Can These Companies Solve The Plastic Waste Problem?

[@rayititoman]

The amount of plastic sold in products in supermarkets is insane. Definitely, there should be regulations about how they package their products.

[@erensarikcioglu2477]

I completely agree

[@AlexAnder-rv1gu]

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]

No there shouldn’t you baboon

[@OutSideTheBoxFormat]

How bout those countries in the Pacific Rim have their citizens stop throwing trash in the ocean. Just a thought.

[@jesussaves8549]

Agree the people/companies producing plastic and getting rich off of it should be regulated and are 80% responsible for all this pollution.

[@jackshen5093]

unfortunately, not enough people seem to know and care about this problem.

[@MilanElan]

NOBODY Cares, sadly. It makes me ashamed of fellow humans

[@lukechoi3200]

No one care about earth evironment i guess already late to recover evironment

[@animationnkdh3774]

I know what can we do though they dont understand.

[@priscillajimenez27]

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]

plastic bags can be converted to burnable fuel

[@n3gi_]

Plastic is so common that now I can't even imagine how people lived before 1950s without plastic.

[@daylanmaprasa4352]

@Bill Murphy lol wait what?

[@AlexAnder-rv1gu]

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]

Healthier .... They lived Healthier

[@acajudi100]

paper...

[@njosborne6152]

ベジータ It seems to me that the human race has done without the convenience of plastics for quite a while.

[@adamt195]

Recyling and composting needs to be much more dramatically incentivized.

[@jeanrodriguez6230]

@Dwi Dava stfu

[@maa1649]

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]

MA A how about using plastics as fuels.

[@masterpalladin]

hemp bio plastic

[@auroramothergoddess]

You mean the government should implement policies that’s in the best interest of people, our home, and our planet over profit LOL ?

[@Drmicky141]

stop people in the developed world from buying bottled water would be a good start

[@N_W677]

Bottled water is a huge problem the thing is it's just convenient

[@orizontalzonelxacynch2453]

Beirut : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5C6eHdmp7qDgZI

[@jeanrodriguez6230]

@@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 stfu

[@AscheDjidoi]

Stop companies from bottling water for money.

[@kingjames4886]

but they contaminated their own water... I mean it must be bad if they can't taste the plastic in bottled water.

[@JonahZX10]

We should really be starting a movement for this...

[@KDH-br6hy]

Yes let's hit the street

[@LUIGIBREESH]

We kinda did out here by stopping grocery stores from using them

[@lingth]

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]

Making car parts from mushrooms? 🤣 r u for real?

[@AdwinLauYuTan]

@@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.

[@KGisthename]

Shout-out to Footprint! Thank you guys for taking serious steps towards a better future for our kids.

[@JediMik]

They create new economy 👍

[@orizontalzonelxacynch2453]

Beirut : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5C6eHdmp7qDgZI

[@jeanrodriguez6230]

@@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 stfu

[@berenisemendez5223]

Well said!!

[@TheRushtime]

Stop producing new plastic! It should be restricted. And manufacturers should be obliged to consume waste resources first at 100%.

[@DrZbo]

Who gets to decide what quality of plastic we MUST use first?

[@TheRushtime]

@@DrZbo Every plastic.

[@DrZbo]

@@TheRushtime Not every type of plastic can be reused once it has been heated and formed the first time.

[@TheRushtime]

@@DrZbo So we have to stop producing such types of plastic. Others should be 100% recycled.

[@DrZbo]

@@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]

I hope one day humans will soon realise survival is more important than economy.

[@johnr.seydel3821]

The “Biodegradable” term means nothing. So don’t let that greenwash you. Look for “compostable or recyclable packaging”

[@TheOtherBill]

And don't even trust "Compostable" since it often means industrial composting (which is still rare) and not your backyard compost pile.

[@KingPigeon891]

And recycling places are not the best either just saying

[@dlewis8405]

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]

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]

Beirut : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5C6eHdmp7qDgZI

[@jeanrodriguez6230]

@@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 stfu

[@ROTDTpodcast]

they been talking about this since the 80s when my school had those weekly reader magazines...

[@Robbedem]

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]

Science? Go to Sweden to see what's can be done. Beside pay for collection and no plastic will be left.

[@lisayist]

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]

They use this pandemic as an excuse to stop picking up trash from the sides of streets

[@BankruptGreek]

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]

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

[@yoked1234]

My local recycling facility doesn’t even accept glass 🤦‍♂️

[@pbodymathis]

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]

@@orizontalzonelxacynch2453 what does that have to do with recycling glass?

[@ElcatOwO]

@@BankruptGreek cause glass is made out of sand

[@stephendoherty8291]

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]

@@pbodymathis um glass is made from a very specific sand not just any sand...

[@ayizeb9299]

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.

[@rayminthecat]

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!

[@jessstuart7495]

Solution: Tax oil production and transition to bio-degradable plastics for containers.

[@CBC460]

Or eco-friendly alternatives that have no plastic at all.

[@drabberfrog]

Problem: lobbyists

[@timkbirchico8542]

Take personal responsibility and stop buying food in plastic containers. Convenience can't come before responsibility.

[@MoonLiteNite]

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]

@@MoonLiteNite not just bags, all the blister packs etc, bags are old news.

[@auroramothergoddess]

It’s not that easy and sinple

[@KabbaModern03]

Living in NYC, they take recycling very seriously.

[@serge8085]

like what, like having huge garbage heaps on every corner? :)

[@skyak4493]

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]

Comparing to what Europe do for recycling.. US is far far beyond that.

[@skyak4493]

@@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]

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” 🤣

[@aussie_al]

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]

Beirut : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5C6eHdmp7qDgZI

[@johnmajor9564]

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]

@@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]

@@jarandavel1847 overpopulation is the root of a lot of problems, if we reduce our population problems several other world problems are shrunk significantly

[@KSRubberIndustries]

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..

[@CaseyBurnsInvesting]

Over consumption is destroying the planned, we’ve got to stop this now.

[@The_General_Zubas]

I agree, People Don't Reduce or Reuse at all..

[@TheIcyhydra]

@@The_General_Zubas lol

[@tatymax7293]

GDP growth is rat race

[@JudeFurr]

You first

[@preonshorts]

unnoticed of covid-19 at poornichefacts.blogspot.com/2020/08/unnoticed-world-events-and-facts-side.html?m=1

[@sayansayan7897]

We need to stop using plastic

[@wendypeters6084]

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.

[@appledinger1121]

I always bring my own cloth bag while shopping.

[@BMfins]

Won’t happen in USA too big of companies run the government.

[@cardcode8345]

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]

Nor in india countries with over 200 mn people cant transition easily but here we have banned some forms of it in many states

[@jacobhotaling8959]

I mean if we go back to glass and tins for grocery drinks and just return them for factory reuse would be better

[@kingjames4886]

costs more...

[@Redactedlllllllllllll]

Only problem capitalism solves is how to get more money, rarely is that involved in an environmental solution.

[@89guines]

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]

@@89guines I know I know, go capital, its the best no matter what!

[@williamweigt7632]

Ferrando Davis read history.

[@Redactedlllllllllllll]

@@williamweigt7632 hey, where in the history you read has business solved any ecological problems we face?

[@MoonLiteNite]

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...

[@dylanmasterguy]

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.

[@jasonheaton9789]

They ARE saying they’re committed - that’s the problem. Saying and doing- not the same thing.

[@davesphilippinedaydream2656]

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]

Simple and idiotic solutions that don't actually address the issue

[@stevee8472]

The corporations that run our governments will never pass such laws

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

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!

[@kapildevtiwari730]

Avoid Plastic, Save Environment.

[@beangie]

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]

Binod

[@pasticcinideliziosi1259]

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]

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...

[@quietyard8014]

0:30 some gloves are nitrile, and could be made compostable.

[@ganesh_speaks]

Thank you for covering this disease issue.

[@TheBushMaster]

They need to start make more things out of Hemp.

[@nickinportland]

We banned the plastic bags but it didn’t last long. Reusable bags we’re doing great until COVID ☹️

[@kingjames4886]

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.

[@sridharvelagapuri5021]

Plastic eating bacteria is our only hope

[@chiranjeevibelagur2275]

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?

[@mahimbabrandon4175]

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.💪💪💪💪💯💯💯💯

[@tatymax7293]

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]

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]

But I thought this “global” crisis was only the fault of Americans. 🙄

[@insectbite1714]

@Yen Tao boycott things with excessive packaging

[@yofinance1777]

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.

[@virajraundal7340]

IF YOU KNOW IT, JUST DO IT!!!!!

[@Diode5]

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]

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]

Why is there such a long waiting time?

[@danc2014]

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

[@KingPigeon891]

@@stephendoherty8291 usually poor people who bring 32 bags of cans to get money

[@LifeinGlow]

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.

[@chrislecky710]

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.

[@diogueto1]

Zero, please come to Norway!

[@sharon_ng]

Reduce and reuse. Technology cannot solve all problems if we out-consume plastics compared to biodegradable materials.

[@kevinclydeeguia2543]

I have an idea to get rid of this problem. The issue is that it requires a significant change in the world economy.

[@viclinhtran5124]

I wish we have resolution to recycle plastic.

[@TheLemonBird]

its easy jsut dont use make em out of oil and then punish those how dont recycle them

[@JediMik]

And what about poor people. They dont have alternative 🙄

[@economicsinaction]

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 :)

[@xGaLoSx]

None of these are legitimate competitors. Going to take a major breakthrough in materials science to fix this issue.

[@shyamtaneja4046]

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]

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

[@zar1004]

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

[@head85]

i hope one day everyone knows that the plastic bag was invented to be reused. the inventor even kept one in his pocket at all times

[@PaulHo]

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]

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 :)

[@mayasakurabii]

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]

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.

[@sssaiddddd]

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

[@jimScienceNerd]

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?

[@federico2049]

"logistics"/"management" of habits is the main way to reduce plastic production/use pollution.

[@diverse_insightt.o6499]

Jim Cramer is the bald version of Cramer from Seinfeld

[@harpreetsinghmann]

Thanks, For long, i was confused between the two.

[@orizontalzonelxacynch2453]

Beirut : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5C6eHdmp7qDgZI

[@moreplatesnodates2440]

8:30 really ? You put your new plastic in normal plastic ?

[@LifeinGlow]

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.

[@aman4189]

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.

[@rajeshsinguru]

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....

[@Kunbeeb]

Jee, last time I was this early corona wasnt a thing

[@omnizen]

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.

[@Tom-xy9gb]

Manufacturers should be held accountable in the production of single use plastics. Ban single used plastic. I dont need my vegetables wrapped in plastic.

[@johnraffensperger]

Great video. Lose the screeching guy at the start. Tax all non-biodegradable materials and use all the money to clean up the ocean and environment - a self-correcting mechanism.

[@jacobs2308]

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.

[@gold9994]

3:00 It's not profitable.

[@nicolemcwilliams3015]

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.

[@t0neeh213]

Remember the good old days when milk was delivered to your doorstep and in glass bottles

[@insectbite1714]

No, I was born after that time. But I still remember before people had like 10 kids like they do modern day.

[@briersmall5352]

@@insectbite1714 what?

[@insectbite1714]

@@briersmall5352 yes. People modern day are horrible and don't care about the enviorment so they have a ton of kids

[@mauricehopes9105]

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.

[@timedone8502]

I am an engineer in PET packaging and the only immediate viable alternative is to curb consumption. Unfortunately humans won’t sacrifice convenience, quality of life for a better planet.

[@aperson2730]

Reduce, reuse, recycle

[@frawldog]

Make America great

[@changxing7690]

Why don’t we post tax on plastic production to make it not the cheapest solution?

[@luckyunlucky3893]

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

[@aguerra1381]

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!

[@lesterfalcon1350]

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.

[@Telluwide]

"I've got one word for you, Benjamin: plastics." The Graduate 1967.

[@MarcoLopez-gb7ft]

Looking forward to seeing the video of recycling out

[@pbodymathis]

Put a 10 cent deposit on all plastic bottles. That will reduce their pollution by a bunch.

[@hhhkf]

Corning created biodegradable containers made from corn husks that can hold liquids. But its still more expensive than plastics.

[@dmitriyshcholokov3526]

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.

[@appledinger1121]

I never order take-outs. I eat at the restro or make my own food

[@origin8]

I witnessed people in Cambofia and Bali throw plastic bags full of rubbish straight into the sea and river

[@Barskor1]

Replace road tar with plastic as the binder for gravel

[@Recycling_is_a_scam]

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.

[@Vedrajrm]

The plastic wastes should be taken care of by the companies that produce them. The consumers should not be responsible for it. Asking the consumers to recycle is same as asking them to clean the dishes after eating in a restaurant. If asking to clean the dishes is unacceptable then so should be to recycle. The governments should fine the companies if their packages are found in the environment outside. If the government keep relying on people to ‘change’ the world will never be rid of plastic waste.

[@Vedrajrm]

What’s the point of removing the plastic wastes from oceans if tonnes are still being dumped? The companies should be forced to come up with ways to reduce the wastes

[@likira111]

Those companies wont exist without us. Both are at fault and being like "it aint me" is just distancing yourself from the problem. Besides everyone who works at one company are customers at grocery shops too.

[@Vedrajrm]

likira111 that wasn’t my point. I knew people would misinterpret it. Yes of course they wouldn’t exist without us, just like restaurants won’t exist without it’s customers. Try to understand my analogy. They make billions of dollars of us, they can afford to come up with a better system to reduce the plastic waste. I’m not saying “it ain’t me” I’m saying if you rely on the customers to clean up after the company’s mess, you will not get good results

[@Vedrajrm]

likira111 look up the litterbug concept. When the packaging were first introduced it was the company’s job to clean them. Just as I said. But In order to save them money, they marketed the “crying Indian” campaign and made it the customers fault that the world is “dirty”. And by the looks of your comments I’d say that was a pretty damn good advertisement campaign. It is not our job, no both are not at fault, it’s the companies and the governments that they lobbied for years who are at fault. The reduce plastic waste has been going on for decades now, but has shown very little progress. Because it’s a crappy idea to rely on the customers and say that both are at fault, cos we are not!

[@likira111]

@@Vedrajrm So the assholes throwing their plastic garbage into the Forrest outside and littering in national parks can just blame the producer? 'to rely on the customers and say that both are at fault" If you say both are at fault you don't rely on the consumer, nobody is saying you don't need to regulate brands here. But no amount of plastic packaging is gonna make it okay for adults not to know how to operate a trashcan. If you throw mcdonalds containers and empty beer bottles everywhere it IS your fault and you are defending those people by saying customers have no reponsibility.

[@tpsu129]

I am waiting for the story on the single-use mask litter problem.

[@TJ-rf1ft]

I would like to invest in Footprint, will they go public sometime?

[@alkodjdjd]

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

[@mess2964]

Ban production of new plastic! Force investment in recycling! Rubbish would become valuable! Dream on

[@lucasatilano8008]

We just need to tax the plastic producers the cost of recycling

[@grandmasmith]

It would be great if you added links to the companies you discussed instead of a dozen ways to connect with CNBC.

[@pentiumou8993]

I end up finding out that i cant make other people do what i expect them to do so i always bahave myself, do my best not to use plastic or make full use of a plastic product. I hope when i get more powerful i can do something for my planet...

[@investorsarchive635]

Whatever the economic cost may be , we need to get rid of plastic fast. It is choking our planet.

[@caletherault3049]

I like Zero's comparison to the milkman of the past.