people 5 cents for bags that cost a fraction of a cent to make... because making money is good for the environment.
@mauricehopes9105 3 роки тому
The crazy part is it's not consumers who demand plastic it's the corporations that want it. In my city a plastic bag ban went into effect a while back. Almost overnight everyone switched to using reusable bags. Most people don't mind and changed super quickly. Same thing with reusable water bottles at my job. If reusable models were more widely implemented people would switch no problem. After all these models worked in the 1950s and before for generations. Glass, paper, metal all of these things work. Corporations just need to stop using plastic for stuff that doesn't require it.
@tatymax7293 3 роки тому
In Cuba resorts at the end of the day beaches covered in plastic cups, straws, lids, bottles, plates....then end up in the sea :((((((
@williamgoode9114 3 роки тому
Australia has been pretty good, sent to China, till 2016, attempted sorting,attempted burning,attempted reduction with bag ban and ten cent refund/deposit on cocacola recycled bottles and cans, glass crushers as road base and landfill, struggling with obesity like America.
@williamweigt7632 3 роки тому
But I thought this “global” crisis was only the fault of Americans. 🙄
@insectbite1714 3 роки тому
@Yen Tao boycott things with excessive packaging
@yofinance1777 3 роки тому
professionnel name happens here too. I go out twice a week at 5am and clean a 100 meter beach. Takes an hour and is all recycled. We can all do our bit.
@CaseyBurnsInvesting 3 роки тому
Over consumption is destroying the planned, we’ve got to stop this now.
@TheGeneralZubas 3 роки тому
I agree, People Don't Reduce or Reuse at all..
@TheIcyhydra 3 роки тому
@@TheGeneralZubas lol
@tatymax7293 3 роки тому
GDP growth is rat race
@JudeFurr 3 роки тому
You first
@preonshorts 3 роки тому
unnoticed of covid-19 at poornichefacts.blogspot.com/2020/08/unnoticed-world-events-and-facts-side.html?m=1
@omnizen 2 роки тому
Part of the solution could be to require all packaging be 100% recyclable. An investigative journalist in Germany tracked recycled plastic, only to discover containers made with beaded recycled plastic fell to pieces. Reusable glass containers require enormous amounts of water to sanitize them, unless you are going to use irradiation, which creates carbonized bits of food that require water to flush out. Grasshoppers flourish when it gets hot and dry. Grasshoppers are also cannibals, taking delight in eating their dead. It takes 1683 gallons of water to produce 1 lb. of beef. It makes more sense to eat grasshoppers, since 1 lb. of grasshoppers don't consume nearly so much water.
@ganesh_speaks 3 роки тому
Thank you for covering this disease issue.
@alexnolannet 3 роки тому
They need to start make more things out of Hemp.
@BMfins 3 роки тому
Won’t happen in USA too big of companies run the government.
@cardcode8345 3 роки тому
I don’t think so, opposite is true, TOO BIG of a government Run everything with greedy POLITICIANS Yes you can’t solve this, Because it’s very complex, cus you can’t meet the demand of people who want to use this plastic, did you even saw the whole video? We need to change the culture Anyway, You want plastic and You want to vote greedy people in office But still engineers like us are working to solve this issue, ever heard of companies turning plastic into FUEL NAH who’s so free for that?
@dhmkkk 3 роки тому
Nor in india countries with over 200 mn people cant transition easily but here we have banned some forms of it in many states
@mahimbabrandon4175 3 роки тому
Yeah!!! we need to do something about it, starting with me and you by disposing our wastes in a proper way. We are strong as ONE.💪💪💪💪💯💯💯💯
@chrislecky710 3 роки тому
If plastics can be turned back into fuel, force petrol companies to recycle 5% of their out put of plastics back into fuel they've made enough money, 5% should hurt the industry.
@LifeinGlow 3 роки тому
one of the challenges with groceries stores without packaging is unclear expiry date . I moved from Russia to Canada and even after living here for 11+ years still shocked at seeing NO expiry date on some food products and many beauty items. The usual answer from the CS rep is "oh don't worry, we always get new arrivals" , meaning they have a high turn-around. This does not really help to understand for how long it will be good for.
@Redactedlllllllllllll 3 роки тому
Only problem capitalism solves is how to get more money, rarely is that involved in an environmental solution.
@89guines 3 роки тому
Communism doesnt either. at least thanks to capitalism the business themselves have the means to take the necessary steps. Capitalism is progress. the other not so much
@Redactedlllllllllllll 3 роки тому
@@89guines I know I know, go capital, its the best no matter what!
@williamweigt7632 3 роки тому
Ferrando Davis read history.
@Redactedlllllllllllll 3 роки тому
@@williamweigt7632 hey, where in the history you read has business solved any ecological problems we face?
@MoonLiteNite 3 роки тому
True, but there are hundreds of companies (as shown here) that want to be that company that figures it out. Because whoever figures it out will have a nice payday...
@kevinclydeeguia2543 2 роки тому
I have an idea to get rid of this problem. The issue is that it requires a significant change in the world economy.
@diogueto1 3 роки тому
Zero, please come to Norway!
@lesterfalcon1350 3 роки тому
Imagine if the top 10 corporations for jar and bottled foodstuffs (KarftHeinz, Nestle etc) signed up to a standardised glass jar and bottle system. But allowed any company to use them. These could be cleaned and returned to superarkets around the world, for a price per weight (saw this in Czech Republic in '97). Then jars and bottles collected in any country, would just need to go to the nearest bottling plant for reuse. This could be Thailand, these are filled, and sent around the world. When that jar/bottle appears in France, it returns to it's supermarket and is collected by a french bottling company, to be filled and sent onwards again. A glbal use of a standard jar and bottle system, where manufacturers just reused and labelled.
@LifeinGlow 3 роки тому
thank you for the video! it feels that alongside with covid-19 also people around the planet should unite very fast and battle this plastics problem, changing the habits, introducing innovations and so on, on an individual and collective level. it is utopic, idealistic however absolutely necessary to avoid the chaos and catastrophic ecological consequences which can happen faster if no significant action is taken.
@KSRubberIndustries Рік тому
We make synthetic rubber sheets for footwear industry from wastage polyethylene thrown away single use plastic bags. More than two metric ton of plastic bags are upcycled in a day in our Dhaka based facilities. Reducing overall CO2e emissions. And avoiding micro plastics flowing into river, ocean..
@aman4189 3 роки тому
Insane but excellent solution: One of Our biggest environmental problems is non reusable plastics used for food packaging If every government started banning the sales of foods sold at stores (canned foods) and started encouraging people to eat out at restaurants & take outs instead of cooking at home 🏠 the positive impact on environment, economy, health & safety would improve substantially. Solving many of humanity’s problems. The benefits: Major Reduction in plastic use Major reduction in cost of food Major reduction in food waste massive job creations massive industry growth Increase in tax revenues for governments And much more.
@Recycling_is_a_scam 2 роки тому
Plastics are predominantly and properly discarded in managed Solid Waste systems. Solid Waste systems (globally) are designed to protect the environment and convert carbon-based waste into clean renewable energy (RNG/LFGE). There are internationally recognized testing standards (ASTM D5526/D5511) and technologies to ensure plastics are designed to work in this primary managed system where consumers instinctively/properly discard plastics to avoid pollution.
@aguerra1381 3 роки тому
This is a no-brainer. Re-use plastic as building materials! Plastic blocks, roofing tiles and roofing panels, siding, floor tiles, decking, etc... It can also be mixed with asphalt to make roads more flexible and durable and much more! It should be seen as the new multiuse, ultra abundant raw material!
@snputri 3 роки тому
We can not wait for government and company to make change. The least we can do is be more cautious, think before you buy those package things, find alternative. The best we can do as individuals are reduce and reuse. My country is not even do recycle properly, we never be taught in school about reuse reduce recycle. It is pathetic and frustrating.
@shyamtaneja4046 3 роки тому
Hi team.. Awesome video 👌👌 Just want to share that even India is taking drastic measures to cut down use of plastics... Plastic plates cups and Spoonshave already been banned😃👍
@larslover6559 3 роки тому
Those items are still there and most measures and high promises India made at UN with cheers and applause were never put to action. India is the most littered country in the whole world
@viclinhtran5124 3 роки тому
I wish we have resolution to recycle plastic.
@TheLemonBird 3 роки тому
its easy jsut dont use make em out of oil and then punish those how dont recycle them
@JediMik 3 роки тому
And what about poor people. They dont have alternative 🙄
@PaulHo 3 роки тому
Companies need to take accountability and be held accountable. They're the ones pushing single-use packaging on us, consumers aren't demanding it.
@anna-lenameijer9942 3 роки тому
We don't need plastic boxes to serve food; the ones made of rice husks decompost in a few days. Already in use in Vietnam and Thailand. Also as mugs :)
@richardthomas4112 3 роки тому
The fundamental problem is that recycling plastic is more expensive than producing plastic. So companies don't have any incentive to recycle plastic. Perhaps there should be additional taxes imposed on companies producing plastic, and tax incentives for those recycling plastic genuinely
@xGaLoSx 3 роки тому
None of these are legitimate competitors. Going to take a major breakthrough in materials science to fix this issue.
@user-gs6lg1dj8q 3 роки тому
You guys should check how South Korea does recycling. Just putting things in the bin written “recycling” doesn’t mean you are recycling. Did you guys even know you have to clean and wash plastic bags, plates, bowls, and bottles in order for the plastic to actually be recycled? Or that when you recycle paper, the staples and paper clips should be separately recycled?
@jasonheaton9789 2 роки тому
They ARE saying they’re committed - that’s the problem. Saying and doing- not the same thing.
@jimScienceNerd 3 роки тому
Baggers at the grocery store make me crazy. They will put one thing in a grocery bag. One. They will put something that has a handle into a bag. When will the stores educate the baggers about the plastic problem?
@Tom-xy9gb 2 роки тому
Manufacturers should be held accountable in the production of single use plastics. Ban single used plastic. I dont need my vegetables wrapped in plastic.
@MrGigi-dz9cv 2 роки тому
I'd like to add the folowing: Plastic is not only not biodegradabile, but when it finally does, it also releases lots of dangerous chemicals.
@MrGigi-dz9cv 2 роки тому
But, plastic can be properly disposed, recycled, except that plastic is made of limited natural resources.
@noanyobiseniss7462 2 роки тому
Explain to my why the plastic my food comes in never breaks down yet every plastic piece in my car disintegrates 10 years to the day!
@chiranjeevibelagur2275 3 роки тому
What about the fishing nets?? Marine fishing nets.. why don't anyone speak about those plastic fishing nets which contribute more than these plastics in the sea?
@MarcoLopez-gb7ft 3 роки тому
Looking forward to seeing the video of recycling out
@economicsinaction 3 роки тому
The Ocean Clean Up is a fantastic company trying to solve the plastic pollution problem, I'd love to see them get some air time. They're doing great work :)
@nicolemcwilliams3015 3 роки тому
The companies that make plastic should be the companies that fix the problem of plastic. and I don't even care that they go bankruptcy in the process of doing it. just like they didn't care what their product did to the planet.
@uthmanbaksh3530 3 роки тому
We are harvesting plastic waste from our oceans. Companies can really use that material instead of virgin plastic. Also, we need to use less plastic and have more stringent recycling laws so plastic doesn't wind up in a landfill and/or the ocean.
@rajeshsinguru 3 роки тому
We Greengears students Team from Visakapatnam, India... made alternate products to single use Plastics with the Agro-Residues that usually burnt by farmers after crop harvesting....
@mayasakurabii 3 роки тому
Is good to see that many companies are looking for solutions. The problem is the people. When I go to the store or at work and see how people is not concerned about plastic is just crazy. This is one of the problems that humanity is not willing to solve, just like climate change.
@merrymachiavelli2041 3 роки тому
I completely disagree. Shifting the onus onto the consumer to 'be green' is a trick companies have been using for decades to get away with environmentally damaging practices. Companies should be responsible for the life-cycle of their products. While going green as an individual is great, it is not realistic to expect people en-masse to do the kind of research and make the kind of life-changes necessary to tackle large-scale environmental problems. Focusing on individuals just results in annoying virtue-signaling, rather than effective change.
@SAID-go7oo 3 роки тому
and not even just the consumers, also companies but a lot of pressure to local and regional governments to invest into waste collection and processing
@luckyunlucky3893 2 роки тому
So we can solve it by doing these 3 thing: 1) reduce human population 2) reduce plastic 3) burn the plastic you do have to buy
@NasaRacer 3 роки тому
Most stores, coffee shops, etc all stopped allowing reusable containers/cups/bags or even closed their bulk food sections in response to COVID-19.
@federico2049 3 роки тому
"logistics"/"management" of habits is the main way to reduce plastic production/use pollution.
@bonoki3870 3 роки тому
....dont know which Starbucks locales have gone strawless, if any at all. but in New York its a very slow process.... its only made more so due to the pandemic. 1-time use straws are giving the public added sense of safety. more & more places should implement 'bring your own' when out & about... i do, but thats just me.
@jacobs2308 3 роки тому
Today I decided not to go on the sea water while on vacation in Phuket because the water was so full of plastic waste. Its a shame because this was not the case just 10 years ago. I cant imagine what it will look lile in 10 more years if nothing drastic is done to stop plastic waste.
@virajraundal7340 3 роки тому
IF YOU KNOW IT, JUST DO IT!!!!!
@maddiemover5894 3 роки тому
It wouldn't be hard to solve this problem. The issue is with those who benefit too much from selling it. If the government REALLY wanted change, all they would have to do is put laws in place to stop them selling it. Money. Money. Money.
@changxing7690 3 роки тому
Why don’t we post tax on plastic production to make it not the cheapest solution?
@zar1004 3 роки тому
Carbios is making a enzyme which breaks down plastic to its molecular structure I hope it works because this would be a game changer for the plastic recycling industry
@hhhkf 3 роки тому
Corning created biodegradable containers made from corn husks that can hold liquids. But its still more expensive than plastics.
@davidisele6223 Рік тому
Please make a video about the company ALPLA in Austria. They are one of the world’s biggest plastic packaging producers. Have companies around the globe. They work with massive brands and greenwash their own products by saying that there items are possible to recycle and move the full responsibility to the consumers.
@alkodjdjd 3 роки тому
There is a service which actually PAYS people for dumping their plastic in the proper bins so at least they don't end up in the ocean: stipra
@lincolnthinking 3 роки тому
necessary is mandate for producers and all users down the use chain to develop, implement, collect and bear complete (100%) costs and recycle of ALL plastics ~ just start the gathering and warehousing in immediate environmental clean up of used containers INCLUDING anything any amount found although labeled "trash" right away, yes, (which already was being done when America exported such pollutants) even before implementing new industrial recycle processes develop ~
@rkevic 3 роки тому
Plastics are inside most cars from your fuel tank to your bumper, and more plastic is being use in cars to make it more affordable. The product comes out sterile and convenient to use on goods.
@t0neeh213 3 роки тому
Remember the good old days when milk was delivered to your doorstep and in glass bottles
@insectbite1714 3 роки тому
No, I was born after that time. But I still remember before people had like 10 kids like they do modern day.
@briersmall5352 2 роки тому
@@insectbite1714 what?
@insectbite1714 2 роки тому
@@briersmall5352 yes. People modern day are horrible and don't care about the enviorment so they have a ton of kids
@appledinger1121 3 роки тому
I never order take-outs. I eat at the restro or make my own food
@quietyard8014 2 роки тому
0:30 some gloves are nitrile, and could be made compostable.
@_Wai_Wai_ 3 роки тому
I don't buy bottled water. I bring my own reusable shopping bag to shopping. The wrappings, and packaging, I almost cannot help it. I suppose we can bring mason jars, or other reusable glass containers when shopping as well.
@sarges1712 3 роки тому
the problem with deposits... well, water bottles don't count so it's only soda & beer cans and bottles being returned and, hopefully, recycled. However I do think all states should have a 10 cent bottle deposit like MI. That is at least one step in curbing plastic and aluminum waste. However, if doesn't include water bottles it still falls incredibly short. Not to mention the ridiculous amount of plastics in use today like straws, bags, almost every single item at a grocery store, it's bakery, etc.
@dmitriyshcholokov3526 3 роки тому
Experts can count that if plastic projection continues to expand by 2030 than emissions from plastic production in 2030 will be the “equivalent” of 295 500-megawatt coal plants, but they struggle to calculate that plastics is not the cheapest material for packaging due to negative impact on the environment.
@sca7690 3 роки тому
To start all plastic bags from all retail stores should be banned 🚫. And also ban one time use water bottles, coffee and drink cups. they are the worse. Please bring cloth bags to the grocery and other stores. Use reusable water containers. Do your part, every little bit helps!
@terrellstewart4071 2 роки тому
The plastic issue Is not an issue it can be recycled to make more then they are making like bricks we have 3d printing you can make homes, deck boards, 2x4's , furniture etc. just think about it cut down on making one time use items.
@CW-xf1li 2 роки тому
I'd gladly vote for plastic restrictions or fines. Most is not being used to "save lives". I never asked for plastic wrapped lettuce.
@JollyRogerLaw 3 роки тому
limiting the creation of plastics that recycling companies will not recycle because its not profitable in the US, would be good. Also, learing from other coutries like japan and south korea that have way better recycling programs, would be great. I hope more stores that sell refillable products grow, I'd have to travel a long way to find one at the moment.
@danieb4273 3 роки тому
EARTH: I got a bad case of the humans.
@Telluwide 3 роки тому
"I've got one word for you, Benjamin: plastics." The Graduate 1967.
@origin8 3 роки тому
I witnessed people in Cambofia and Bali throw plastic bags full of rubbish straight into the sea and river
@djvinrocks 3 роки тому
This is 🔥.. No words
@kalpanaghartimagar2301 2 роки тому
It's a small step but you know small steps are important for a great change ,I am also taking my own bag while going market.it makes me feel very sad that people are using much plastics than they really need.For everything like already packed products ,they also using another plastic ,why? But it's really sad that people arenot accepting 😥
@Barskor1 3 роки тому
Replace road tar with plastic as the binder for gravel
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