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Paper and plastic bottles typically come to mind when we think about recycling, but they're only a fraction of our waste - TerraCycle wants to make our waste stream 100% recyclable.
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Everyone knows that bottles and cans can be recycled, but what about everything else? Can you recycle old snack packages? Can you recycle contact lenses? Can you recycle gum? We're about to find out. One Small Step host Lucy Biggers is here to answer the question: can everything be recycled?
According to the EPA only about 34% of the waste stream in America gets recycled. One large part of the issue, aside from consumer behaviors, is that it takes a lot of time and energy for companies to clean and sort recyclable materials. That's where TerraCycle comes in.
TerraCycle is a company with a mission to make our waste stream 100% recyclable. Follow Lucy as she visits TerraCycle's headquarters ion New Jersey to find out the truth behind this question: is it possible to recycle everything?
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[@danielacalvo9175]

"I'll start a different company, and... It's cool!" That's the attitude!!

[@GraceMcGrathEnvironment]

Daniela Calvo for sure.

[@indigomage]

This guy is not for the money but for our beloved earth! Thumbs up!

[@sakioentertainment3004]

​@@indigomage another guy I I love to watch the videos of is called precious plastc check him out

[@larinature7343]

Terracycle should be worldwide and it'll be helping the environment so much ♻️♻️😀

[@GraceMcGrathEnvironment]

Larinature 7 that is for sure. It is awesome.

[@larinature7343]

@@GraceMcGrathEnvironment thanks!

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

Why should I care about the environment? I throw everything in the garbage. Which is the easiest way to go.

[@chlonanu]

@@DavidJohnson-tv2nn i hope you're lying but how old are you? that would give me perspective on why you're so selfish.

[@DavidJohnson-tv2nn]

Chloe nanu, Nope I'm not lying. I'm just some left wing tree-hugging environmentalist. You guys if you had your way, would have everyone living the lifestyle of a caveman and walking or riding a bicycle everywhere!

[@auds9738]

Wow, this man is literally my idol. Prioritising what really matters, instead of just focusing on money. I'm gonna be like him someday.

[@EmmalynnCynefin]

@paul8kangas Dude…. Like, I don't even know… That's just f*cking weird.

[@JohnPorsbjerg]

Companies should be taxed more for producing products/packaging that is non recycleable. They’ll make their products more recycleable, and in the end discarded products and packaging will be a valuable resource. Like think of how you can trade in bottles for store credit, what if you could do the same with chips bags and milk bottles and shampoo bottles?

[@diegoperez2090]

Not everyone is rich like you and can afford to pay more for their groceries or any goods for that matter.

[@diegoperez2090]

@paul8kangas what's wrong with you?

[@aimwilliamson6609]

Absolutely! 👏 Bravo I agree

[@aimwilliamson6609]

@@diegoperez2090 Oh and I am poverty level as well

[@NewDay1000]

There's a great TedTalk about this very idea!

[@chelseakevorkian4998]

He’s absolutely amazing. Will happily go out of business for the best of our planet - HOW FREAKING REFRESHING 🤯😍

[@GraceMcGrathEnvironment]

Chelsea Kevorkian I thought that was great.

[@chelseakevorkian4998]

Grace McGrath Me too! I love your channel, as well!!!

[@GraceMcGrathEnvironment]

@@chelseakevorkian4998 thank you so much. I try to do my part. ☺

[@ParisHedger]

ikr, such an inspiration!!! I made a video on going plastic free for a week and it would mean so much if u could check it out sometime, I hope I can give u some inspo x

[@wantitok]

Yes you are absolutely correct and thank you for your post. Feel free to visit Earth Changes Channel and watch the three three-part series called Plastic Environmental Disaster. Feel free to read what am about in the community section as well. Many blessings to you and your loved ones always Earth Changes Channel

[@JordanPAT]

Love that he doesn't mind going out of business. INSPIRED!

[@UnbenutzerKanalname]

well it's not going to happen in his career.. so...

[@americasingapore822]

he'll change his mind quickly once he really got out of business...well, except if he got some inheritance from his parents....

[@ParisHedger]

omg same, its incredible! I made a video on going plastic free for a week and it would mean so much if u could check it out sometime, I hope I can give u some inspo x

[@komerwest5872]

Over 90% of consumer plastics are not needed for us to enjoy life.

[@ParisHedger]

so true!

[@clye7788]

WOAH!

[@TLCTugger]

Whatever we did before they were available, we just need to do again. Butcher paper, not plastic wrap.

[@MrMrannoying]

So much of it can be wood, or paper

[@Robb403]

This is just the science part of the puzzle. They have demonstrated ways to recycle a lot of our waste. But, to do it on any scale requires the involvement of our government and, for at least right now, they don't care and won't make the effort. The recent problem with Taiwan returning huge shipments of recyclables to their sources is a good example of what's happening. We don't have the means to recycle what we collect already. The world isn't equipped politically to deal with recycling. So, do what you can. But don't expect anything large scale until we change a lot of politician's attitudes.

[@1light4love]

Just finished a Sustainability class for my Enviro SSE degree ...and you just beat me to my own comment on their Rob!! I dig your awareness, man✔️ Furthermore: people power DOES have a chance to catapult this also... At least more so than we have been.... We cannot lead with apathy much longer.

[@Candyman97]

You totally miss the whole meaning behind this. It's like how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. And it is not the politicians attitude we need to change. It's the people that vote them in, that need to change their attitude. Let's stop taking a defeatist attitude. This person saw a need, and figure out a way to fill it, and make a profit at the same time. That is just brilliant!!!!

[@solstice2318]

Some people are so naive.. If ever recycling even comes close to reducing the amount of new plastic (oil) produced they will shut it down before you can say jack Robinson. Those lobbies are your masters. You don't have a say. And you never will. Defeatist? There was no battle and there will never be any. The recycling concept is a hoax. Why do you think 3rd world countries refuse your "recyclables"? It's not feasible. Period. Keep dreaming while they take more money out of your guilt filled conscience.

[@Robb403]

@@solstice2318 WOW! Maybe you should seek out more scientific information and less conspiracy theory. We have already made advancements in spite of the coal lobbyists, the farm lobbyists and others. Right now, we are dealing with a huge mistake in the government. But, the shear audacity of this mess will likely wake people up and change the political structure for the next President. So, things could start moving forward again.

[@mr.upcycle9589]

Large scale improvements start with people. Government rarely solves problems the just exacerbate existing ones and spend money. Sure they build roads and schools, cause people force them to.

[@YohanesNiko]

Our waste is technically 100% recyclable?? Mind blown! We need thousands more Terracycle globally!!!

[@AasthaHingar]

Such a great initiative. I wish Terracycle existed in each country and hopefully each city too.

[@OmuraXD]

They need to start a charity

[@zachmorris3017]

It will one day..... 👍

[@ParisHedger]

same, I wish there were things like that in Australia! I made a video on going plastic free for a week and it would mean so much if u could check it out sometime, I hope I can give u some inspo x

[@BigHugeYES]

The traditional recycling system is designed to make us feel ok about consuming/making more plastic. Repurposing is really great, but to have a big environmental impact you’d have to reduce the amount of plastic on the earth. Plastic photo-decays and breaks down into smaller and smaller particles until it’s a powder. Micro plastics also come from washing our clothes, which contain synthetic materials. It’s all over the ocean, seeping into our food chain. Recycling is good, but it doesn’t entirely get to the source of the problem: the existence of decaying plastic due to consumption of plastic.

[@beyondchickpeas]

Big corporations should be accountable for the waste they generate and all plastic containers should be returnable to those companies. They have to think outside the box and create compostable packaging. Some countries in Europe already have laws for this.

[@cbentler4528]

I really appreciate companies that strive to solve the problem so that their company doesn’t need to exist anymore. Pretty selfless😍

[@DougGrinbergs]

We need Extended Producer Responsibility laws

[@renukakaruppian598]

The simple solution is to stop production of plastic, but no Government will do that

[@EmpressTouch]

@@renukakaruppian598 & @Doug Grinbergs: What we need more of is progressive thinking towards using the carrot more and the stick less. Put simply, not only make it easier for everyone to contribute, but make it as enjoyable to contribute to the future in a variety of ways. This is a superb video. Hopefully we will see more people enjoying the good ways to help - instead of blaming scapegoats for bad - by making it as easy as this video showcases.

[@nicolaslemay]

That big capsule coffee machine just behind just scream bs. The most efficient to tackle the garbage problem isn’t to send back our trash thousands of miles away through the post. It’s to reduce our trash in the first place! So buy a normal machine and put the coffee to the compost instead of using useless plastic and aluminum. This would be like driving a hummer and tell people to produce less co2.

[@AugustusBohn0]

look up a company called Back to the Roots, turns out certain kinds of mushrooms love growing in used coffee grounds and they use that to sell their diy mushroom growing kits. You get edible mushrooms, some coffee stays out of the landfill, and what's left at the end is a cardboard box you can recycle and what's essentially soil. the block of former coffee grounds and mycelium can be tossed harmlessly in your garden.

[@RawrzErica]

I use those but with a little reusable cup thing to put grinds. You never know, that could be what they're using.

[@carsonauld5727]

Focusing on a Keurig machine in their office, rather than the 7.5 million lbs of diverted waste/$44,806,327 donated to charities seems intentionally obtuse, but go with your gut I guess.

[@Mattstafford2009]

Yeah I'm finding some of their claims a little hard to believe as well, don't get me wrong I love recycling and I'm like the recycling police with my friends but i find it hard to believe it's more carbon efficient to ship these obscure items all around to recycle them than just to landfill it when NPR's planet money research showed that even common #1 and #2 plastics aren't carbon efficient to recycle now in American recycling plants now that China has stopped taking them.

[@fh6560]

We need terracycles in Asia♻️

[@benzracer]

Our recycling pickup is free. Garbage costs us money. Incentive achieved.

[@user-zt7rz8dr6v]

"Try each day to not buy one thing you would have bought." Then "try to recycle one more thing than you mwould have done the day before." These words should have echoed throughout the world!

[@growtocycle6992]

They are. Reduce, reuse, recycle

[@tuscany2134]

LOVE this video. I have been part of some of Terracycle's free recycling schemes in the UK since March, I have managed to get some of the public involved and have sent around 18,000 empty crisp packets to Terracycle, raising funds for local causes. Everyone who donates just a few packets think it's not much, but together, people are making a difference remembering to gift to me those 'few' packets.

[@alisingh2035]

I’m soooo glad that Terracycle exists! I’m really trying avoid a lot of necessary packaging and wasteful products.

[@anishjha7059]

You forgot to mention cigarette filter buds!!! They recycle the buds to make pellets used to make plastic park benches!!! They are really pro at it!!! Kudos their work.

[@monsitime9370]

Please list the companies who is taking part of this because companies for Years won't do a thing.

[@electric6877]

We should also email companies that way we can petition them to change and affiliate with TerraCycle. I hate greedy corporations, but since you can't make them change into entities that care, you can make them change in the same way Amazon got $15/hr. The workers and Bernie Sanders got together to protest and demand it, which was costing them production and so they got it! Sure, Amazon will make dumb remarks like "our workers are living like Kings" but who gives what they care lol the consumer and the workers are the only reason they exist anyways lol

[@VivianL-wm6gq]

Finally, a video I can actually use, our recycling system is so broken right now. Thank you! I will DEFINITELY encourage companies to start using Teracycle!

[@wantitok]

Yes you are absolutely correct and thank you for your post. Feel free to visit Earth Changes Channel and watch the three three-part series called Plastic Environmental Disaster. Feel free to read what am about in the community section as well. Many blessings to you and your loved ones always Earth Changes Channel

[@wantitok]

Yes you are absolutely correct and thank you for your post. Feel free to visit Earth Changes Channel and watch the three three-part series called Plastic Environmental Disaster. Feel free to read what am about in the community section as well. Many blessings to you and your loved ones always Earth Changes Channel

[@shethewriter]

But how do they recycle it? I heard most recycling just goes overseas and piles up in other countries. They can’t sort through it fast enough

[@dannyboypix]

What a beautiful person you are. Thank you for what you do. Don’t stop, don’t give up. Hopefully these kinds of things will be common place in the future thanks to people like you. Your light shines bright.

[@reminjing8808]

It’s surly a brilliant idea. But I am a little skeptical about the environmental cost involved in this recycling program. What amount of water resources or electricity do they need in order to recycle one unit of trash on average? It seems to me that there are only limited percentages of waste which can be recycled into high quality products like a bag pack and rest of them simply went into a new cycle of consumerism by inventing something we don’t necessarily need. I think only by tackling the issue of over-packing and getting rid off goods we don’t necessarily need can really make a difference.

[@JK-bp6oz]

Lot of the trash can coverted to fuel that isn't harmful to the environment, which could help fuel the recycling center and tbe fuel can be sold for use in generators/cars.

[@cristianofranclimconfraria1130]

In Portugal, we have allready 4 boxes to recycle, but I know that some material is sale to countries like Vietnam, because Chine close the door, and the others countries will close too. Each country must recycling is on.

[@smlourie]

Fantastic ..... loved his comment at the end....its great to see honest people trying to help our world....

[@Vedrajrm]

Chewing gum isn't plastic, I think what he meant to say was 'polymer'. Gum is made from mostly latex,which is an elastomer (rubber).

[@electric6877]

Ok well this changes things. I'm no longer swallowing my gum lol

[@lyndaschroeder8117]

SO great, Lucy. Bless you!!! You are great!!

[@electric6877]

This guy is an inspiration. I'm also the same way. I'll be taking over a family business one day but if people don't have lawns anymore or have these annoying non eco friendly things called mulch and pine needles, I'll be happy to do something else. I actually hope though if people still have want these things that we move towards more eco friendly products. All the paint and artificial chemcials in these home improvement products is one of the main causes for small scale environmental products. For example, mulch. Unless the source you get it from is using biodegradable paint, it is most likely using the same type of stuff that goes into wall paint. Of course it's not too harmful once it's dried, but this stuff is literally outside getting wet all the time and getting washed away. Rubber mulch is a great alternative, but then again it is wasteful in the long run because it doesn't break down quickly if you decide to remove it. And if you use your own DIY stuff, it causes termites and all sorts of things. Luxuries and extra stuff always comes at a cost. It's frustrating that more people aren't informed. If it weren't for this, we would be SOOOO much more advanced in time than we are now. Too bad lots of people are personally greedy and only care about what they want instead of things that work for a better future for everyone.

[@angelatester2471]

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very well done. Good luck.

[@mrfuzztone]

Good information about recycling. Thanks.

[@OmuraXD]

I do terracycle for free! Its amazing!

[@eugeniaoribe]

AgentMonkeyGamesandVlogs08 how? It seems so expensive

[@OmuraXD]

You can do the free version!

[@OmuraXD]

If you go onto their website they have a range of paid and free programmes, but on the free ones you provide your own box to send off the waste for free

[@vanessarodriguez6726]

Love this girl. Love having learned about Terra Cycle. And love learning the steps I can to reduce my waste and recycle it instead.

[@wantitok]

Yes you are absolutely correct and thank you for your post. Feel free to visit Earth Changes Channel and watch the three three-part series called Plastic Environmental Disaster. Feel free to read what am about in the community section as well. Many blessings to you and your loved ones always Earth Changes Channel

[@ThomasPauley10]

If you live near Orange County, CA, you can bring hard to recycle items at Eco Now in Anaheim.

[@joannab7449]

This is amazing!!!! I have a solution to my contact lenses (aside from worrying about not being able to recycle them and feeling not sure if i should wear it or not!)

[@PebbleBeachLife]

I was watching one of your videos and got distracted. Then the video was gone and I was completely distraught. It took a while to find you again! Love your channel ❤

[@EmpressTouch]

I don't know if you're behind the Renegade Inc. Monday broadcast, but half the battle to change the 'make the best of a bad situation' mindset into a 'this is so brilliant - everyone can sing the same song and everyone wins' opportunity. Using the carrot a lot more - and the stick less.

[@AriVovp]

Bs. I want to see how it actually get recycled not putting things in the bin.

[@ratusajjanshetty2405]

Melting might not produce large amount of air polutent as compared to completely burning to Ash! !

[@adelisalomar3534]

Please continue with these informative videos about how to recycle it definitely opened my eyes more and hopefully will do the same for others! I mean I'm like most people, aware of the problem but needed more information on how to really change things! Thank you! 😊

[@wantitok]

Yes you are absolutely correct and thank you for your post. Feel free to visit Earth Changes Channel and watch the three three-part series called Plastic Environmental Disaster. Feel free to read what am about in the community section as well. Many blessings to you and your loved ones always Earth Changes Channel

[@joanfotli]

WoW! I've been fantasizing about a business idea that I had in the recycling world. I was making stories in my head and one of them was that I created a successful business by recycling everything and one day a journalist asked me what I would like in the future, and my answer was that one day I would like to close the business because there was nothing else to recycle...

[@cdtz82]

thank u for sharing this information

[@behemoth2887]

More people should see this

[@autumngreenleaf3390]

Thanks. Checked out the Terra Cycle website and it seems kind of intangible for individuals.

[@GraceMcGrathEnvironment]

This is so cool. I am glad businesses like this exist.

[@EmpressTouch]

Half the battle will be to make people aware of these simple opportunities, for when they are, they'll enjoy contributing more and more. All the while knowing that their actions are far less futile than general perceptions held today may otherwise suggest.

[@christineloggie4785]

Fantastic Video - this should be in every classroom :)

[@stillontheroad5275]

I just found out about TerraCycle. I have begun collecting my contact cases as well. Definitely going to be focusing on this org moving forward.

[@danabiondo9243]

Right On! T. Cycle 🚲 Thank You! This Man I Brlliant! 🌳🌲🌴🐳🙂

[@kassiapencek6185]

Hip hip hurray!!! I want a satellite of terracycle near me!!!!!

[@VivianL-wm6gq]

Can you interview Recology as well, a similar business except with city contracts along the west coast of the USA. Would love to see their differences. I looked up their website and find they don’t recycle “everything” but many things curb side pickups don’t and yet has city contracts. Why is Teracycle not contracted by cities ordnances by default to cut down carbon mileage in shipping?

[@mike8251]

Awesome idea, hope it spreads worldwide and eliminates the need for landfills

[@avadhutpatil9]

Immense respect for that guy. Hats Off!!

[@EmpressTouch]

Well said.

[@brittanywinn3955]

We need teracycle to grow! I waited for a spot on teracycle to open up, I collected it for 2 years but they can only handle a certain volume. So sad! I did contact the company and they sent a one-time shipping label for us. An awesome company! Now let's put them out of business!!! 😉

[@Rootportz]

Basically instead of throwing trash pay for boxes provided from terra cycle to send your trash to the company to recycle it... sounds like a good business

[@EvanKiss]

1. It's pretty clear this is more than just a profitable business for them. 2. Individuals do not have to pay for their waste removal, if you sign up online you can get free shipping labels (paid for by the company that manufactures the products). I you want a giant box for larger groups such as in schools or office buildings, then you would have to pay, but those places have to pay for trash or recycling anyway, so it would just come down to figuring how to budget for this if they wanted to participate in a lower waste alternative.

[@olgamilevska5977]

Amazing!

[@FedJimSmith]

what a noble company

[@frod2941]

I can't stop watching these videos. Lucy is incredibly articulate, intelligent, and beautiful. In love!

[@youmeteacofeee]

What a great company!

[@mr.johnzussino6217]

Great video - thanks.

[@HipHopMovieNews]

What a beautiful video.

[@familystuff2873]

The narrative needs to change from. " companies can help fund the solution." To companies must fund all the recycling of their products." There would be an immediate shift in companies limiting the use of plastics to cut costs.

[@EmpressTouch]

By using the carrot more imaginatively. Now we've seen the opportunities many of us would never have known could possibly exist in reality, picking up a phone or surfing the internet - for this reason now becomes less complicated, and less stressful. Simply focusing on the positives and let people work out for themselves how enjoyable and simple changing the course of the future can now be; half the battle won already.

[@emilyd8884]

I love him. You can tell from his looks that he's a mad genius

[@jellypaws4484]

cool, but one question. wouldn't mealting plastic release toxic air waste?

[@zoisapeers676]

And when you melt it down, it becomes weaker so it can only be melted 2 or 3 times before it is useless.

[@jmassagetherapist6773]

Yes, but the same is for any recycling project regardless of material. After re-processing so many times the material does become useless. However, this video starts with the phrase 'one small step' and that's what it really is. Just a step. Other ways to reduce overall waste production exist and by combining them you in the end reduce the impact by a large margin.

[@Note10plusAura]

Melting and burning are different

[@bige8549]

Great video!

[@nicolekesselring3398]

mind blown

[@amanpanda4497]

The world should be funding them instead of some very stupid products. This is so cooL!

[@xxxtyphon4298]

Youre such a wonderful lady, doing extra ordinary videos. God bless you

[@ParisHedger]

I made a video on going plastic free for a week and it would mean so much if u could check it out sometime, I hope I can give u some inspo x

[@PlayMoGame]

This was a wonderful video! I've been researching recycling solutions recently and this piqued my interest. Hope to see more like this from this channel.

[@RuilinLinRyan]

I wonder how they deal with the dye the is used to print on the labels

[@sourcecreator2222]

excellent video

[@SunSugarFarms]

Thanks for the video! We're doing our One Small Step by creating a recyclable compostable alternative to plastic produce clamshells: Sustainable Produce Containers

[@moniquevandeplas5210]

I am definitely going to check you out

[@dilailamarie6549]

Love this👏❤️

[@bradowen8862]

It would be easier if the government pass a law making food wrappers recyclable friendly. Even limiting the use of disposable cups in fast food restaurants

[@Verisetti]

When will the Alton Il be added to your service?

[@hellokitty4me]

I love that he wants to go out of business, it’s wholesome. And very true that he can just start another company.

[@andydutton455]

Awesome

[@fjfjfurjrnfncnnxxn]

If this could be made more cost effective, how cool would it be to mine our landfill and recycle everything in them?

[@ejonesss]

will teracycle take styrofoam from air conditioners used as the fan cowling as well as the plastics from air conditioners? i tear down air conditioners to get the metals but there is also plastics and styrofoam that has to be put in the land fill since the styrofoam is often moldy and the plastics are of a type of plastic that no one takes.

[@priscillajimenez27]

I just checked the website, but the boxes are very expensive (for my budget). Also is that box a one time shipment or is my one time payment my ticket to continuously using that box back and forth (if so then I'd pay for it)? Please let me know!

[@jeromecatubig6218]

bring this to the philippines!

[@patriciamcdonald6149]

This is a great idea for now, and they should be praised for not ignoring the issue. But it seems better to refuse to use these types of packaging rather than accept the packaging and try to find a use for it. The companies must stop creating the waste. If we only used the absolutely necessary plastic say for medical reasons, we'd have no problem. We did this in the past and can do that again.

[@kay-wj3jx]

Why is the channel not popular?

[@bavenhen00]

Spill that Tea because is a second channel... now this is popular tho.

[@ruthieo54]

My husband says recycling is as interesting as a spoon museum. He doesn't have the fire in his belly like I do.

[@rimsonlobo6344]

Ur vedios are best ur doing an awesome work please make a vedio on pollution caused due to animal agriculture and live stocks (cowspiracy) which is a bigger issue then plastic cowspiracy is a Major reason for climate change

[@charismaindira9024]

Awsome

[@mightbesherwood1313]

Or: wear glasses!

[@emmadale9073]

Y’all gonna talk about what the commercial fishing companies are doing to the ocean?

[@cindygiesbrecht3146]

My thought is always that all those things are going to get made whether or not I buy them. I try to recycle often, but I don't think my actions will ever have an impact.

[@mitchellaubuchon2519]

My only issue with this company Is that I've been on the waiting list for over half a year now for 3 different things to recycle and I have yet to receive the shipping label. I work at a high school. I can contribute a lot. However since I'm not the Eco club director I'm not paying 80 bucks for a cardboard Box.

[@bthemedia]

Still want to know how to get companies to make easily / locally recyclable products and containers. In many cases, there is not such an option for classes of products? Does Terracycle charge the producer of each product they recycle? If not, the government / public law should force them too - or create the recycle streams required.

[@jg1681]

Haha that world map reminds me of this wreath made out of corks we have in our family business

[@kalamani9175]

How do u save the clean water and energy used to recycle?

[@Bahrul79]

I wish one day all used packagings will not be thrown away, but can be exchanged with the factory or the manufacturer for new goods. For example, used packaging of brand A instant noodles, if collected as many as 20 packs can be exchanged for 1 pack of new packaging with the same brand. Likewise, for example, used sachets of brand B shampoo which were collected as many as 20 sachets, can be exchanged for 1 new sachet. Places of exchange are opened in large malls and shopping centers. I'm sure we can immediately solve the waste problem, and also change consumer behavior to properly store all forms of used packaging. This is more effective than the company's CSR budget which is used up for beach cleaning or similar activities, or is only exchanged for iron tumblers and pipettes, since this can not solving waste problems which are generally caused by the habits of the customers themselves. And also, customers can have a direct benefit by having their own needs, and they would buy more of the products ini this in turn benefit to producers as well. However, producers have the responsibility to re-manage their own waste packagings... The government actually also has the authority and political will to push producers by relocating company budgets for this packaging exchange mechanism.

[@Starkbubbles27]

I love to craft and recycle and upcycle.

[@vir822]

I love your voice..

[@PrimpedPreenNPeachy]

they should mention that plastic can not be " recycled" only "downcycled" which means it can only be remade into weaker thinner plastics, unlike glass, paper or aluminum. These tiny plastics such as synthetic fibers then are so small they get into our water supply as "mircoplastics"

[@AlecMuller]

In general, yes, plastics are mechanically recycled (down-cycled). But more recently, companies have developed processes for chemical recycling, which requires more energy but produces material properties that are equally as good or better than the starting material. It all comes down to economics, something sadly missing from this video.

[@sparkingforce43]

When’s it gonna be public around the would?

[@nathanrobinson7715]

I recycle cans. I go walking every day and clean the road side and grass. Plus I get people to save for me. I do copper as well and metal I take to my neighbor. I get all I can

[@TOROG13]

We are the power i love this 👦

[@bearpitrock]

Dave Grohl's secret side project. This is great

[@RandyLy]

I've always wondered about this. The plastic take out spoons are made of plastic material, but do we recycle it? Sadly, I don't know what Waste Management does with our recyclable goods now with China and its policy. TerraCycle needs to be global.

[@petriepretorius3349]

Well, can you start a branch in South Africa too? Then if they put us both out of business then we'll be happy together about solving the World's waste problem? It has always been a dream of mine, i have designed many different machines and micro industrial waste processing plants...and I very much like the way you think and do...