How Plastic Made With Algae Can Clean Waterways | World Wide Waste

A tech startup can turn harmful algae into plastic foam, which could help clean up waterways and reduce demand for plastic. Mixing algae into plastic also traps carbon inside the products, which could be an important tool for fighting climate change. We went to Mississippi and Dongguan, China, to see how it's done.
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How Plastic Made With Algae Can Clean Waterways | World Wide Waste

[@LordoftheGrunts]

They don't turn algae into plastic. They use it as a minor filler material.

[@noedelman]

Yeah the bloom pellets have max 30% algae and then they use 85% other pellets for the shoe liners..

[@rjblitz5871]

Exactly! It's minuscule 😂 5.25% algae in the final product 😂

[@SpaceCircIes]

It's not perfect, but it's a step in the right direction. Hopefully startups like this will start to encourage other members of the industry to find ways to use less plastic overall. Think of it like this, if you cut down on 5% of your plastic usage, but you're already making tons and tons and tons of products from plastic, then even that small amount can make a big difference. It adds up over time, like saving your change in a piggy bank.

[@prayagpomaje]

Their goal is to use the algae that they collect from large water resources , rivers , part of oceans which are cover with algae which emits green house gases into the atmosphere. They are doing amazing job actually. Climate change due to algae is real thing.

[@AoiPride]

You know the weights made of plastic that are used to stabilize fances and other things ? In that you can use allot more algae if you also use sand and low quality recycled plastic

[@jovanoerrisnugroho3088]

If you really want to solve the issue of algal blooms, start by tackling the issue at the source, which is excessive use of chemical fertilizer (run-off)

[@kfl611]

Exactly!

[@renjoh]

He said that in the video ......

[@Jazmin-bq7nq]

Amen

[@huyifan83]

How? By not using them? Then you must be able to collect enough human and animal feces to make all farms organic

[@michaelwescott8064]

And raw sewage being dumped close to shore.

[@karmakittenz69]

Hemp plastic: Am I joke to you? Seriously, hemp can replace nearly every material, replenish soil, grows fast and cheap. Plus we have the tech to implement it right now.

[@krek420]

But ppl be like nooo hemp bad cos weed drug!!! Le bruh

[@penneyburgess5431]

True. Medicinal hemp is vastly different from from the hemp used for commercial purposes. It makes fabric, yarn, plastic type goods, paper, cardboard. Trees should only be used for construction purposes.

[@MagicalKid]

But it doesn't help that most hemp products are more expensive because of the way they're marketed.

[@rcnyoplait]

Big Companies would have to spend money to convert so....no. We will not be seeing hemp.

[@jamesfree69]

All plastic companies will have to do is reduce prices to bleed out competitors, IF the hemp plastic was cheap enough to produce. Very hard to compete with conventional plastic in terms of price

[@haihanguyen7932]

Come on guys, watch till the end of the video, they discuss every environmental aspect of the product. Very holistic and transparent. Climate change does not just revolve around CO2; the guy certainly doesn’t claim this his product is a substitution for conventional plastics, but it has less environmental impacts and is a solution to clean eutrophication in water bodies. By monetizing algae, the project (business) is viable.

[@orgelkvlt9242]

Ikr I was wondering who else was thinking that

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

@Teriyo Some of the criticisms are pretty spot on though.

[@millionelectricvolts6117]

@@grapesurgeon "Some of the comments are spot on" *Doesn't explain anything. *Leaves. These people man. 😑

[@Mr.beansholiday]

So little impact tho

[@JoseRodriguez-uj5gr]

@@Mr.beansholidayyes, but better than nothing, and more than what I am doing😂😂😂

[@uncleruckus3930]

You're not turning algae to plastic, just mixing it in. You can't fool Uncle Sam.

[@TheSongHolder]

I mean, at least it reduces the amount of the plast... Than mixing plastic with plastic I guess. I'm just making a dumb comment at 3am

[@uncleruckus3930]

@@TheSongHolder True, go to sleep buddy

[@joecrowe7062]

Best name ever

[@edwardg9695]

Especially when algae is 10-30% of the bloom pellets and the foam liners are made with 15% of bloom pellets. So 1.5-4.5%

[@Biomeac]

Go back to KZbin KIDS ID-ID-IDS

[@alilicollection]

"They blend the powder with plastic" so it's a joke at the end

[@zombl337og]

its better than nothing and just the start of something like this.

[@tingaling77]

They say at the very beginning it is ment to replace SOME plastic, which can still prevent literal tons of plastic being used

[@anubaral]

@@tingaling77 There are more types of plastics in this world, that one combined plastic would probably be useless for most of the products

[@seans758]

It’s still using less plastic per item, and it’s getting the algae out. The title just says it’s plastic made *with,* not of.

[@insectbite1714]

@@seans758 it used to be titled differently to be clickbait but they got caught with their lies to postpone polluting plastic ban

[@CosmasBauer]

Really creative marketing idea.

[@ekdamahmed666]

If any waste product gets values, then it's good for marketing & environment Eg, Flyash bricks

[@fantasyteamshorts6112]

That is even a bigger scam

[@hunterhq295]

Great against eurotrophication

[@islandfireballkill]

@@hunterhq295 Not really, its completely unrelated. Obviously they aren't jollying a boat around the world looking for eutrophicated water bodies to harvest algea from. Besides, collecting the algea isn't how you fix the problem, its too late by then. You have to fix water management practices. This like literally 99.9% of greenwashing scams is more or less a thinly veiled investment scam. It's exactly what you get out of "market based solutions to global warming", >99% of the effort is optimized to extract as much money as possible and

[@jamesthesuperdued]

So it’s just algae mixed with plastic?

[@bluegas]

🙄🤯

[@warrenwilliams6372]

Yeah... plastic is the main ingredient to the mixture... not environmentally friendly

[@dragonegg1722]

This sounds like a paid content from petroleum companies.

[@azhari7968]

@@warrenwilliams6372 less not environmentally friendly

[@eklectiktoni]

plastic mixed with algae

[@lutongbaru9165]

BS, tell us again if it's 90% algae pallets, or remove plastic pallets entirely. Then it's a good story. It's a good start tho, but it's still most plastic.

[@maxair95]

This is just little to no reduction towards plastic use, I think the real good part is when they suck out algae from ponds & sea coz algae blocks light and reduce oxygen in the water.

[@liliana7739]

Gotta give them credit for coming up with a different alternative other than utilizing petrol as a raw material. As this company evolves, it would be great to see how they continue to reduce emissions and be more thorough about what they stand for. A good start would be not to put your algae pellets in plastic bags! 😅

[@jasonwilliam2125]

Um......oil is literally the raw material here. This is just green washing.

[@rjblitz5871]

So basically 5.25 % algae in the final product 😂. That percentage could be sawdust and the final product wouldn't be any different!!

[@martinbudinsky8912]

And heres another kicker you might have missed. It makes that final product non-recycleable. At that point adding it seems contraproductive. :D

[@martinbudinsky8912]

@@rndmusrnm2763 I hope you realize how stupid that sounds... Algae is a type of organism (comparable to plants) that normaly decomposes. All you have to do is create compost and let it decompose on its own. Without any intervention it will become soil (which I imagine you know the uses of)... Therse no need to put it into plastic to polute it. You want to prevent something called "algea bloom" (when algea decomposes in water and bacteria decomposing it take all the free oxygen in the water killing fish and so on). But theres no harm in letting it decompose on land. All this project is doing is uneccessarily making plastic non-recyclable. Theres no real benefit in putting algea into plastic.

[@martinbudinsky8912]

​@@rndmusrnm2763 I didnt call YOU stupid. I said that "I hope you know what you said sounds stupid". Theres a difference (and quite a big one). Besides you werent providing context. You were repeating something that everyone who watched the video heard in it. And you should read again what I have written (I made sure to mention it). Thus you are again sounding stupid and rather uneccessarily. It only happens if the decomposition happens IN WATER. Besides blue-green algae isnt algae but bacteria that appears when algae bloom starts to decompose IN WATER. But I am repeating myself here (well I didnt specificaly mention that blue-green algea is the bacteria which I could have - then again to me its common knowledge taught in high school). So mixing decomposing algae and this bacteria (which is dead at that point and doesnt really produce much of anything) into plastic has no effect at all besides poluting plastic.

[@SarionFetecuse]

@@martinbudinsky8912 recycling is a scam

[@martinbudinsky8912]

@@SarionFetecuse Sure and Earth is flat...

[@YeetDisDude]

Mixing plastic with algae is turning algae to plastic? Makes sense

[@stonefacewiththedrip3377]

i dont think they ever said replacing it, it just said made plastic "with" algae

[@Chrriekay907]

Science hurts you, huh?

[@insectbite1714]

@@stonefacewiththedrip3377 they edited the title after being caught lieing to support plastic industry

[@maylok3508]

Mixing algae... with plastic, and then forgetting that these are contaminated... when supplement sector tries to harvest green powder and algae.... This is the cause of future cancer.....

[@ItsMicah_]

I like how they say that keeping the plastic from degrading is actually a good thing! Yes! Make the garbage patch larger!

[@zhevtone]

Biodegradable plastic can turn into microplastic and end up on your plate.

[@zhevtone]

@Shasvin Puvanesvaran thank you for your explanation. I do know all that. The bad thing about "biodegradable" plastic is that it's usually not completely degradable. It turns into microplastic much quicker. And it is not recyclable due to its instability 😒

[@peterpan4038]

You missed the point. Yes, the end result will be plastic waste, but we didn't use 100% oil to make it. A certain % of that waste will be algea aka stuff grown from waste nutrients and carbon already in the air. => It's a partial solution, not perfect but better then the status quo. Especially if the algea is already considered harmful waste. This method puts a price tag on it and makes it wortwhile to clean it up. And the best way to make shit happen is to find a way to make money with it.

[@uncannyvalley2350]

If Dunning Kruger's was a comment section

[@sie4431]

I just read about an Australian brewing company that makes algae to capture the co2 from the brewing process

[@inva11d65]

Do you mean Brewing?

[@salenebrom6476]

It’s a start

[@charliepea]

I thought they would make plastics that is 100% from algae. They just mix the algae with existing plastics.

[@ajdexter4195]

Brilliant you removed the carbon dioxide but you’re putting it back in by flying the pellets halfway across the world…

[@teelo523]

Everything is a slow process. We can't just change everything at once

[@ferddoesweirdthingsinlife1040]

6:50 they address it

[@renjoh]

How do you think the petroleum based plastic pellets get to China genius? Because China isn't the only producer of plastic in the world. Even with that, they still cite sources in the video that concern your comment.

[@patrickgrady7505]

There's electrical powered planes no?

[@ajdexter4195]

@@patrickgrady7505 😂😂😭

[@alilabeebalkoka]

Algae has value in my garden when I scoop it up and throw it into my mulch piles. It gives my plants nutrients. I use it and green food waste by just throwing it next to the plants. The trees seem to do well with this system and it keeps the weeds down as well.

[@JamesWest_III]

Is this plastic bio degradable? We honestly don’t need more plastics in the environment

[@ferddoesweirdthingsinlife1040]

Definitely not. They address it in the video too. 4:20, they talk about how it shouldn’t be, because then it would release carbon back into the atmosphere

[@filonin2]

@@ferddoesweirdthingsinlife1040 Yeah, then it can stick around in the ocean and in our muscle tissues as microplastic for centuries. Yay.

[@ferddoesweirdthingsinlife1040]

@@filonin2 That’s exactly what’s happening right now, so there is a significant improvement with algae at least

[@filonin2]

@@ferddoesweirdthingsinlife1040 It's not an improvement at all; it's just putting more non-biodegradable microplastics into the environment.

[@renjoh]

@@filonin2 It is taking some of the excessive algae out of the environment though.

[@jcouch1993]

As someone recovering from blue green algae exposure (think bad cold), I hope they make more efforts to remove the algae blooms from water and find a way to use it even more effectively

[@maxbracegirdle9990]

What happens for you to get exposure?? Just swimming in the wrong place or drinking bad water?? And was it much different in effects from the bad cold you described??

[@cunicularium5424]

Or you just had a bad cold 😂

[@ximumn2738]

@@maxbracegirdle9990 The toxins released by algae are breathed in via mist or spray from contaminated water.

[@budias9051]

The idea is purpose to use something harmful, minimize the damage with some effective and sustainable ways

[@salenebrom6476]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@alexanderstewart8290]

I could see the algae being used more as a container for food produce... That would be better. Or being used as a filler in compost, packaging, wall insulation etc

[@tedkaczynski3748]

It can be used as feed for livestock as well. Leave the corn and soy for humans 🌽

[@chaoticatmos1461]

@@tedkaczynski3748 that is a very uninformed & selfish answer.

[@tedkaczynski3748]

@@chaoticatmos1461 lmao what

[@chaoticatmos1461]

@@tedkaczynski3748 read your comment. And than do some research, some basic google searchs. C'mon bro, are you that lazy? I'm 20 & that shits easy af t do. I'll link you sources if you'd like. Do you know what all gets absorbed in the algae? Do you know the chemical make up? If not I really don't recommend for you to weigh in such a subject.

[@tedkaczynski3748]

@@chaoticatmos1461 ok troll I trust an anime profile pic to have a background in agriculture lmao I went to school for this shit but whatever random KZbin expert 🙄

[@BlueFlash215]

Just a clarification for those who are unsure what process is being used here. The algae is used as an additive (among several others) with the purpose of coloring the plastic. Other additives can do other things. For example providing UV protection, giving a higher sheer strength, higher or lower melting points and much more. We can see an extrusion of thermoplasts and/or duroplasts. You know many of those like - PE (polyethylene - one of its uses is packaging) - PC (polycarbonate is an "see through" thermoplast that you use for roofing in garden areas or even windows) - PTFE (polytetrafluorethylene with the brand name Teflon - used as a coating for pans to highly decrease the friction for example) There are many more but I think you see what it can be used for. I like the project. Nothing fancy but it's not harmful and the pigments they use is a good alternative.

[@Oyinmamacita]

Wow, a great one. So they are used as a filler which helps reduce the amount of plastic material used. It's mostly used because algae can serve as a foamed plastics due to its interspaces. This can solve the eutrophication issue that affects water bodies, it being recyclable would be a good addition too

[@chubs2312]

I'm glad for 4:55 Climate change won't be solved by us using paper straws

[@eduardov7687]

Straw isn't the problem here, fishing nets are. They are more than 50% in the ocean compared to Plastic straw.

[@maristoldboys5466]

@@eduardov7687 Yes. There was a recent Netflix docco on that

[@insectbite1714]

@@maristoldboys5466 *YES, WATCH SEASPIRACY. I WILL INFORM THIS ENTIRE COMMENT SECTION ABOUT THAT DOCUMEMTARY OMG* *S E A S P I R A C Y!!!!!!* 🔥🫑⛎🏆🫔😄💚

[@xiqueira]

However tons of animals die horrific death or live torturous lives due to straws.

[@connor107]

This is an interesting tech but they need to move beyond being a filler material in plastics. Could bloom pellets be used on their own for making packaging films or an alternative to styrofoam for example?

[@insectbite1714]

Yes but Seaspiracy. This video is greenwashing and Seaspiracy exposes fishing industry.

[@maxbracegirdle9990]

I doubt they could use it solely for a plastic alternative otherwise that's what they would be doing. They probably did experiments to see how much they could put in before it started falling apart and that's how they came at the 30% number

[@DaniMartVtbr]

5:58 Is anybody else gonna talk about that map? Hudson Bay in the (No) Great Lakes? Also, why not composite Algae with Mycelium?

[@insectbite1714]

@@benisrood cuz fungus can be invasive. I say we use bamboo instead and plant it everywhere so we can use it instead if plastic.

[@insectbite1714]

@@benisrood seaspiracy

[@rere439]

Although you mixing it with actual plastic, this is still a great step to abandoned fossil oil.. We love you sir

[@insectbite1714]

No they use fossil fuels to process and transport the algae. Also watch Seaspiracy

[@GoingtoHecq]

This is just a marketing device that he's selling. We need to regulate the industries directly and hold them privately responsible for the costs that we are all being forced to pay for them. Capitalism privatizes profits and socialize losses. We need to flip that around.

[@lenweijman3836]

Is the 15% algue/plastic mix recyclable for new plastic? If not.. you”re making it the plastics last life.

[@zyanidwarfare5634]

Honestly any use for algae is super useful, considering how quickly it grows there’s some edible strains of algae too, Cody’s lab has a algae farm where he grows a edible strain

[@khailils446]

As much hate as this is getting, I think it's still helpful at the end of the day.

[@insectbite1714]

Nope. This product involves using up vast amounts of earths resources and this video lies A LOT and removing algae making it into plastic MAKES MORE POLLUTION LONG TERM

[@shweppes742]

@@insectbite1714 totally, coz using a smaller proportion of plastic in plastic products somehow creates more plastic? 🙄

[@insectbite1714]

@@shweppes742 I mean adding algae makes the plastic non-recyclable thus increasing plastic used. Also this is greenwashing they ship it to China for it to be dyed green and that dye uses up more of earth's resources.

[@jhon__1940]

It would've be easier if actually recycle the plastic which already exists instead of throwing them into the ocean.

[@pirki9289]

I like how algae is mixed with plastic to then be packaged in more plastic...

[@renjoh]

Well it could just be 100% plastic packaged in more plastic.... Don't be a negative asswipe all the time. I don't see you with any better ideas.....

[@pirki9289]

@@renjoh Dude, have you ever heard of a thing called sarcasm? I'm totally aware of the fact that this isn't done to reduce plastic waste, but to decrease carbon dioxide in the atmosphere...

[@renjoh]

@@pirki9289 Didn't get the sarcasm vibe from your comment. Sorry broseph

[@insectbite1714]

@@pirki9289 well it does decrease co2 but the algae in the plastic decomposes into methane that is a greenhouse gas. This video is a lie. Also watch Seaspiracy

[@pirki9289]

@@insectbite1714 so then in does nothing?

[@Tyiriel]

When she said "Technicians carefully measure out the two types" and seeing the guy just randomly scooping killed me. 2:49

[@roe2012]

Keep do the research and development for this, if theres chance to be totally replace plastic, then this is worth it.

[@philipcooper8297]

So you waste a lot of energy and resources to harvest algae, clean it and then mix it with regular plastic, with added cost of all the logistics involved?

[@lawn38]

So your replacing 20-30% of the plastic with algae, still not environmentally friendly.

[@rafaela356]

Well it take time But atleast they are on the right path and maybe in the near future will be 50%

[@FieryCoal]

@StilltheJokesForMe you first

[@insectbite1714]

@@rafaela356 no, plastic that is half biodegradable gets marketed as "biodegradable" when in reality it only partly biodegradable making MICROPLASTICS. *greenwashing*

[@insectbite1714]

@@FieryCoal seaspiracy

[@andrescrespo1320]

thinking quickly dave constructs plastic, using only some algae, a squirrel, and plastic

[@drockjr]

Clickbait. They mix in 15% pellets to the mix. That's it. Oh and they vacuum a nasty small drainage pond

[@1minutelibrary278]

i have a neighbor who has algae plantation in his pool

[@oneshotme]

Great idea!! Every little helps Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@insectbite1714]

No, give this video a thumbs down as transporting and processing the algae creates co2 and this video never mentioned that.

[@insectbite1714]

Seaspiracy watch it now for the truth

[@ChinoMakalao]

I remember I had a guest speaker come to my middle school back in 2008 who speaks about the greatness of corn to use as a replacement material to cotton as a way to create fabric and clothing . She suspected we will run out of cotton in the US by 2014 and use corn for clothing instead ... it’s 2021 and have not seen a single clothing item I’ve purchased saying anything related to starch or corn yet but instead mentioning cotton .

[@4-kathryn]

Cotton requires a ton of water so I'd have to research if corn needs less water compared to cotton. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@astzfat3319]

Permaculture thru agricultural biomimicry! Zero chemicals needed! Helping nature thrive healthfully in abundance!

[@rahishnamikaze1516]

I remember the one in which they turn Algae into flip flops which I'm eager to buy

[@insectbite1714]

Watch Seaspiracy if u care about the ocean. Watch it on Netflix it is about fishing industry.

[@tubingkoj6738]

Algae and fungi happens to be the answer for every thing ever time.

[@hugo2171]

I like how they mention they blend the algae powder with plastic. They say it fast and never mention it again as if it was all algae

[@astzfat3319]

Algae is BRILLIANT! However - plastic production MUST be ABSOLUTELY OUTLAWED!!!

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[@montserratherrero782]

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[@Simeonsaater]

Wow l'm just shock someone mentioned expert Mrs Olivera Jane okhumalo, I thought I'm the only one trading with her, She helped me recover what i lost trying to trade my self

[@marinefernandez3166]

Mrs Olivera Jane.. has changed my financial status for the best. all thanks to my aunty who introduced her to me.

[@carolineknudsen5306]

who's this professional, everyone is talking about i always see her post on top comment on every KZbin video I watched how can i reach her?

[@carolineknudsen5306]

@Lisa James Thanks for her what's app info 👍

[@beksultanpirmatov3959]

Algae produce almost 75% of oxygen in the world.

[@beksultanpirmatov3959]

@@MrKornnugget bad. They are producing more CO2.

[@curlyhairdudeify]

@@beksultanpirmatov3959 How exactly is algea producing CO2 when it eats CO2 to release oxygen as a by product.

[@ryandoan9953]

@@curlyhairdudeify because rotting algae produces methane, which is way worse than CO2. Theres also just an imbalance of algae in the world rn because we sort of fucked with a lot of ecosystems so now algae is a problem because too much algae can also kill a lot of fish species.

[@user-qc6mb8wt6s]

You know what’s freaking sad? It’s take about 10 times more effort to restore the environment than to spoil it. Thank you Asia.

[@familyfunadventureswithkar954]

Very useful solution to our algae problem. It is not perfect but its a start. Bloom company I am rooting for you ❤👍

[@fjaajf]

Year 2055: "IN BREAKING NEWS! OUR SEAS ARE NOW COMPLETELY COVERED IN ALGAE"

[@JigilJigil]

So basically they still use 70 to 90 % plastic and just 10 to 30 % Algae, they are not recyclable and not biodegradable. 🤔😶

[@isleofdead1337]

Swapping micro algae with micro plastics, I like it!

[@labresponsive7161]

These are vanity metrics of green washing. 10-30% algae + 90-70% plastic, shipped to China, added to another batch of plastic, dyed green.

[@insectbite1714]

It is dyed green you are right. Also the algae in the plastic still decomposes into methane so it does not block the methane emmissions as this video sais it does. *also watch Seaspiracy about overfishing*

[@johnwhite2120]

What about the environmental impact of shipping across the ocean in a giant diesel fueledl ship to China to be made then shipped back. Sounds like a lot of green house gasses being made. How about make the foam here and create manufacturing jobs and avoid all the environmental issues along with strengthening our economy. Food for thought.

[@azure4208]

6:50 they address that lol watch the video

[@patrickgrady7505]

There's electrical powered vehicles that exist no?

[@anger42]

The boat uses biofuel from algae

[@insectbite1714]

@@anger42 omg well the algae is dyed green in China and the algae inside the plastic still decomposes into methane that pollutes. GREENWASHING

[@insectbite1714]

@@azure4208 seaspiracy

[@tysone1254]

when they buy the algae thats transported and emits co2 lmao

[@insectbite1714]

Yes and watch Seaspiracy

[@tellyusi1381]

Very good sustainability n eliminates waste in water! Thumbs up to you sir!

[@earlsandersjr.2023]

That is a wonderful idea, I wonder how it would be if they added that product to tires or rubber products. In addition to another alternative to plastic bags. So many applications. Well done.

[@a.c.cabatan8728]

We need more of this. Save our waterways, save our Planet.

[@anubaral]

save what? let me laugh at that, plastic and plant that is runned by a coal plant...

[@shawnleesp]

Even if the algae traps and stores carbon emission in its life, the process of heating and melting it with plastics should already release another great amount of CO2...

[@87togabito]

Title is misleading. But it’s none the less a good step forward to keeping our planet alive for at least a generation or two more

[@RedsawSixtySix]

Alternative title. How THIS company makes substandard plastic under the guise of sustainability!

[@YummyRage]

I see people here being disappointed as am I but u know u got to start somewhere :/

[@trinomial-nomenclature]

I can't help but wonder, since they're making the "sock" part of the shoe, that is right under your feet, that if you sweat in your shoes (I know some people who sweat a lot) will it sort of rehydrate some of the algae and make issues with smelly shoes and possibly irritation or some sort of fungal infection on your feet. I'm assuming it's not likely, as they most likely wouldn't use it for shoes, if that was the case. However, that was the first thing that came to my mind. I few summers ago, I was wearing sandals that had leather on top and foam on the bottom. They got wet from lake water that had algae (not blue-green algae, but an algae that was nonetheless visible), once they dried out was fine, but if they got wet again or I sweat in my sandals, it would smell funky. Ultimately, I had to throw them out.

[@NirvanaFan5000]

they probably heat it enough that it's entirely dead and inert.

[@eklectiktoni]

Good video. BUT.... what most people don't realize is that one of the sources of both problems (greenhouse emissions and algal blooms) is nitrogen fertilizers. Not only are they often made from fossil fuels but they also break down into Nitrous Oxide which is a greenhouse gas that is more than 300 times stronger than CO2 (for comparison, remember that Methane is about 25 times stronger). Additionally, nitrogen fertilizer runoff is what feeds the algae that are choking the waterways.

[@Maria-sz1fc]

Good efforts with algae and gas emission problem. Pair up with bioplastic developers and it is perfet.

[@melaniebenoit2824]

« Then they blend the powder with plastic. » NO!

[@insectbite1714]

《Then they send it to China to be processed》 NO!

[@insectbite1714]

Seaspiracy

[@arjunkushwaha4146]

Blend Algae with Plastic. The problems remains unsolved

[@insectbite1714]

Yes. Also watch Seaspiracy

[@nungmuran9925]

Atlist this a good start... I hope all companies will create or discover atlist to help reduced pollution the earth is our only home

[@emmaeriksson7155]

One billion thanks for you to diverse the question about climate change and environmental change in such a good way! Spot on! This makes me happy // master in environmental science

[@insectbite1714]

This product is dyed green in China and it is not recyclable and the algae still decomposes into methane (a greenhouse gas) when it is mixed into the plastic. *greenwashing*

[@insectbite1714]

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[@everfluctuating]

is the plastic biodegradable though? bc if not youre just trading one problem for another one.

[@insectbite1714]

The plastic partly biodegrades into smaller pieces of plastic when the algae decomposes. This emmits a lot of methane. ALSO SEASPIRACY

[@Omar123ABC]

What happens when you recycle the soles and it breaks down the algae ?!

[@CaptainMyCaptain33]

So. Basically they didn’t create a new “plastic” from algae. They added plastic to it. So the end product is still plastic, and you still get plastic waste.

[@calcustom5026]

That foam expanding @3:08 caught me off guard. The narrator was way too casual about it.

[@reviewatrandom]

Interesting that the blame is being placed on farmers. While this may be the case in some areas, where I live a group of farmers hired researchers to find the source of algae blooms. All the farms tested were producing significantly less runoff waste than even the farmers predicted. The source ended up being phosphorous-rich clay and silt deposits. In another more urban area, where there are no farms for miles, the algae blooms were caused by sewage system overflows during rainstorms and runoff from overfertilizing properties (both commercial and residential).

[@insectbite1714]

Yes. Cities such as ones in America that release waste definitely make algae blooms. Also watch Seaspiracy

[@bluegas]

1:30 “then they blend the powder with plastic” ????? 😨😳🙄

[@0animalproductworld558]

My way of solving the plastic problem is making products out of bamboo paper. Then put on a layer of wax that melts under sunlight. Then another layer that can withstand temperature of usually hot coffee for around 10 mins~ So by the time the user finishes his or her coffee. That tough layer is no more exposing the lower temperature wax on top of the bamboo paper. Then if the cup is improperly thrown away.. then the wax will just melt and the bamboo paper slowly decompose with enough water/moisture etc.. (:

[@spensir993]

This is awesome. Way to go guys.

[@janstuber3227]

It's not turned into plastic, it's mixed with plastic? It looks like the algae is sth like a dye for coloring. So we could use any other material.

[@elven8116]

What i see there are trying to solved a problem with another problem, make composite plastic more undegradable by the nature when the current still hard to degraded by the nature.

[@insectbite1714]

The algae in the plastic decomposes and still makes methane pollution so this video is a lie. Also watch Seaspiracy

[@joe2501echo]

I'm highly interested in algae at the moment, because I envision a future where every household farms their own algae crop, which can either be eaten as it is, or converted to something resembling traditional oil, which in turn can be refined into the various plastics and fuels that we use today. If my idea pans out, then we'd be looking at fully sustainable, self reliant, off grid homesteads that can maintain modern comforts so long as the knowledge is still around. Also, while the setup I described will technically be carbon neutral, it will likely result in the same, if not more, greenhouse gasses entering the atmosphere, unless of course the homesteaders decide to mulch the excess algae and use it to reclaim land for native plant species.

[@skyleranimates1251]

1:43 … Is it just me or does this look like mocha ☕️

[@martenschatzke68]

10-30% algae mixed in the plastic? That's a joke called green washing. Also I am absolutely not expecting them to remove harmful algae from the ocean but to grow them in tanks. Getting rid of algae accumulations would harm their own business case. What a sad approach to sell plastic to people who worry about the environment.

[@insectbite1714]

The algae inside the plastic still decomposes into methane which is a gas that pollutes. This video is a lie. *Watch Seaspiracy too.*

[@danielbriggs7110]

The amount of stages and everything it goes through.. more co2 made than what's in the plastic sheets

[@cipreste]

6:50 did you even watch the video

[@gairahadam5304]

Actually it's still plastic, they use algae in small quantities. In Indonesia we use cassava into bio plastik.

[@insectbite1714]

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[@calebcharbonneau6730]

Yay!!! More microplastics in my tap water!!!!!

[@jetniel497213]

Pros: using less plastic in products, capturing CO2, treating algal blooms, makes use of new material, creates new business and jobs Cons: still uses plastic to make product, not recyclable/nonbiodegradable, unknown negative side effects of removing algalblooms, processing and shipping to create this product contributes to the problem its trying to solve

[@Tremori_A]

can the plastic eating algae eat the bad algae turned into plastic?

[@MorganHJackson]

How pretty are those greens!

[@notrllysecure5837]

10 years later: episode of still standing of a store that produces traditional plastic

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[@fellzer]

How much does a paid coverage price cost from you guys? I wanna remind people that coal is an all natural product.

[@sunilkonatham4482]

India should start this type of technology

[@halimasadia6927]

Very good Idea it helps to clean environment

[@plant.hacks.4.ur.environment]

This isn’t algae becoming plastic. It’s very little algae to a bunch of plastic. What do you do afterwards with the foam? It won’t be biodegradable or compostable. There’s better uses for algae than this.

[@hydroaegis6658]

10-30% of the product is algae. So it's just a fancy way to sell more expensive plastic.

[@iamakmens]

Ryan sounds so much like SHROUD , for second i tought i am at wrong video :D

[@lokisinary]

But algae itself is a problem for water resources. btw In the end it's a good idea.