How A Modified “Cotton Candy” Machine Makes Plastic Fibers For Insulation | World Wide Waste

Inspired by cotton candy, four friends spent more than a decade designing a machine that turns locally sourced plastic waste into thin fibers that can be used for insulation. They plan on deploying their product around the world to reduce trash and help keep even the most basic shelters warm.
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How Polyfloss Uses A Modified “Cotton Candy” Machine To Make Plastic Fibers For Insulation

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[@overpope3510]

There is nothing sustainable in this micro plastic machine

[@VPCh.]

It's an interesting idea, but I can't help thinking that this could be the next asbestos; especially with the growing concerns over the dangers of microplastics. Plastic doesn't readily break down in the body and you know that they are inhaling massive amounts as they work there and handle it without PPE.

[@Deepgoat]

Exactly, there is already a gross amount of microplastics everywhere we go, now it's going to be in your walls, it's going to be in your air vents when you do construction. Cancer is going to be BOOMIN

[@byjynydjshsnny2430]

So you think it's better to just throw it in the environment or burn it because that's what's happening now?

[@VPCh.]

@@byjynydjshsnny2430 Or use high temperature incineration and ash processing.

[@googleissacommunist3150]

@@VPCh. where does all that power come from? that's not cheap

[@VPCh.]

@@googleissacommunist3150 With incineration, the material releases some heat as it is burned. Almost all plastics are metastable, so it absorbs some thermal energy to burn it, but as it burns it releases more than it used. Normally you have a primary combustion chamber where it burns normally, then the you take the bottom ash from that and use it in some other industrial process like roads. The gases and smoke from the first chamber go into a secondary chamber where they are superheated to the decomposition point by mixing with oxygen and natural gas. They run a turbine to recapture some of the energy, then pass through a series of scrubbers to remove any excess harmful emissions other than water and carbon. Yes, it isn't free. It costs money to run the system, but you avoid plastic waste building up in dumps and you can recapture some of the energy. Plastic recycling isn't usually viable, it doesn't recycle well.

[@xenogoodsworth4356]

Great example of flammable microplastic manufacturing 👍

[@jake_sabrwolf9795]

Spray foam insulation is also flammable and it's about as bad as using plastic but people still use it.

[@THE-COOL-GIRL-CHANNEL]

i never seen a house fire started by plastic., and most fibre glass insulation is consumed in fires, never hampering any fire. if you follow safety guidelines , common sense is what it is. this is a good idea

[@LupixSubscribe]

"thats why polyfloss needs to be encapsulated in a fireproof fabric."

[@lilyanne2676]

Its all fun and game until it catches on fire 😊

[@brianneh1547]

Di-did you even watch the video? They even addressed that in this video. They encapsulate it in a non-flammable container. Gotcha, you're one of those people that only reads the title of articles and acts like you know everything on the subject now. 😂😂😂

[@Poporitown]

Great new microplastics, just what our oceans and bodies need.

[@davidellis251]

So let's not try

[@wind369]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@hamida185]

Any suggestions?

[@byjynydjshsnny2430]

It actually does the opposite actually obviously

[@Stellarstaller]

Idk if you watched the video but they’re recycling plastic, like taking plastic trash and using it

[@jasikanicole4222]

This technology isn't new. Poly floss has been around for ages. You can find them everywhere in pillows, filter, clothes, etc. The plastic use will not be coming from landfill, which requires a lot of treatment with toxic chemicals to re-progress the plastic waste into plastic beads or something useable. If you think these company will be getting their plastic from landfill, you are sorely mistaken. This will only make more plastic in the process, or worse turn plastic into microplastic. The best solution is stop using plastic all together. All these idea trying to turn landfill plastic back into useful product, only is only recirculating the plastic around.

[@Heilzmaker]

agreed

[@SuperHddf]

EXACTLY! Too short-sighted. I even call it a di*k move!

[@pepemiko]

My first thought after seeing this was the microplastics.

[@Mischiefcity2013]

Absolutely love this! Recycling is an excuse for corporations to produce more plastic (And there’s a lot to be said about the negative affects of recycling on the environment, and developing nations).

[@THE-COOL-GIRL-CHANNEL]

so we should / let the plastic waste, do what????? this plastic waste is making a difference., what is your point???? jealousy.?

[@ijustneedausername6742]

I think it’s an excellent concept- my only concern is making sure it’s properly contained within something so we don’t just unleash a new micro plastics hell upon ourselves. Considering current pillow stuffing and poly fill are currently sold commercially, it seems like an easy industry for recycled plastics to inhabit nicely.

[@Archipocalypse]

But plastic is horrible at holding in heat LOL it's cheap but not very efficient and it's a horrible pollutant

[@waskito3443]

This is straight up genius. There are a ton of non recyclable plastics that can be heated and stretched and made into insulation which is already too expensive as it is.

[@Musamecanica]

The flamable part is not what worries me. If they scale this in places that have a lot of plastic, yes, they may reuse it but they are also creating micro-plastics that will get on everything. We are changing one kind of polution for the other. I can already see this stuff showing up in the water in poorer countries, and on their animals even more than now.

[@jkfdkjjd]

Im glad that micro-plastics didn't turn out to be a real thing to worry about!

[@vjvisceral4597]

my thoughts exactly. I love the idea, and want more solutions for waste - but this seems very short sighted...

[@PoweredByDucks]

this is absolutely not true. These machines can only deal with plastic visible to the human eye, otherwise there would be almost no way to effectively get it in the machine and melt it down. Plastic pollution is still a massive problem in the ocean and there are more microplastics than ever in our food and water, as well as many living organisms. Plus, their machines can only accept specific types of plastic that have already been recycled and processed. Plastic in the ocean and waterways or other environments are rarely picked up in significant amounts and likely will not ever be recycled or processed before it even has a chance to be made into insulation. Plastic pollution is still an enormous problem, and there is no single solution to it.

[@cmorche]

I just opened the video on my phone to comment that as well. The full lifecycle of the product must always be considered. Also I realize it has a fireproof outside fabric, but what if that is punctured? I cannot imagine how flammable shredded plastic is... I like the idea, but they are requiring the plastic to be in pellets already. There isn't a shortage of preexisting use for those.

[@brickmack]

@@PoweredByDucks they're turning large chunks of plastic (essentially inert and easily contained) into ultra thin fibers, which can easily break down into microscopic fragments. Even in the video they talk about having to run the equipment inside a sealed room to prevent microplastic releases into the environment (which will be less of a problem, but still non-zero, once the plastic has cooled down)

[@PoweredByDucks]

@@brickmack ok i'm going to humor your argument. The average household takes about 56 bags of insulation on average. Considering that a bag of insulation is around 35 pounds, each house on average might take 2000 pounds, or 1 ton. This is rounding up because most larger houses have less insulation because rich people are fuel inefficient and smaller houses have less insulation. Considering there is probably around 8 billion tons of plastic on earth, you would need a house for every single person on the planet with this insulation, ignoring the cost of making the bags for insulation, ignore all the additional plastic that goes into plumbing etc. for new houses. And even then all of the plastic would have to be sorted, processed and shipped to machines. All of which takes endless manpower and resources. It is simply not feasible. Plus, plastic doesn't ever break down. it can break down into monomers but under standard conditions the plastic molecules just don't break down. Spinning them into webs only spreads out the damage and can even be more threatening to wildlife in they get caught in or eat trillions of feet of plastic twine. The fact is that as it currently stands, plastic will remain on the planet for a very long time and continue to infest and disrupt entire food chains, environments and always ends up in our food and products.

[@donniebooth8478]

I see this in all homes and other place also you 4 guys have did something to improve the earth hope it is the biggest thing ever for you

[@SlingbladeJim]

Now THAT is BRILLIANT..........................

[@godmodecrypto]

it's extremely flammable

[@MrTomtomtest]

Yay flammable micro plastic everywhere... Great idea, especially working there without any kind of protection. A+

[@Jaynew92]

I can just imagine people digging in 500 years and sees this stuff still good as new almost.

[@Theonekhaled1]

There are reasons for using mineral/glass wool. This would be horrible in a fire🔥

[@thornyback]

Wait, you though anyone was proposing to use this as permanent insulation in a house and not as a solution to help the most impoverished deal with temporary cold??

[@VoltMX57]

Lots of flammable materials are already used as insulation, with added glue-adjective to make it non-flammable, such as newspaper, straw/hay etc. This product/method is clearly still in the startup fase, but the idea is interesting.

[@ShiningSakura]

@@thornyback these structures may be temporary.... but in some cases these structures become more permanent with time. I remember hearing about some earthquake relief from 10-15 years ago... and people are STILL living in those tents instead of a home. The people interviewed living there were frustrated with these temporary accommodations that weren't so temporary.... Wouldn't be surprised if they still to this day are living there.

[@ninqistratton3418]

This cant be safe to play in like they are in the beginning. Holy moly, someone protect their lungs!!!

[@cmorche]

I like how they said past experiments failed because they gave off fumes, but that's literally also what they said this one does too! Although I guess he uses the phrase "it's a little smelly", but requires all the protection.

[@thornyback]

@saewha she

[@luigi55125]

Asbestos vibes

[@beyamoth]

Yay, a fast track to mass produced microplastics!

[@kumardigvijaymishra5945]

An ingenious and economical method of insulation.

[@laibahbi8460]

Honestly this is what real heroes look like 🥺❤️👏🏼

[@cynthiamarie2107]

I love what you're doing with insulation. This is a great step forward for the planet. Please don't move to food packaging. We need less plastic in our food and water. Not more.

[@taylorwayland7064]

But you would have air ducting for HVAC in the ceiling and crawlspace too it would still effect you. Just not as much

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

rock and glass wool may be more dangerous to install, but plastic is waaaay more dangerous to live in due to the fire risk. ask the people who lived in grenfell tower about flammable insulation....

[@taylorwayland7064]

Especially with their poly floss because it would smolder and burn the wood slowly but violently. My boss used to be a firefighter so this is a very bad idea for long term

[@weasle5022]

Yeah that was my thought, youd wanna make sure the packing material was really fire resistant, and what if it gets cut or nicked and flame gets in? Selling it as way better because you dont have to wear a respirator, overalls and gloves, doesn't really sell it to me.

[@vancej6577]

finally someone with some brains

[@cerebrumexcrement]

they answered that by encasing it in fireproof bags. so the question is how durable the fireproof bags are..

[@MCXM111]

Spray foam catches fire and burns well too. People still use it.

[@ceerstar851]

The fact that it's strong enough to be ironed like that, speaks for itself.

[@zentran2690]

Yes more microplastics. Thats totally what we need..

[@vitoramadeuoficial]

People commenting about how flammable or how dangerous have no idea about the kind of lives live by the people this technology is directed to

[@Totalinternalreflection]

They also don't seem to realise its exactly the same as the stuff we already use to stuff pillows, duvets, sleeping bags, padded coats and a whole bunch of other things.

[@dragoonzen]

I love the grassroot innovation from the common citizens to combat pollutions and climate changes, compare to no help from the Billionaires and Ultra-Millionaires around the world.

[@ComradeCatpurrnicus]

I really feel like you could design something to collect the floss better as well as save the person from potentially breathing in any fine particles in that area where it's melted and spun out.

[@zacharyhenderson2902]

You can, but that wouldn't be a portable unit

[@SibberAhmad]

new ways to add micro plastic to the environment. nice job

[@byronmilla9865]

El Salvador need something like this !!! All of our water ways are poluted by plastic !!! We don't even have all the facilities needed to process all the waste produce for the 10 millions of Salvadoreños living In the territory!!! VA pa el Nuevo govierno!!! Limpieza Para promover el tourismo, mejorar la Calida de Vida de todos y generar industria y Buenos empleos. En reciclage y procesamiento de basura!!! Todos ganamos!!!

[@boopy6430]

I feel like it becomes a fire concern over time. Theyre very fine which makes it soft but you don't need it to be soft to insulate a house. And it's a little worrying to me that it will start to fall apart. Fiberfill for stuffed animals slowly get more brittle over time because of temperature and washing making then thinner, but these already start thin. Wouldn't they be prone to breaking down and flying around in the air?

[@infinitechibi1496]

Dunno about break down and flying around in the air part, (and anyway, they're put in these bags, and are made for temporary housing only, so unless a maniac came round and ripped them all open I doubt you'd have to worry too much, when they make it they also wear the correct protective equipment. But the soft part I do get, it isn't necessarily that it's soft that's the reason why it's so good at insulating, why is wool good at insulating? The individual strands are thin enough that it's a breathable material, allows air to go through it essentially, but thick enough in quantity it can also trap some air inside it, that trapped air can also be warm or hot whilst trapped, ensuring that the warmth is stuck inside the material, warding off cold outside and keeping the temperature inside much cozier. Usually these types of breathable but air and heat trapping materials do tend to be soft as a result of how they're formed/made, it's mainly the heat inside the material that makes these things warm, e.g. body heat or a space heater or radiator, it keeps your warm air inside much long and keeps out the cold air much more efficiently than a thin brick wall can do, keeping the temperature at the temperature you want it for much longer and much easier than other materials would do.

[@athingwhichexists]

@@infinitechibi1496 The containers their in may be good for a few years, but you have to remember: Plastic DOESN'T degrade. Can you insure that what the bags this is stuffed into will remain sealed for the next 100000 years or so? Or that the bags their put in won't degrade themselves over time or from wear? To me this just seems like it would make our microplastic hell even worse

[@infinitechibi1496]

@@athingwhichexists I wasn't really talking about that? I'm lost. Of course they're bad in terms of microplastics, they aren't supposed to be a long term thing anyway, it's for temporary housing, for hopefully a temporary issue. I was talking about how you don't have to worry about breathing these things in unless someone very silly came and cut it open somehow. And about them degrading, they're supposed to be for temporary use, I don't know how they're gonna deal with removing, repurposing or recycling these things but hey, that's a problem for the creators to deal with.

[@athingwhichexists]

@@infinitechibi1496 That is what I'm talking about. They may be for temporary use, but in things like this, temporary very frequently becomes permanent, and once the containers begin to degrade then people could be breathing in the stuff, or eating it, not to mention the affect ont he environment

[@BrokenLifeCycle]

Good on them for rejecting investors and companies. Those are the kind of people who will corrupt their dream for the sake of profit and unsustainable growth all while milking the team dry for everything.

[@stealthassasin1day291]

Great idea but unfortunately this is just faster way to get plastics into our food and in our systems.

[@addanametocontinue]

Better to have plastic in my system than fiberglass. This seems like a good alternative to fiberglass insulation.

[@nakrul987]

@@addanametocontinue modern fiberglass dissolves in the body, this plastic will stay in you forever

[@walli6388]

This isn't using waste. They use recycled granulate. You can make all kind of new stuff out of that.

[@MCXM111]

So they are just skipping the recycling part. Still use the recycled material though

[@cerebrumexcrement]

yeah. like polyester blend dresses.

[@trwindianaoutdoors7996]

So, the message is not to give up. How do turn any trash, plastic, metal, paper, to materials that can used! This video is a great example. Don’t limit your imagination! Recycle and reuse!!! Recycle and reuse

[@69cheesyfries]

This is pure genius! With the appropriate training and precaution it can even provide a source of income for people. And its one of the best ways to recycle plastics ive seen so far. There are a lot of possibilities with this product as well. I hope they continue to grow and spread to more countries.

[@ahotdj07]

Pretty amazing.

[@ioan_jivan]

4 design students got ahead of corporations and engineers. I think that distributing the machines to the waste is an amazing idea

[@gillsmoke]

Nepal doesn't "produce" plastic waste, it's a byproduct of the industrial shipping everything inside plastic. Why do we blame consumers when the producers are at fault? Besides that little nit pick a well done story that I can't wait to hear more from.

[@kimbrey65]

I love your idea! It looks safer to use than fiberglass insulation.

[@typicalrockhound9887]

Fibreglass is fire resistant .

[@eevoid]

@@typicalrockhound9887 this is just a simple and easy fix for things like refugee camps, those camps clearly cannot get fiberglass and fire would be their least worry because the insulation would be covered by a material which I am not sure what it is, anyways you lose your point is bad

[@mrrambo7324]

And this micro plastic will get into your food and water

[@ESSBrew]

@@eevoid Its not a bad point at all. I bet this stuff can do major damage if it catches fire. Not to mention, if its only for temporary use, then you now converted the plastic to micro plastic .

[@taylorwayland7064]

It burns. Owens Corning does not

[@b_bogg]

Awesome! We need more plastics in the environment!

[@Citizen-of-theworld]

I would be very worried about fire and burn risks. Burning melted plastic would burn like napalm - sticky burning hydrocarbons, and probably even more toxic. Even in a fireproof cover, I would be very concerned.

[@youngceo1633]

This is so beautiful. I almost shed tears.

[@CortesBaronediCiaculli]

Siete formidabili bravi

[@vidhoard]

So cool! And what a nice team of people.

[@aye3678]

What an amazing company. Kudos to the team behind it :)

[@MagnoliaDream13]

This is a great example showing how the right technology from the right minds can improve our world. Excellent job!!!

[@ionmccusker2467]

All 22 in Syria lol

[@silverflame2501]

Salute to this group🙌🙌🙌

[@gawni1612]

Wait aren't we freaking out about micro-plastic fibers? They are just cranking it out. What happened to the fear mongering about tiny needles of plastic getting into our cells?

[@ecoideazventures6417]

Hey Gawni, i am eager to know if the fear mongering about micro plastics has ended. if yes, how and why?

[@Totalinternalreflection]

"Poly floss" this is pretty much exactly the same as hollow fibre that's been the stuffing of duvets, pillows, coats, mattresses etc etc etc for decades, it would have been cheaper to just buy it from a gigantic factory already making it.

[@bobthebuilder-chan4769]

what a great way to introduce even more microplastic into the world

[@OfficialSamuelC]

The 2023 version of asbestos, except this version comes with the new extremely flammable feature.

[@danielantoniozd26]

Breathe it in!

[@jadenriley]

I love how the focus is on "recycled plastic", but this process is almost never used with recycled plastics, aka it just adds more

[@b.gopalakrishna870]

Very nice demo useful for new engineers. Very helpfull for poor people.

[@RosinDaddy5280]

Thanks for helping us syrians

[@cherylm2C6671]

Funny how every team gets tempted to sell out just as the going gets tough. Very happy for the kids who stuck to it and are doing some good.Flame retardants can be added to the plastic melt, right?

[@ooooneeee]

IKR. Almost all the comments are criticizing the company meanwhile I'm so happy they didn't sell out and choose locally deploying their machines in countries with massive plastic waste problems instead of a big centralised factory, minimising pointless transport of plastic waste across the globe.

[@DondieLabajo-y1u]

AMAZING.

[@k9man163]

I think the production of that needs way more safety. The ammont of lighter than hair strands flying around is definitely cause for concern. Not to mention the flammability.

[@infinitechibi1496]

Shouldn't be a huge issue, they said they use the proper masks and equipment when it's doing that so they've likely thought of this already.

[@romanchomenko2912]

I worked for Philip Morris international and my participation is to manufacture an alternative to Cellulose Acetate cigarette filters. The plastic we used is polypropylene the only snag it gave off peppery flavour when smoked ,but bloomed tow like material was good at absorbing oil like a sponge . In any case plastic fibers are flammable so if it catches fire then you have problem so that's why glass wool is used for insulation.

[@spleenforsoul]

That's actually pretty interesting. Is the cellulose acetate used today, or did they scrap that idea? If so, what do they use as filters then? As a smoker I wonder if I would even be able to taste that peppery flavor lol.

[@UnrealObject]

@@spleenforsoul cellulose acetate is still used.

[@MyFictitiousLife]

I'd have to imagine the insulation is quite flammable. I wonder what thought has gone into its safety on that front, or if it'll be limited in use because of this issue. Interesting idea either way.

[@MCXM111]

Spray foam is flammable too.

[@MyFictitiousLife]

@@MCXM111 I don't disagree, but my concern isn't whether it's flammable. It's whether it was taken into consideration to begin with as that wasn't brought up in the video. Mainly I'm just curious and fire safety is just one of those things I'd like to know along with price and end of use disposal.

[@Totalinternalreflection]

It's exactly the same as the stuff already used in duvets pillows padded coats sleeping bags etc etc so at the very least it's certainly not creating a new problem

[@spleenforsoul]

Around 4:03 they mention it can catch fire which is why it needs to be encapsulated in a fireproof material. Then they fill it in. So it seems they know and have taken it into consideration. Idk if that answers what you wanted to know enough?

[@MyFictitiousLife]

@@spleenforsoul :o thanks! Somehow I missed that on the first viewing of the video

[@mindpuzzle81]

Well if you look at the process that fiber companies have been using to turn waste plastic into fiber this looks way simpler and way more cost effective. Its no wonder large companies are wanting to get a hold of the patents as this could drastically cut costs.

[@djp1234]

Great. More microplastics that will end up in our food chain.

[@tati_oak]

Such a great idea!

[@lavagelada]

Que proposta linda ❤❤

[@willcookmakeup]

Hopefully at least in their indoor main facility they can figure out a way to automate the collecting and rolling of the floss as it flies out of the extruder so a human doesn't have tk be exposed to the fumes. It's always such a confusing conversation when it comes to pollution solutions. (I'm sorry that rhymed lol) like we deff need to figure out a way to reuse the plastic but melting it and releasing fumes and using more energy to do it seems bad too. Ultimately reducing our use and going to reusable packaging. But that's a long way away, so this deff removes a ton of it in the mean time. Just curious as to how much the melting down and reusing plastic for polyfloss outweighs the impact it had when the plastic was originally made or would have had if left in the environment or gone to landfill

[@AVPVideoProducts]

I would think you could electrify the entire production process, which would at a minimum remove the energy impact cost if the electricity was sourced from renewables.

[@sophiaisabelle01]

This is fascinating to watch. We look forward to more content like this.

[@TheAquadian]

Two words you never want to hear in the same sentence:flammable. Microplastics.

[@willi2706]

flammable and in tiny pieces already, sounds like a great way to poison the water table

[@ristube3319]

Seems like that type of material would be very effective for ocean oil spills. It would need to be oil absorbent, but that fluffiness could be a big help.

[@SirusStarTV]

Yummy micro plastics 😋

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

More new innovation!!!

[@K1TT3NM1TT3N5]

Fish are gonna love this stuff

[@M3ganwillslay]

Wow ...more plastic ! Yay

[@CD-kg9by]

Yay, let's create more microplastic and unnecessary materials that are inferior to every material we already have! Such innovation!

[@DeeP_BosE]

Amazing..More microplastics right inside ur homes now

[@natr0n]

very nice idea

[@kato6980]

now we can use this for custom keyboards and we'll be helping the environment too

[@tessiepinkman]

This is fantastic! I'm so happy! Wonderful people

[@ermv]

Great! More microplastics out there! Plastics should be treated like radioactive waste: carefully kept stored and accounted for

[@mooj269]

thank god we can all get our daily dose of microplastics

[@vmr6771]

Great idea and product. PS: always provide units on temperature to reduce ambiguity. Degrees Fahrenheit are still used in the US, unfortunately, so I can't be sure if you meant degrees Celsius. Thanks

[@thornyback]

The world uses Celsius. Any time you hear people from around the world speaking of temperature we're using C unless it's Kelvin and then we're still using C. What would be nice is US content creators providing more than one measurement.

[@claricetat1578]

This is super genius! Love it!

[@david.andrew.roubideaux1715]

This is a great idea. And thank you to everyone who is helping refugees and their homes and shelters. And God will surely thank you as well.

[@devRohitMahato]

Wow, the thinnest Fibre made from plastic. It's amazing. But tell me is there a guarantee that the Fibre will not go to the places where it doesn't belong, like your lungs? Even after installing with masks and stuff, what will happen when after a time it starts wearing off thread by thread? Will you collect every thread or will it end up on our food, water or air?

[@cerebrumexcrement]

thats why theyre wearing masks when theyre putting it together. after that, its encased. also, the fibers are no different than regular insulation fiberglass, which are also hazardous, but we have it in almost every home made here in the u.s.

[@Rashombo]

@@cerebrumexcrement however Fiberglas is mostly glass which will turn into sand, whereas Plastic does not become sand it becomes microplastics so no it is not the same

[@blahblah2779]

Newsflash: It already is in our food, water and ecosystem. This isn’t going to accelerate it. Just make it so we can control it better.

[@Rashombo]

@@blahblah2779 Burning it in a propper incinerator is a better way to control it. Adding microplastics in a bag to the environment is not a way to control it... the bag tears and boom bunch of microplastics all over the place. Resulting in More microplastics in our food water and ecosystem.

[@hillslide]

This is spot on anyone trying to defend these people are completely whacked out

[@nardo7687]

I LOVE MICROPLASTICS I LOVE MICROPLASTICS

[@paulstransportandmore]

I love these types of videos!

[@bintzuhd]

Amazing idea!! But sometimes I just wonder why can't we stop producing plastic! About 50-100 years ago we had least plastic consumption and now all of our house appliances even our food plates and bottles are made up of plastic! Sigh.

[@someguy9778]

So, everyone keeps saying...FIRE, I guess they didn't watch this video. They go over this.

[@Ninon__]

I sincerely hope for a total ban on all plastics. We need to be working to get rid of it all, not trying to incorporate it even further

[@cyberjackal774]

What are we supposed to do with all the plastic that already exists then?

[@Ninon__]

Vaporize it, dump it all in one location, literally anything but continuing to use it.

[@BrianMDPhD]

You realize a massive percentage of modern medicine, cutting edge science, space exploration, and clean energy, were all made possible by innovation in plastics? Most of the things in your house, the electronics you use, the very device you’re watching this video on, none of it would be possible without plastics.

[@BloodAsp]

Hopefully you mean single use plastics, as plastic is a very important material. One example of millions, how would you replace water/sewage pipes so it is cheap enough for the majority of people to have access to both utilities?

[@Ninon__]

And I don’t care. We need to move past plastic. If you defend keeping plastic you’re defending harming the environment.

[@Huebz]

So it generates micro plastics by design and is highly flammable. They say they want to send to places of extreme plastic pollution and little recycling infrastructure but the machine requires recycled plastic pellets. The machine itself doesn’t recycle plastic, it just uses recycled plastic in a fairly irresponsible way.

[@blackdog6345]

Its just an accident waiting to happen, people putting this stuff into their walls, all it takes is some exposed polyfloss and some tinder, its like a ticking time bomb.

[@cerebrumexcrement]

guess we'll see how durable the fireproof encasing is. dont really have much options if ur living in a poor a$$ country.

[@Totalinternalreflection]

It's not highly flammable, it is flammable. And this is exactly the same as the stuff in duvets, pillows, mattresses, padded coats, sleeping bags etc etc, I'm sure it's fine flammability wise.

[@HighTher3]

This seems like a great way of introducing new microplastics. Cool!

[@Journeyjunckies]

Incredible innovation. Awesome tech and such a great team.

[@AutoNomades]

Strawbale house is the cheaper, wormer, and safer (compressed and with clay plaster it is more _fire_resistant than conventional house) Some peoples makes their 6m circular load bearing strawbale houses for around 5000€. Your tech could be used to make landcaping fabric for stabilisated earth buildings.

[@mansoaptheif]

Great idea!!! More plastic in the world! I’m already eating a credit card worth of plastic a week. Now i gotta deal with this crap in my vicinity

[@theaquariancontrarian3316]

Plastic is flammable. Using it as an insulator is a fire hazard

[@spectaclescannis3652]

You could insulate corrugated metal for temp controlled quanset buildings then build houses like with fiberboard houses.

[@mediocreclementine7649]

Isn't this super flammable tho?

[@starwonyito]

its really good! i love the idea! i hope they keep going

[@jerremm]

Holy microplastics, batman!

[@alexandrarabinovici3826]

I like it

[@king_ltc_]

That’s pretty cool ngl