16 Ways To Solve Trash, From Recycling Jeans To Making Bricks From Tires - Season 4 Marathon

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Published 2023-11-22
We are running out of places to put the 2 billion metric tons of garbage humans make every year. But people, companies, and governments all over the world are trying to save it from landfills by putting it to good use or eliminating it altogether. Here are 16 stories about efforts to turn tires into bricks, seaweed into a plastic substitute, and more from our fourth season of World Wide Waste.

00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:33 - One Nigerian Entrepreneur's Solution For Millions of Old Tires
00:10:08 - How Used Hotel Soap Gets Recycled Into Brand New Bars
00:19:05 - How The World's Largest Paper Company Makes 1/3 of Cardboard Boxes In America
00:30:57 - Can Indian Seaweed Replace Plastic?
00:40:46 - Can Pineapple Skins Replace Soap?
00:49:20 - How Millions Of Jeans Get Recycled Into New Pairs
01:00:22 - Most Ocean Plastic Flows From Rivers. Can Giant Trash Barriers Stop It?
01:10:34 - How Bricks Made From Invasive Seaweed Clean Mexico's Beaches
01:18:37 - How A Sheep Wagon Became One Man's Doomsday Survival Plan
01:31:31 - Sewer-Diving Robots Clear Toxic Waste People Used To Remove By Hand
01:43:44 - How People Use Trash To Get Around Israeli Blockades in Gaza
01:55:21 - How To Recycle Makeup And Toiletries Packaging
02:04:53 - How Disney's Magical Trash Tubes Ended Up In New York City
02:12:56 - How Bricks Made From Trash Help Build Schools In Ivory Coast
02:21:10 - How Polyfloss Uses A Modified “Cotton Candy” Machine To Make Plastic Fibers For Insulation
02:28:23 - How Adidas, Asics, and Other Shoemakers Deal With Waste
02:40:40 - Credits

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All Comments (21)
  • @BusinessInsider
    Want to see more of this trash? Have a question? Let us know! Send tips about surprising or innovative ways people deal with garbage to worldwidewaste@businessinsider.com/. Your message could inspire our next episode!
  • @robinschrock7328
    this video could be shared in our schools and job services, allow people to be creative
  • @matejahorvat7030
    Im 20 years old and normaly people my age don't realy mess with educational stuff beauces its simply not fun. But i found this channel like few days ago and honestly its been very educational and entertaining as well. And that means alot from someone who avoids educational videos lol. W channel
  • @Joffin..
    Turning recycled tires into bricks is an awesome idea
  • I always take the hotel soap with me home when I leave. I use it up completely.
  • @onobonono
    29:12 It's so important to acknowledge the ecological complexity that differentiates a natural forest vs a tree plantation. Simply replanting doesn't make up for the loss of habitat and biodiversity that our planet relies on.
  • This Aaron guy..... it's amazing how hypnotized our society has become into believinbg that there is only one way for us to live... in grocery stores with credit cards. Certainly (should) make one think.
  • @cms9902
    Here in the UK old tires are shredded and mixed with asphalt making low noise roads.
  • Yes, there is a reduction of space to hold waste, however, its also very much possible to recycle the 70-80% of said waste. The main issue is that no one wants to pay the prices to create the facilities, employees, utilities, and drivers to bring and take away. Governments, Corporations, and others dont want to ve stuck with such bills as they love profit and hate spending it on "needless things".
  • @johndoh5182
    I agree that row planting of trees after a lumber company comes through and clear cuts a few acres is not a forest, somewhat. They don't come in and manage it so other things DO grow in those tree farms. Companies need trees that grow fast so that's what they plant. The good news is those trees still sequester carbon so it's not a terrible thing. Continually taking out forest to build housing complexes is a bit worse.
  • @sweethaven5
    1:07 I remember her!! Either from a video you did or another. She has done a great job reusing the old tires!!
  • The Tire recycle woman is what Africa needs to compete in a world economy. The sources and path of the investment into her vision needs to be promoted because it may help bring other winners like her to the surface.
  • The segment on Gaza was interesting but I wonder if any of those gentle beings are still with us. The inventiveness they showed in recycling was so interesting along with ideas. Hopefully, Gaza will recover along with its people.
  • @Ac-cl8iv
    48:53, man, i hope this company does well. That's such a great alternative cleaner. 10/10
  • @JustAverageJeff
    I had an idea for a recycleable modular plastic brick years and years ago glad to see someone else also had it and ran with it I knew it was a good idea.
  • Your channel's content is a ray of sunshine for farmers, brightening their days and guiding them through challenges. Thank you!
  • @smoothcortex
    “ My wife is charming, but….disturbingly efficient “ 🤣🤣
  • @ChrisMaveric
    This may be the most valuable, informative video on YouTube.... fantastic deep dive into global recycling solutions. Bravo!
  • @lastchance8142
    These videos demonstrate how the free market is the driving force of innovation and progress for humanity. The only role governments should take is to incentivize the process.
  • Arron Fletcher made it to Business Insider!! I have no interest in living the way he does, BUT I am interested in using a lot of his ideas in my way of living!!