Green Tyranny: Recycling

[@anusmaster3107]

"it smells kind of choclatey" "ugh" lmao, stossel is a savage

[@jeremymenchaca]

That was hilarious.

[@christianhinojosa848]

Hahahahahahahaha

[@jossteve3018]

😂😂😂😂

[@jossteve3018]

"You put that on your face?" 😭😂

[@cyberhawk80]

hahahaha and an environment degree.. so loads of debt and batshit insane.. dont worry she wont die alone.. childless .. but lots of cats.. lots..

[@xXTheFreakWithinXx]

She is going to make some guy very miserable some day.

[@Balancinglife]

And you haven't made someone miserable in your life?

[@FumblsTheSniper]

She probably already has

[@Taffer-bx7uc]

@Jeffrey Dohnger this. What men go through just to get that pretty ass

[@adamludwick9931]

She should become a breatharian. “Produces no garbage” my ass she simply displaces her net waste onto other people. But yea, that low cut summer dress did look great. I’ll be in my bunk.

[@bassmaster867]

@@Taffer-bx7uc It's truly endless

[@adamcollins1551]

Meh, I don't care, as long as she isn't trying to make me live that way then it doesn't matter.

[@MediumRareSteve]

Adam Collins welcome to America. The left is forcing more and more upon us every single day. This too will come.

[@owlblocksdavid4955]

Those recycling trucks are on the taxpayer dollar.

[@savagesavant4964]

Yes, but people like her become fanatical moral activist & shame politicians into passing laws that minimize our natural rights & force their way of life upon us all.

[@4themusicman]

@@savagesavant4964 Thank you. These people never keep it to themselves until they've forced everyone else to do what THEY claim is right.

[@nitish523]

That supposed to be it. The huge population of humans living on this planet is outstanding. Plastic is everywhere, the food we by, the bags we carry and what not.

[@RealUltimateRevolt]

Actually she's using 10 times more water by washing clothes by hand

[@eugenetswong]

...and dishes, too.

[@geoffdearth8575]

Besides which the clothes don't get clean. Washing machines were invented for a good reason and they are a godsend.

[@jjj8317]

nGon- you are an animal. Where did you grew up? Jesus.

[@Celestial_Wing]

Water is an unlimited resources for as long the source isn't contaminated.

[@CougarLand]

"suds saver" washing machines

[@anthonypalumbo1057]

"It all started when I was an environmental studies student at NYU" Say no more.

[@smashstuff86]

"I'm so empowered." Sheesh.

[@177SCmaro]

smashstuff86 That's what it's really about, feeling morally superior.

[@scallywag1716]

Yes like a vegan....

[@billybobbington]

It is her choice to live like that though, no shame in that.

[@shreefsbini9904]

Say the weak.

[@campkira]

Someone is insane.

[@hotmamalee]

I mean if it makes her happy then so be it. She seems nice just thinks she’s helping a lot more than she really is

[@SpeedHomeAttack]

She walks inside of restaurants and ask them to make her coffee using her outside cup. That's the most self-titled and unsanitary thing ever.

[@evasivefox7287]

@@SpeedHomeAttack It's not any different than walking into a pub and having a growler refilled. Besides, I'm sure she cleans it.

[@happy_thinking]

@@SpeedHomeAttack Why unsanitary?

[@kingofthorns203]

I liked Holly Fretwell’s take a lot more

[@Ghost-dy9sf]

@@SpeedHomeAttack That;s just a dumb argument you made.

[@cones914]

I respect her a lot. She is actually doing the things she said she would. She is living a 'sustainable' life. All the politicians who would wish to implement this green tyranny have no intention of actually living through it.

[@23Butanedione]

Gross

[@rohanvinaik48]

I do t necessarily agree with *everything* Mr. Stossel is saying here, but it is SO refreshing to see someone in the media actually willing to start a common-sense debate on this issue!

[@johnmoore1495]

John Galt Luckily in the U.S. trash disposal is usually done properly and safely with minimum environmental impact. Sadly not all nations feel the same and just proceed to dump all their shit in the ocean. In the grand scheme it’s a problem but in general in developed nations it is not.

[@gblargg]

I can understand the argument for not leaving a constant stream of junk in one's wake, if possible. But in the future, landfills might be mined for resources. Also, all life on the planet just discards its waste in place, for something else to deal with. The atmosphere itself didn't used to have oxygen; that was organisms way back using it as a huge air-fill.

[@ubuntuforever]

I agree. I'm right around the middle politically, but I admit I lean more to the left. I love to see good ideas from either side. Radicals are missing out by rejecting new ideas that go against their political views...

[@lolwtnick4362]

@@johnmoore1495 wow. as long as its not on your backyard it's fine right? it's the other country's issues... guess you aren't entirely informed on what happens to trash or recycling.

[@bobrvrvrvrv]

John Moore it’s a problem in america, no incentive to recycle, so it’s either dumped in a “contained landfill” (yeah ok lol) or shipped to some East Asian or African nation, only a few countries like Germany or denmark have a respectable recycling system

[@tom_olofsson]

Wait till she has kids. Woops, there goes the free time.

[@kkknotcool]

She probably thinks kids aren't very green too.

[@carlosmatos9848]

I'm sure poopy diapers can be turned into some type of exfoliating skin cream

[@mchume65]

She won't have kids.

[@mdesm2005]

more like her? god help us

[@scottgolden2766]

The best way to reduce your carbon/trash footprint is to not have kids.

[@Cyrus992]

She should be attacking the government regulations and standards that require food serving places to throw their food away even though it may not be necessary! That is the real problem!

[@Showguns-uc1rj]

Cyrus992 I was working in a deli they would command us to throw all the food away at the end of the day, which i never did because i would give it to homless people. Its a bigg problem throwing thrash away

[@drew9114]

Doesn't that stem from our lawsuit culture?

[@BLUELEADER78]

Drew, yes. If someone were to fall ill from the food they would have every right to sue, not that I agree with it. That is what I was told when I worked in the food industry and asked why we could not donate left overs to the homeless/less fortunate.

[@Dragon228833]

Cyrus992 I beg to differ because some places would abuse that and serve u nasty food that went bad

[@MrJoshcc600]

When i worked in a restraunt i tried to organize to donate leftovers at the end of the day to a local soup kitchen but we weren't allowed to because the liability and possibility of being sued. So every day we just threw away hundreds of pounds at the end of the day. In my experience it's not government laws it's lawyers.

[@markbennett8685]

I was amazed that she skips using toilet paper, opting for her bare hand instead, and showers just once per week. Miraculous!

[@jameshigginbottom6512]

Really ...her bare.hand.. Gross rich white liberal

[@michaelboykin9881]

Then she eats with that hand. I wouldn't scoop up crap with a spoon, wash it, then put it in my mouth. That's just nasty.

[@michaelstevens4754]

“It smells chocolatey” “Ugh, you out that on your face”? “It smells chocolatey”

[@recoveringnewyorker2243]

In theory recycling is a great idea, but it has to be practical. Example ; I'm a retired auto mechanic now selling Auto Parts. We in the auto mechanics trade were into recycling long before it was cool and fashionable. Example, if your car needs a new starter, I as the mechanic would remove the old starter and install a remanufactured one. Your old starter would then be sent back to the factory to be remanufactured. Any of the old parts that are still good, such as the case and the end caps will be reused. Other than that it will have all new parts installed. If those parts are not reusable they are melted down to make new parts. Unfortunately most of the remanufactured starters and other components that we sell are remanufactured in countries like Mexico, Malaysia, India, China, Etc. Now, there's nothing wrong with these remanufactured components, they are very good! However, as was pointed out in the video it takes a lot of energy to transport these components from one region to another let alone one country to another! Another example ; lead-acid automotive batteries at one time we're just dumped in landfills poisoning the groundwater! Now we handle them in an environmentally responsible manner. When you buy a new battery for your car customarily the old one is accounted for ( the EPA is very strict about this ) and sent to a facility where ALL of its components are recycled and made into new batteries, including the lead and acid! If you do not have a battery to trade in you are charged an impact fee, otherwise known as a core charge. During World War II when virtually all of our supply lines were cut off we recycled everything! We need to get back to that. But again, we need to be practical about it.

[@adventurerpan8527]

agreed, i mean you are going to mandate Recycling that is going to require 400 more garbage trucks, that doesn't seem very practical too me. but then again, is California, which is run by idiots

[@johnchandler1687]

I just take my old starter to MARTIN Electric and they usually rebuild it while I wait for $20. But that's old school DIY.

[@user-rb9uc8rz6y]

Lol Girl : "this is the lotion i made" Man: sniff* "ewww, you put this on your face?"

[@utku8233]

That was bullshit though. There is no point of making a personal attack. That's a personal attack.

[@chunkemonke398]

I want to smell it. Does it really smell chocolatey?

[@tommynorthwood]

@@utku8233 at least he let us know subtly that I'd DID NOT smell like "chocolate"....

[@jonathanrivera8938]

She's probably using 50 times the water washing her clothes by hand. You know how much energy and how many chemicals go into making the water potable?

[@stephenweger9680]

I don't know, but I know that its an expensive process purifying water.

[@williamsokol0]

Old comment but you could just use a bucket and re-use the water. You don't need running water to clean

[@Brianbeesandbikes]

@ Jonathan Rivera re "She's probably using 50 times the water" Not so >> There are several hand washing methods that are cheap, far more efficient re resources and effective. Here's one: breathingwasher.com/the-environmental-impact-of-washing-machines/ Google The+Mobile+Washer to find many others.

[@Dano-uf8ys]

I wash my laundry in a gallon of water once a week to conserve on water. I can do a small load or a large load, then I spin cycle and dry afterward.

[@clitorismold1760]

John's reaction to smelling the body lotion was so hilarious

[@Minerer-yv6dn]

I mean it's her prerogative but it seems like a waste of time and energy like Stossel points out.

[@uncklebuckle6859]

I think the goal of the Green folks is to get their ways put into law. There are states and municipalities that fine you for not separating trash (as an example). I fear future attempts to impose this way of life.

[@campkira]

Recycle company make a lot of money. But since china close the door to take world junk.New plan is needed.

[@jacobengland1350]

A bigger waste of time, energy, and resources is slaving your ass off in order to get stuff.

[@geebeeman1]

I hope she doesn’t use a motorized vehicle, but a bicycle for anywhere that she goes! I’ll bet that doesn’t happen!

[@brentwaits954]

I feel bad for that girl. It's so sad seeing people that are so misinformed and when they hear that it's all a scam they actually latch onto their beliefs even stronger.

[@inathyaccabon7641]

Somebody asked me why I recycled when I was 15 (a couple years ago), I said so my parents dont get a fine. Honestly, when you live in New York, 60% of your recycling is taken by old chinese people or homeless people or old chinese homeless people.

[@PockASqueeno]

Inathy Accabon What’s wrong with that? I’d rather my trash be used by people who actually need it than for it to just sit there wasting away.

[@zacharybrooks9053]

One of the funniest comments I’ve ever read on KZbin

[@Danokh]

Or you can just not create the trash in the first place

[@NaulterEgo]

@@Danokh sewage isn't good for the environment....maybe you should never shit again.

[@Danokh]

@@NaulterEgo I mean your right, humans are terrible for the environment, but if we want to continue living here, we need to take care of it as much as possible

[@faithdaily1959]

An example of a wasted college degree. She'll be paying off those student loans until she dies.

[@mimilamar7912]

yep, she capitalize dumb people like her but she is smarter than those dumb people that follow her. She is making a living out of stupid fools.

[@177SCmaro]

Soledad Klafke Exactly. Manipulating less intelligent and/or emotional people is not producing economic value or anything useful.

[@MickeyD2012]

Bernie Madoff had money too. That doesn't mean he deserved it.

[@mrsam4113]

faithdaily1959 She'll just start a go fund me.

[@glidercoach]

Mom used to say, "Don't put off for tomorrow, what you can do today". What the hell did she know? John Stossel is right! It will be much easier to start a serious recycling program, when the planet has 40 billion people. [end] Sarcasm. A wasted degree? She's actually right. Depending how fast earth's population grows, eventually we will be forced to recycle EVERYTHING because there will be no more landfills. The sooner we organize a comprehensive recycling system, the better and cheaper it will be. You don't need a degree to figure that out. I rarely disagree with Stossel... Guns, government, he's always spot on. I can't believe he made this girl out to be a moron. Shame on him!

[@watchdealer11]

I went to Stanford. There were nuts like her EVERYWGERE.

[@adyagiler]

Did they think you were stupid because you couldn't spell "EVERYWGERE" correctly?

[@molock10]

adyagiler It might have been intentional.

[@adyagiler]

wishful thinking...

[@alcd6333]

There are lots in every college. I studied at UC Santa Cruz: it's loaded with "environmentalists". I then went to grad school at Cal Poly and Michigan: same thing at both!

[@LouisEmery]

I went to Stanford in the 80s. I learned the same truth about recycling from the recycling manager there. It kind of surprised me. But the student recyclers continue anyway, subsidized by the University because of some overall cost saving for the University. I presume students are cheaper than outside garbage companies. This was 30 years ago.

[@Finnbar01]

I wonder does she re-use her toilet paper?

[@Thx1138sober]

She poops organic gluten-free chocolate truffles that she donates to the homeless.

[@DickWeinerUSA]

No mention of reusing tampons either. And how does she afford such a nice apartment? I'll bet she works for the company which makes those tiny labels you find on apples, mangoes, and a lot of other fruit.

[@carsonrush3352]

There are reusable "menstrual cups" that you can use instead of tampons that are made of silicone. Also, bidets don't use much toilet paper, but I might be mistaken.

[@justthink5854]

and waste precious water????

[@PatrickBaptist]

What do you think she has hands for?

[@user-hm5zb1qn6g]

She's an odd combo of smug and insane

[@GoliathcraftLP]

Love the show but he made a hugely wrong claim when he talked about the recycling of glass bottles and sand being a infinite recourse. You can do a little research and find out that there are huge shortcuts on supply of sand that is useful to us and there are tons of stories of entire beaches being stole . The reason for all of this is the thousand of construction projects all over the worlds which all need sand for concrete. So replying class bottles actually does something useful

[@doctorblaze5497]

More people need to see this.

[@dalemarshall625]

Where I live there's no beaches u get sand out of the river they dredge and keep the sand and it also keeps the channel deep for barge traffic

[@yorkshiremgtow1773]

Also, I think it requires a lot more energy to make a new glass bottle than to recycle glass, so at least this probably makes sense to recycle it.

[@nbdb23]

It’s also important to note that desert sand cannot be used for anything. Quartz sand is found on beaches is dwindling quickly so no, we don’t have infinite sand like stossel said.

[@sextuspompeius1266]

Yeah Like the construction industry is running out of sand for concrete

[@ruzzelladrian907]

I've washed my clothes by hand for at least 10 years. I just recently adopted using a washing machine, and I can say that using a washing machine uses less water than doing it by hand, plus the added benefit of saving time and effort just to wash clothes. I remember filling up several drums of water just to rinse off the soap from my clothes. Now with a washing machine, everything is controlled.

[@hungryhungryhummer]

I like this girl. Even though I may not agree with it, she isn't hurting anyone, and if anything, she is helping a little.

[@woodlandwonders6887]

She strikes me as the type that is probably into the newest and latest. New clothes, cars, house, iPhone, etc. Probably doesn't believe in repurposing but willing to skip using a paper cup.

[@Brandon3739]

"Whao, I Am So Empowerd"

[@PatrickBaptist]

Hehehe... Listen to her roar!

[@campkira]

Missed the point all together.

[@gettysburgbuff6320]

I'm surprised that she has a gas range in her kitchen.

[@bcubed72]

...well, an electrical stove is a coal oven in plenty of places, so...

[@Kevin_Roche]

People who know how to cook usually prefer gas ranges.

[@dalemarshall625]

She probably doesn't know how to use it or wouldn't

[@warbraid]

@Jeffrey Dohnger girls don't fart, you dipshit

[@TheAndersDanilet]

Warbraid they do not. They “fluff”.

[@robnjoeCo]

The argument that "there's infinite sand around" is startlingly inaccurate. Sand is a surprisingly limited resource. Globally, almost all beaches are shrinking because of two main factors: 1. we've dammed off of most of the world's major rivers, which is preventing new sediments from reaching the shore. 2. We use beach sand in particular to make cement, and fine white sand to make glass. Now, it is true that Silicon is the most abundant resource on the surface of the earth, but most of the naturally occurring silicon can’t be used for the production of cement or glass. The vast majority of the sand we can use comes from beaches. I'd recommend this video for more information - [1]. As a result, beaches are shrinking, and we have to pay to restore them. The United States Army Corps of Engineers alone spends around 150 million dollars annually on beach restoration [2][3]. And as beach sand supplies diminish, the price of sand will only go up. With that said, You can argue that the 150 million dollar cost is smaller than the cost of recycling glass. While there aren't many publicly-available and peer reviewed studies on the subject, I would recommend a read through [4]. Recycled glass does take less energy to melt, but other market costs (such as recycling equipment) do, in some cases, drive the total price of recycled glass above that of so-called virgin glass. Recycled glass is cheaper in larger metropolitan areas where material doesn’t have to be transported as far, but might be economically questionable in rural areas (like Montana). However, for the main part, Recycling glass doesn't cost us much if anything, but it does lower our consumption of a finite resource, sand. This in turn will help lower the long term price of concrete, and should lower costs on beach nourishment. Recycling glass DOES save money in the long term, and costs next to nothing in the short term... so why oppose it? The argument that we have infinite sand is a dangerously ignorant and expensive falsehood. I'm surprised Stossel would make such an ill-founded statement. You are free to disagree with anything I have stated here, but please do so with facts and studies, not opinions and emotion. [1] - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX6vin-Zo86Lf8U [2] - coast.noaa.gov/archived/beachnourishment/html/human/law/index.htm [3] - toolkit.climate.gov/topics/coastal-flood-risk/coastal-erosion#footnote1_szyylh9 [4] - www.quora.com/Does-manufacturing-cost-and-less-energy-from-virgin-sand-to-bottle-glass-cheaper-than-recycle-it

[@lotoex]

At some point people will be willing to buy glass bottles then much the same way you get payed for aluminum cans. Not saying your wrong, just saying most problems work themselves out somewhat.

[@CovidLover]

Robert I totally agree with you. People go to extreme. Either you recycle everything or you don’t believe the environment is real. Recycle if your able too and reuse items if you can.

[@bthemedia]

Robert kudos! Yes, there are several videos and reports I have seen recently on how scarce and expensive sand has become! The world has “finite” resources... yet so many short sighted people live their selfish profit-only motive lives believing there will always be plenty of resources (and empty spaces to store and bury our toxic trash) on this earth - at least to sustain “their” needs - but not future generations. Wake up, this is not the 1600s anymore.

[@reinhardneumann2658]

Robert ... Well said and you are right on. And one of the few people that actually think it through. Too bad there's so many others that just spout crap and ridicule decent well-meaning nice girls who are trying to improve the world around them in some small way. Even if she's dead wrong, she's certainly not harming anybody. Give her some credit, I say.

[@mattstang281]

Something that kinda kills your argument is your thought that the beach is the only source of sand, sand can literally be found everywhere sometimes it’s at abundance at the surface and other times is just under the ground, all they do to reclaim beaches is dredge the sand that washed out under the water it’s doesn’t just disappear

[@sankalpmahajan443]

Stossel's face when he smelled that lotion was savage af

[@bsm6776]

Man can you imagine being married to that broad?

[@pradyu109]

Rest assured, she won't dump you. She will just recycle and reuse.

[@BenjaminOng5]

That or put you into a mason jar

[@swtsc95]

Fred Rogers - Fuck No!!!

[@carlosmatos9848]

... but she smells chocolatey

[@177SCmaro]

Fred Rogers For about 5 minutes...before I killed myself.

[@bradyriddle6899]

I disagree about the sand thing. Last I heard we were running out of sand that is usable for concrete. Of course this has little to do with glass.

[@MK-ex4pb]

There's actually a growing shortage of sand for glass, so recycling it might be a good idea

[@iironhide6209]

@Kenny Shepard wrong sort of sand needed. Air weathered sand is too smooth. We need the sand at the bottom of water bodies

[@rebeccakenworthy4623]

@@iironhide6209 Good, that'll help with the rising water levels! See, now THAT's using your head!!! 😆

[@iironhide6209]

@@rebeccakenworthy4623 wdym

[@iironhide6209]

@@rebeccakenworthy4623 I’m just stating the only sand that’s usable is the one from bodies of water

[@BetaCuckAlpha]

@@iironhide6209 Pretty sure you are referring to the sand required for construction, not glass. Why would it matter if sand is smooth or jagged if you're melting it?

[@chrisgast]

I agree with her. Just because we have the space, doesn't mean we should just throw stuff anywhere. We should still keep our planet clean. We should limit how much we put into the ground.

[@mattdrives4757]

But the methane gas produced by landfills can be used to power homes so we don't use as much coal.

[@chrisgast]

@@mattdrives4757 Then, let's use the methane gas and power homes. We still shouldn't use up space inefficiently just because we have it (the space). Also, is methane gas more harmful than coal?

[@KieraCameron514]

@@chrisgast No. Coal is the most harmful energy source by leaps and bounds.

[@64dethray]

I drive a go-kart powered by my own sense of self satisfaction. -The Simpsons

[@mytruckinlifeace4047]

She feels good about herself that’s great. The problem I have is when people like her expect everyone to climb on board the crazy train 🚞

[@radornkeldam]

Well, to be 100% honest, we probably use way more packaging material than we should, and we rely on industrially prepared foods more than we should and is healthy to us, and we don't treat it as well as we should. Honestly, landfills are a sad state of affairs. But this "homeostasis" idea that some have, like this girl, is just ludicrous. If you want to live like that, you need to live in a hut in the mountains, and cultivate and hunt your own food and produce only organic waste. You can't live like that in a city or a modern town. Ancient civilizations also contaminated the environment more often than we usually think of, even without a petrochemical industry and modern factories, cars and so on.

[@whyjnot420]

As with most things that are problems of one nature or another, people default to this harm elimination mentality when in fact they should be thinking in terms of harm reduction instead. E.g. crashing a car is bad, it is dangerous... do we eliminate cars? no, we invent the safety belt, we make sure people know the basics with a short test, etc. These are the things that can cause actual change in the real world over time and in quantity sufficient to say actually matter.

[@RepublicofMAC]

So, she needed college to conclude she could do the dishes to feel empowered. Wow, that's so wonderful.

[@etrangray-mane8610]

I find it funny how she says she wants to live in "homeostasis with the earth." But... Microwave? Fridge? Lights? Possibly heating and a/c?

[@aidenhenrie4736]

Depending on where she lives, nearly 100% of her electricity could be coming from renewable sources.

[@Mexicanninja68]

Not to mention that nice apartment or house she's living in

[@aidenhenrie4736]

@Mozzarella Ice Cream she uses a safety razor instead of a disposable razor. You can also use laser hair removal which would also be zero waste.

[@stevewill3572]

When I throw trash out of my car window I'm creating jobs. I feed families, they should make me mayor..

[@noyou4130]

Stossel: "I recycle. It makes me feel good." Me: "Oh shit!..."

[@carsontodd9267]

Why I like and miss John Stossel. Because he presents both sides of the argument. Not only that but he asks argumentative questions to those he interviews.

[@muchsqueak9239]

1:04 "ewgh you put that on your face?" LMAO she sounded so proud of it and he was grossed out by it

[@mackcummy4976]

Here in Canada we'v had a home composting bin program for years.

[@yorkshiremgtow1773]

I once read that biodegradable stuff in your trash (fruit and veg peelings, coffee and tea leaves, leftovers from home-made circumcisions etc) actually helps the non-biodegradable stuff break down a lot faster once it's in landfill. So separating it probably isn't as productive as it seems.

[@nicholas4687]

Stossel just roasts people I love it!

[@garylangley4502]

"Empowered" is one of those buzz words that raise a red flag. "Warning: Self righteous, left wing, air head".

[@greymedic333]

100% agree

[@rmoreno007]

no surprise she's single

[@Balancinglife]

Do we actually know that for a fact?

[@nicolettacarlone8150]

Wish she put more of her time into helping needy people, kids, elderly or volunteering doing something that would have a much bigger impact on humanity.

[@LittleHatori]

I rly dont see why Stossel had to be so condescending at times. If she in her 20s is having fun and can afford to live this way- it doesnt make her crazy. She isnt. And I think she proves that by showing how clever she was to become an entrepreneur and start her own green business. I think she's very extreme. But she is far from the parasitic politician that is making Americans suffer under green tyranny.

[@jimvetromila4562]

I on the other hand have the amazing ability to take 10 pounds of any substance and turn it into 100 pounds of trash. The laws of physics be damned. 😆😆

[@josehawking5293]

This is the only video where I have some disagreements. However, your other videos are fantastic and eye opening.

[@tecgunner]

So she gets $41,000.00 free money to start a laundry detergent company? Whats in the detergent. Where and how is it produced? In a fully green recycling factory? Is it shipped to individual people in polluting trucks and vans? Do they recycle the box, or is she just shipping people future trash for profit?

[@stephenweger9680]

Nothing is environmentally benign. Although nobody was forced to give her money. This is entrepreneurialism at work. Likely the bottles are PET (#1) which are easy to recycle and shipped in a carboard box, again, easy to recycle. Likely could make the experience "waste-free". While I wouldn't pay more for her brand of cosmetics, I support her right to sell them.

[@lolwtnick4362]

@@stephenweger9680 entrepreneur at work? Lol. it doesn't go into detail of the rich who funded this or the guys who have a hard-on for this hot feminist.

[@jeremymenchaca]

"it smells like chocolate. Smell it." *sniffs it* "eww".

[@araucariapasquale1]

On the other hand, can you imagine the amount of effort and tenacity that it would take to keep up with something like this? This girl is destined to succeed in life, even though this sustainability malarkey is likely to be binned as the fad that it is.

[@superchessmachine]

not with that environmental science degree

[@derrickames9687]

everything started as an environmental studies student at NYU. Stossel "oh yes" 😁

[@lowerclassbrats77]

Kudos to her programmers, almost no free will left in her.

[@KenpachiZarakiX]

"It smells chocolaty" "Ewwwbrghrfhrgggrghgaaaaahhhh" "It smells chocolaty" Savage.

[@veanwhitcher7867]

I love the way John interviews people who are losing the argument, he is always polite, never combative no matter how absurd their point!

[@tealruby582]

Not sure if "polite" is a good term here.

[@northtexansquid5678]

I like [insert something I think benefits everyone and harms no one] John Stossel *laughs in libertarian journalism* "Well actually kid"

[@MrKfq269]

I wanna thank that young college graduate for being so diligent. Her actions allow me the freedom to dump my dirty motor oil in the creek and to chop down trees on a whim. Her extreme and my extreme sort of balances things out. Thanks again hunny.

[@zdrux]

This is the worst kind of woman to marry.

[@jacobhenderson1732]

Actually we’re running out of sand

[@gfyyoutube7702]

Maybe you want to do some research on how sand and beaches are formed. Better than making false, blanket statements. 😉

[@LayJD_]

@@gfyyoutube7702 I'm pretty sure they're being sarcastic, friend.

[@ssweeps]

She seems nice, but then she opens her mouth and the kookiness comes flying out.

[@briannowdesha3986]

I respect and admire what she is doing. I try my hardest to not put anything in the trash that will not break down. But everything came from the earth. Plastic is petroleum. Metal is from the earth, so is glass. I think I am just doing it to get some of my money back. Let's be honest, fresh running water is such a blessing and a gift. So many live without clean water and they produce so much trash because there is nowhere for it to go. We should care what our home looks like, but like any home, there are places where dirt and garbage accumulate. You can't get rid of it until there is somewhere it can go.

[@Alt-ot5sr]

When she opened her mouth I knew John was going to tear her to pieces. My man 👍🏻

[@Thx1138sober]

"I'm so empowered" clueless putz

[@AppalachianScholar18]

I wonder if she realizes that she has basically turned into a doomsday prepper by making everything from scratch.

[@fakecubed]

Environmentalists *are* doomsday preppers. Environmentalism is a religion, and theirs is a religion that believes in a certain apocalypse.

[@PeterKKraus]

Who sits there thinking "Wow , I'm so empowered" about ANYTHING?

[@TTfive1]

we are running out of sand

[@bobkin611]

"We don't have landfill space" "We do tho" "but that doesn't make it okay" Why are you lying. Lying isn't okay.

[@chrism9037]

That young lady is a weirdo

[@owlblocksdavid4955]

Why are people that are so pretty often so insufferably idiotic?!

[@hairyviking9248]

She's living her life based on her principles, not enforcing her ways on anyone else and making a profit off of it to boot. This is libertarian AF. Good for her.

[@davearbogast2882]

Interesting... in 1990 I was a student at Jackson Community College in Michigan. I was going to be an airline pilot. To this end, I moved to be close to the airport, single man with no girlfriends. Surprise, $25 / week for trash pickup. As I wanted all of my money to invest in flying, I went 100% recycling. Ann Arbor had a self service recycling center, close to my job. I only purchased products in containers I could recycle. Not a popular thing back then.

[@ffjsb]

Washing clothes by hand takes a lot more water than what a machine would use to wash the same amount of clothes....

[@thetjhproject]

Honestly on this one I think she's doing great

[@Nightmare-eo4io]

Honestly that woman you should have the beginning, I can respect that. I'm not pro green or anything but making everything for yourself is a very strong powerful message and I will always respect that

[@larsvbundli1740]

John Stossel always makes me cheer up. He ask questions from both sides and add humor into mocking the left side. He he

[@agentp6621]

This subject is one of the few which I tend to agree with the left. Forgive me but I don't believe we should live in excess. My biggest concern is almost entirely petroleum based. Solvents, lubricants and plastics among so many other things are made from petroleum. Since the advent of the petro-chemical revolution after the war. We've seen an extremely dramatic increase in rare cancers. It is only in the past decade that many substances' true affect on the body is understood. Yet we take few precautions. I'm not saying to eliminate all petro-chemicals but we need to consider what we expose ourselves to. I work in Aviation both in the National Guard and at Cessna and we have regular safety classes on hydraulic fluid. Simply touching the fluid it can pass through the skin and go directly into the bloodstream. That and the all of the plastic bottles that people use one time and throw away. There's only so much petroleum. We need to find ways to reduce our dependency on oil. Sure you can try to recycle plastic but 70% is recycled and 30% is industrial waste because the molecular bonds break down when recycled. That waste needs some place to be stored. I drive a Subaru because it gets 26 mpg compared to 18 for a Jeep or similar vehicle. I've been called a treehugger or hipster because I care about conservation but nothing annoys me more than going to a publicly owned recreation or hunting area and see aluminum cans and glass bottles spread everywhere. If she can in some way be "zero waste", Let her. She's got the right. Quit using someone's freedom to live as they please as a political stepping stone. Where I have the problem is when government or any other entity tries to force me to live "green". I believe it is the role of government to inform the citizens of risks. Just as they have with smoking. We all know it increases risks of cancer and heart disease. We can't make it illegal nor should we in a free society. Yet your freedom to smoke shouldn't impose on the freedom of those who want clean air in a public place. I hope my stand makes sense. So just as we've been informed of the risks of smoking. So too should we be informed of the risks of petroleum based substances. They poison the soil if not properly disposed of. And a landfill doesn't cut it. The "barrier" to contain a landfill isn't without the possibility of failure. Why allow the risk to soil and ground water?

[@lukefrance9558]

Agent P that would be nice and all, but we are idiots someone telling us something is bad won't do shit look at alcohol cigarettes and drugs. The way to fix it is by making landfills as safe as possible or a way to keep trash safe, because these people are retarded as shit and won't listen and are selfish and won't do anything.

[@jackmcslay]

The problem lies in not taking into account the other costs by 'going green' . She's basically being naive by thinking she's not producing waste, she's not accounting for the additional water consumption that comes from washing stuff people would throw away. That in turn means more water to be treated at sewage plants which results in more waste. And if you want fuel efficiency then you should be questioning government that has regulations that makes a Tata Nano with a fuel efficiency of 30-50mpg (depending on driving conditions) impossible to be sold on the biggest markets.

[@jackmcslay]

"Do you really think it costs more to rinse out a mason jar for coffee than to use a new paper cup ever time?" Yes!! You're probably thinking the only costs is in her water bills, no, the biggest cost of her endeavor is labor. She seems to be doing pretty well financially, and thus the cost of labor of her washing ane carrying her jar by far exceeds the cost of manufacturing, distributing and disposing of a plastic cup - she is spending her time and energy unnecessarily washing stuff when she could either have been doing a productive activity or getting better rest in order to work better later.

[@jackmcslay]

"Or she could spend her time tossing the paper cup in the trash," As opposed to having to put that stupid jar in and out of her bag every day, plus the additional calories she needs to carry the weight of the jar? "taking the trash out on trash pickup day" She's not the one taking out the trash with the plastic cup in it, that's the employer of the coffe shop in charge of emptying the trashcan. "and commenting on Yahoo." This has nothing to do with anything "this or rinsing out a jar?" Does your concept of cleaning kitchen utensils consists of merely rinsing them? That's fucking gross

[@thomasschmidt6424]

She lives on donations from fools like you!

[@Velts125]

As traditional christian religion declines, new religions take their place. Environmentalism, feminism, statism, celebrity worship, sports fanatics, to name a few....

[@garibaldistudios5406]

Hopefully we can turn it around.

[@randomdude1191]

@@garibaldistudios5406 Absolutely. God forbid we become more a little more considerate of the earth.

[@CaptainBones222]

Dont call everything you disagree with a religion you boomer. Actual religions (like an organization that bases their movement of the worship of the supernatural) is not good for society in the first place, theres no need to turn it around

[@Azraiel213]

You know what's actually sustainable? Nuclear power.

[@kapilchhabria1727]

FYI, the so called economist Holly Fretwell has an undergraduate degree in poli sci and then a masters from Montana State University, but since 1996, her only listed employment is at the PERC (property and environment research center), the new avatar of the Political Economy Research Center an organization that is a 501c3 that receives almost all its funding from the Koch brother(s). Also, as per archivx, Ms. Fretwell does not have a single peer reviewed article where she is listed as an author. Knowing Stossel, he is an absolute genius at misrepresenting ideas through omissions and selective emphasis.

[@brennerfab770]

This woman is doing what she thinks is right. That's OK with me. I don't think she should be made fun of for that. It's when the government starts mandating these things that is a problem. In California there are no more free bags in food stores. You have to bring your own bags with you or buy them at checkout. This is a huge inconvenience not only for the customers but also for the checkers and as you can see from the video there is no real tangible reason for it. I now just buy bags at checkout and purposely throw them directly into the trash in protest. Also, you can get free plastic bags you need in any store that does not sell food.

[@halfmt4643]

In Austin, Texas there is also a ban of plastic grocery bags. It's spreading to the whole US.

[@scallywag1716]

nGon- it is inconvenient. Additionally, reusing these bags creates a food safety risk as food like raw meats can leak in the bag. The bags are typically difficult to clean (unless you can launder them) and even if you can you waste a bunch of water doing so. Also, plastic grocery bags have way more uses than just a plastic grocery bag. I used to use them all over my house for various things. But now...I can’t because of this fucking pointless ban.

[@DZ302-Z28]

Blame dems. They want everyone to look like beggers and homeless people carrying their food around with no bag.

[@MrJoshcc600]

@@scallywag1716 i use my bags to pick up dog poo.. Dunno how im supposed to reuse them after that

[@scallywag1716]

Josh Cc600 not sure if you are being facetious or a dullard. Reuse means using for more than just the one time carrying groceries home.

[@fakecubed]

I actually went to school for packaging science. That's the multidisciplinary study of material science, design, shock and vibe physics, printing, marketing, and logistics, in case you didn't know (not a lot of schools have a program in it). Anyway, that's where my views on recycling changed radically. I learned that the only things that even can be recycled are glass and aluminum, and that even glass requires a tremendous amount of careful sorting because not all glass is the same. Paper can't be recycled, and what they call paper recycling is far worse for the environment than making new paper, and creates a weaker material that's in adequate for the original use case. Plastic absolutely cannot be recycled at all, and while "recycled plastic" is not quite so bad for the environment as "recycled paper", it still does not result in a comparable material that can be used for the same things. All those stores banishing those evil plastic bags in favor of nice "environmentally-friendly" "recycled paper"? Well, not only is recycled paper awful for the environment to make, it's also far more expensive in terms of fuel cost for stores to even get them, but they also are bulkier and more trucks are needed to move them about and deliver them from whatever awful factory is making them to the stores that need them. That means more pollution, more human labor, more wasted energy, and of course the price is passed on to you the customer. The future is not crazy environmentalist religious doctrines like recycling. It's about conservation through innovation. You can do more with less, using advanced technologies likes plastics. Those numbers you see in the recycling triangles that you're supposed to care so much about and waste your time sorting at the recycling center (and then, because enough people don't give a crap, the government still has to pay a bunch of people with your money to re-sort everything anyway)? Not only are these often inaccurate descriptors because there are a hundred different formulas, but this stuff also starts degrading pretty much instantly so depending on the environmental factors one plastic doodad is not the same as another even with the same RIC number, and because of the nature of plastics you can't simply dump it all in some vat, heat it up, and make new plastic with it. Environmentalists will tell you that you should avoid this number or that number, but their number one enemy is the RIC number 7 plastics, which are simply "other". What is "other"? Well, it's where all the innovation is happening. It's the cool laminates that are literally preventing human starvation by preserving food far better than anything other materials ever found, and doing so at greatly reduced energy costs in the logistical side. Environmentalists whine that "other" plastics can't be recycled into anything other than big blocks of shredded plastic glued together, which is true (and also as a consequence of big bureaucracy being unwilling to think outside the boxes of their own creation), but it's also true that cheap construction materials aren't a bad thing. It's *also* true that a lot of the other numbered plastics end up in big blocks of shredded plastic glued together, even the "good" plastics environmentalists claim can be recycled which is a blatant lie. At a certain point you have to wonder just how many ugly "recycled" plastic picnic tables the world needs, and wouldn't we all be happier just putting this stuff under the ground and building a nice park with nice attractive wooden picnic tables instead? Perhaps the most absurd use for "recycled" plastics is the #4 LDPE plastics, which are used to make more recycling bins so you can sort more plastics! All this busywork could be put to better use, and save valuable floor space in our homes and offices. Humans should not be afraid of crazy new materials. Every time we find or invent a new material, we are able to use the resources we have more efficiently, and achieve things we couldn't have done without. Imagine if we were still moving everything in big wooden crates or barrels handmade by a cooper. Would we have online commerce, or would we be walking on foot to some local general store to buy whatever items are economical to ship in bulk? How much waste would there be? How little choice would there be? How much of the population would be poor and starving?

[@carlosmatos9848]

Just wait until she finds out she's producing co2!

[@drummerboy7201]

As she runs the sink to clean a towel for 5 minutes....ahh the single nanny....lmao

[@southbound1969]

Did you notice at the end of the video she doesn't even have an aerator on her kitchen faucet, which would have 1/3 the water flow.

[@blabla903]

"There's plenty of sand around." Actually, no. There is a surprising shortage of sand for use as fine aggregate in concrete production. I learned about this when I was studying to become a civil engineer. That woman recycling her glass bottle (which cannot be broken back down into uniform fine aggregate) is helping.

[@samuraijesus7871]

I'm glad someone else knows the difference between dirt and sand.

[@hihello7025]

That’s true for concrete, not glass.

[@ChildhoodMemories123]

John Stossel is my hero

[@markwys]

Good for her and let her be. She pays as much attention to caring for her environment and some of us do on other controversial actions. It takes time and effort, two things many of us shed quickly when we find out how much of each takes the place of our fun time.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

She's not forcing this on anyone else, and is doing this on her own free will. She does this to show off and prove a point. Where is the tyranny? Why the outrage? I thought we believed in individual liberty.

[@halfmt4643]

Here in the US we've lost respect for the opinions of others. That is the reason the US is going down the hell hole. We should be fighting against the corrupt government, not against each other.

[@Ed-sg4iy]

I agree with you +DoctorWeeTodd (nice name, btw). Americans are insecure. They don't want their status quo challenged...

[@drew9114]

The tyranny is in California.

[@Barthaneous34]

If she wasn't trying to get people to do as she does then how does Stossel know abouy her? Oh yeah she advertises her ideas all over the place. Duhhhh

[@justthink5854]

just part of my way or highway left zealots.

[@healthhavencom]

Gorgeous and delusional. The perfect combo.

[@LittleHatori]

Ikr. I gotta learn to make makeup like she does at home.. otherwise I wouldn't need to by such expensive stuff from the store..

[@Jemalacane0]

Los Angeles won't need 400 new trucks if the trucks already in use deliver to recycling centers instead of landfills. Other than her fear of industrial chemicals, this girl is more right than Stossel. Sand has to be collected, probably cleaned, and transported before it can be made into glass. Sand is also made into concrete, toothpaste, and yes sometimes sand paper.

[@asfdghkjxzcvnbm2580]

WONDERFUL CHEERFUL LITTLE DOVE...LET YOUR FLOWER BLOOM

[@matthewlee4834]

I love Stossel, but I actually disagree with him a bit here. Not only do I admire individuals who work hard to preserve the planet, but I also think this woman is super nice, hardworking, and well-intentioned.

[@scallywag1716]

Matthew Lee good for her...but if you caught the part about her hand washing everything she is actually being very wasteful with water. Water is a very precious resource....far more than land for trash collection.

[@bthemedia]

Matthew Lee I agree. Totally respect many of the arguments Stossel presents in many cases, though he makes himself out to be asinine bully in this case.

[@bthemedia]

Scallywag water is renewable and has been on this planet for a long time... not precious in most developed places. The relative values of your “waste” argument is completely invalidated.

[@scallywag1716]

bwvids water in theory is renewable, but in application it is not. Theories are nice things, but application is reality.

[@beefsupreme4671]

No one as of yet has explained how digging something up out of the ground- using it for a while- then putting it back in the ground, hurts the earth. Yes water is reusable. So are most resources. But that does not mean that recycling helps or hurts the planet one bit

[@pandamanda1]

I respect her lifestyle. She can live that way if she wants. I would recommend she pay more attention to the types of recycling she does, so to avoid recycling programs that are actually more harmful to the environment...I can assume with all that time she has, she wont be climbing very far up the economic ladder throughout her life. Could be wrong though

[@kinglegend8218]

I like how john discusses both sides of the argument

[@genznerd5122]

I mean.... i think what shes doing is cool. As long as she isn’t trying to force her ideas on others nice of her to not use too much resources. Even if she is recycling “bad” products