Nigeria’s Genius Solution to Recycle Massive Amount of Used Tires

[@abraxasjinx5207]

I love that this is presented as is; no captions over the imagery, no stupid ukulele over the sounds of machinery, and not even narration, just showing us a process. Beautifully shot. I feel for these workers though, that looks like hard work.

[@abraxasjinx5207]

@AVB2 I feel sorry for you, even if you don't care. We should be able to work to live, but instead we often live to work.

[@baronvonronskisapp]

They have work, much better than laying around. It is important to work. There are a lot of machines that do the work. Try working on a U.S. Cattle ranch 12=16 hrs a day all year. I admire them for their resourcefulness. They can rotate the duties to avoid monotony. Yay Nigeria.

[@stanpatterson5033]

Wait a minute.... are you saying that ukuleles are stupid ? Or just the sound that they make ?

[@danielstrauch3287]

Du weisst doch was er meint...Falls du mal in der westlichen Industrie ( really correct ) arbeiten durftest. Kein Sonnenlicht ! Nois, Überwachung, Stress usw.@@stanpatterson5033

[@danielstrauch3287]

....aber nichts gegen die ukulele

[@michael_mack]

I hope Nigeria will grow peacefully and consequently. God bless you guys. Greetings from Poland.

[@MyxomopoBHeT]

европе и штатам выгодно чтобы они оставались бедными: дешевая рабочая сила минимальные требования по технике безопасности, ни каких профсоюзов, забастовок и так далее.

[@quendi9381]

Workers breathing in this plastic dust will harm their health.

[@traubensaft2429]

shithole

[@Model3GenerativeANdroid]

China has traded with foreign countries for over 2000 years and has never invaded any nations. Can you say the same thing about the Western nations?

[@2Timbi]

Dzienkuje Bratan z Polse. Mi Muziki z Afrikie!!!

[@felixcat9318]

This is great stuff! Recycling, creating local jobs, meeting needs, being productive and showing how its done!

[@awoodward37]

What's the staff turn over?

[@GunRunner3]

@@awoodward37 Like just about all recycling ideas this is a joke.

[@jeangreen432]

Such a variety of practical and ingenious products. Nigeria is resourceful, innovative, and hard working...wishing your country huge success!

[@wheelsofafrica]

BRILLIANT! Turning trash into treasure, and creating many jobs as well. Well done, Nigeria! Greetings from Zimbabwe.

[@johndoyle4723]

Excellent, well done Nigeria, recycling ,making products,creating jobs, all good stuff.

[@thommy61]

I bet you anything this recycling installation is not created by Nigerian Ingeniers but by Europian or American ingenieurs and paid by the taxpayers of this countries under the pretext of development aid.

[@Dominionstar1980]

You bet is very correct...

[@AndrewAHayes]

@@thommy61 try adding a spell checker, Grammarly is one of the best!

[@KGRICK1]

@@thommy61 "ingenieurs"??

[@iankearns774]

@@KGRICK1 Whats an ingenieur?

[@Dona_Nobis_Pacem]

We need to do this in every country. So many tires here and every country. Well done! Makes me feel better that they are being recycled.

[@caseysmith544]

I know in USA people are using old tires in some of the super eco friendly houses and a brand of running sandal uses no longer safe for road tires on its models using specific brands for specific shoes as is, if wear is consistent, not below X depth, and no wires on backside are poking out or are going to do so in the future.

[@peoplez129]

Where do you think they got the equipment and know how? First world countries are doing this and have been for a long time. The only issue is they can't be recycled into new tires because the material is functionally degraded to the point it can't reach the proper wear and tear requirements that brand new tires demand. This is why they can only use it in low impact applications. The other problem is we often have way better materials for the job. You see those "bricks" they make them into? Guess what, that's not environmentally friendly, because in order to recycle tires, you need to re-add oil. Now what do you think happens after a few years of those bricks sitting in the ground? That oil leeches out into the ground.

[@redfordrn]

@@peoplez129 , most of this equipment is NOT sourced from 1st World countries. A lot of the machinery and equipment is either locally manufactured or imported from other developing countries in Asia or from Mother of all manufacturing, China. India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand are big Manufacturers of Heavy Duty industrial machineries and export such plants to other developing countries. These countries utilize these same methods of re-purposing and recycling, and have been doing so for decades.

[@strongarm7919]

Except it’s all cancerous N now they put it on backpacks for kids. Thats all cancerous material It’s called crumb rubber

[@factmanamerican882]

This has been going on in the Western world for DECADES. Who do you think invented those machines? Yeah, the Western world, white people.

[@marstondavis]

Well, we certainly have enough used tires in the World to make an endless supply of other useful products. From what I saw they were making quality products. Those rubber tiles looked like they would never rot or become slippery when wet and last a lifetime. Nice video.

[@rogerhargreaves2272]

Yes, I liked the paving blocks most of all.

[@anguslean4058]

On Long Island they used crushed tires and mixed it with asphalt and paved what is called The William Floyd Parkway with it 5 years later that stretch of Highway still looked brand new with no pot holes Guess what they did ? Nothing It worked to well and they felt it would have put highway construction workers out of a job. It’s all a scam.

[@robertjones8666]

Too bad they're leaching out all sorts of toxic chemicals like bezene's etc. into the ground water.

[@imzjustplayin]

@@anguslean4058 RMA (Rubber Modified Asphalt) is in fact still used in various road projects. Its use is sporadic in most states but common in states like California and Arizona. The issue seems to be a lack of education as the RMA stuff lasts longer and overall is less expensive to maintain since they do last a bit longer.

[@Minotaur-ey2lg]

The playground I played on as a kid had those rubber tiles. It’s definitely better than asphalt or concrete, but it does wear down over time. Certainly much sooner than a life time.

[@tarnos4153]

To be environmentally and socially responsible, every country should have recycling systems like this. Well done, Nigeria! 🧐

[@KnocclHead]

Recycling? I don't see new tires being made. I see material reuse and downcycling to mixed-material products that you can never make tires from again.

[@DIY-Forumorg]

coolest thing is that the nigerian girl who came up with this was pretty young, she made the first little demo around 20-25years old and in a very short time she had enough support and customers to build this factory.. there's a video on her and the things it's used for in another vid somewhere

[@shamrockshore6308]

@tarnos4153 Meanwhile, back at the Niger Delta.....

[@TootSocialTV]

@@KnocclHead You can't re-use tires for new tires due to the changes induced by the vulcanization process. The challenge in recycling used tires is finding use for the rubber "crumb". Paving stones, playground mats, even railway ties. However, turns out it doesn't last when used as a filler in road asphalt.

[@KnocclHead]

@@TootSocialTV If a Human tells a Human " you can not..its impossible etc." Damn i hate idiotizm and idleness. Vulcanization exists since more than 150 Years...and you wanna tell me it is not possibel to recycle tieres 1:1 in the 21 century? Come on, fuck off...its more expensiv but totaly possible and for shur it hope it will first hapen in afrika.

[@senioraces]

Well done Nigeria! It looks like they're doing something good. I hope they prosper.

[@e.l.norton]

You must be new on Earth. 😅

[@rorychivers8769]

@@e.l.norton GFY

[@e.l.norton]

@@rorychivers8769 Live long and prosper...in Nigeria.😂 GTFOH, kid.

[@ActiveJoe]

As someone watching from the US • Watching your videos is most relaxing even at 2 x speed. Hope your customers appreciate the skill talent and dedication of your workers for this very important job for the community • It’s good to see how well you understand the importance of recycling material and to get the job done efficiently - loads of experience is evident with this skilled set of workers • Watching your people doing a great job make me think there is hope for the other parts of society who don't even try to have a job. Your crew is a great role model for all of us • Thanks so very much for posting and sharing! All the best and God Bless. 🇺🇸

[@joyceleadbetter2600]

US labor too expensive

[@tebbi67]

@@joyceleadbetter2600 Consider that when you roll your trash cans over the paved driveway of your house with recycled stones, you won't hear anything, because it's whisper quiet or Bobby cars, the neighbor's nightmare...barely noticeable.

[@amosyankey2059]

Great project. I am proud of my ancestral people. God bless Nigeria and the entire African continent. Greetings from Dominica!

[@mikeconey2164]

Wow. Most countries recycle tyres.

[@DrLumpyDMus]

Watch the same process in an Asian country, or in the USA. The machines and the humans all work roughly four times faster.

[@B.Ies_T.Nduhey]

​@@DrLumpyDMus🤔Oh, great. What for?

[@treehuggerdeluxe5598]

I worked at a huge horse ranch in Olathe, KS. 4 connected barns had 72 individual stalls. The floor of the barns is made of these rubber pavers. They're a really great product. We could do away with concrete sidewalks and replace them with these pavers.

[@windforward9810]

Well the synthetic rubber that uses in the is made with oil, tires have rubber, synthetic rubber, petroleum and other products. It’s great that they recycled the waste product because oil is a limited resource that will run out sometime way in the future, 200-300+ years.

[@ivermectin1974]

It’s highly cancerous. But sure let’s also put them on turf fields for kids to play on. You see Nigerias aero dynamic solutions. Haha

[@devo076]

@@ivermectin1974so you're saying the dinosaurs died of cancer and turned into liquid cancer?

[@dadsonion5292]

@@ivermectin1974I assume you just made that up.

[@adrock1565]

Ai will take the front at first @n +#£^ 4 £

[@michaelwhite8069]

In the mid 1990’s I worked for Dunlop Rubber.We used old car/motorbike & truck tyres & made lots of products like hose for drip watering market gardeners properties or outside panels for children’s play areas and the like ....most of it was automated but this factory was very very basic.....this was in Melbourne Australia......good technology...the biggest problem was the different rubber qualities of the tyres brought about different results especially in the drip hose quality....some dripped much more than other....You never knew which you were going to get , even though we did pressure testing regularly...but a good idea for recycled rubber....

[@kaandurgut]

Greetings from Turkey to Nigerians working under difficult conditions.

[@RinksRides]

Thank you for not including the narration. I can see what is going on just fine. Also it's like industrial ASMR. ❤

[@ditwo2]

This is great! It's good to see powerful recycling working in Nigeria

[@Daniel-zr9xq]

Well done whoever behind this venture an excellent idea, bravo to you Nigeria. Please do make sure to take care of the most precious commodity that does not grow on trees, your organic workers ,how come they're not wearing gloves and hearing protection,work wear ? We Know you're based in Africa!! still,look after the product that make you wealthy. You're doing a great job saving mother GAIA.

[@bobkids009]

Simple yet very informative video of its kind......Nigerians are hardworking and creative people ....surely one day they can progress to a developing nation status .......

[@juliefrith1219]

Hard working people, blessings to them!!

[@oneworld797]

Working without safety gloves and proper attire is really humiliation to the hard workers.

[@robertoalvesprajaalves5328]

​@@oneworld797deixa morrer de fome ,Ébola e guerra civil pois é melhor que trabalhar e luvas .

[@donnadees1971]

I worked in a van he used shirt factory and several of the boys using the big machines had a few missing fingers. Dangerous, I suppose the same thing here. God Bless.

[@atzefatze]

...you kiddin , right?

[@sticksnstonespatriot1728]

😂hahaha. Good one.

[@ericlarson7556]

Something positive to watch. Behind the scenes I hope the workers are being paid a living wage. They know their machines.

[@salemdesigns65]

I'm going to show this video to some of my union coworkers - they need to see how blessed we are regarding safety and health standards. Let alone wages...

[@Blueshirt38]

Crazy, right? Even crazier is how many people in the comments here will proclaim that God blesses these people for working so hard without complaint. There ain't nothing to complain about when every job in your country is hard and dangerous, and you start at the age of 12 if this video is any evidence!

[@Doriamo]

Whoever designed and built the machines they are using is the real genius. Kudos to the workers for doing a great job as well.

[@EtnoZam]

Mixing, conveying and sifting machines existed since the late 1800s. Nothing exciting there.

[@MelodicsRareMusicVid]

most likely a white guy, prob german lol. sure as hell wasnt a nigerian

[@tomasstanek319]

MAke new tires of old tires. This will be real genius!

[@MrPWotan]

100% China machines.

[@lmeza1983]

Some plastics can't be reused for molding.

[@sagrariogonzalezhdz88]

INCREIBLE!!!! Ejemplo a seguir para muchos países . Muchísimas gracias por compartir 🎉❤. Qué hermoso trabajo inspirador Nigeria.🎉

[@jackhschaefer2652]

Need to open one of those plants in El Paso. From what I see, used tires GROW in the outlying desert!

[@stevetravels6160]

and who do you think will apply for these jobs in Tejas??? Trumpsters? NOPE.....

[@sdmc1972]

tf does that even mean? @@stevetravels6160

[@MLSPlatforms]

@@stevetravels6160maybe all the people getting welfare? We’re offering you a job! And cutting you off From freebies. Or like Biden wants bring in millions of future voters who are getting even better free stuff

[@amzarnacht6710]

@@stevetravels6160 Shouldn't have to be an application process. Jobs should just be given to 'asylum seekers'... put them to work, make them earn, have them pay taxes. Get environmental nightmare products out the other end that they can use to build their shelters. Rinse, repeat. Illegals should be made to do the same work... for 1/3 the pay with the other 2/3 going to pay for their housing which is built out of the same environmental nightmare products.

[@drizler]

@@amzarnacht6710 you seriously these people are going to work. Give me a break that’s not why they came here.

[@Bugaboo79]

I love that it looks less toxic and hopefully not toxic at all. If you melt it first creates nasty fumes. I bet there is way less waste thanks to them

[@Blueshirt38]

Well your bet would be wrong then. Tires don't melt when driven on the road, they break up into fine particles which slowly leech out into the soil and water. Breaking the tires up into even smaller pieces like this increases their surface area, therefor increasing the rate of decomposition and contamination, especially when you put them right back into direct contact with soil when you create pavers. It is a tradeoff: you create less greenhouse gas and toxic smoke by not burning them, but increase the soil and water contamination by shredding it and putting it back into the ground.

[@Betsujin]

@@Blueshirt38 What if we throw used tires into volcano?

[@muhammedhassanjibrin2107]

Amazing and we need a lot of this across the nation to boost economy

[@sigridqwq5198]

but only in Africa, please.....

[@bebobism]

Focussing on economy will be the end of your civilization. We white people are proof of this.

[@angusbeefman3]

Why?

[@kelvinh8327]

Now remember, the TV Crew is coming in tomorrow, so everybody wear their safety apparel.

[@chandrasekhargrenze9211]

Do you KNOW that or do you just think so?

[@kelvinh8327]

@@chandrasekhargrenze9211 Naw, I'm just being cheeky. Although there were some safety issues that gave me shivers.

[@tomkunich9401]

I suggest you wouldn't know a "safety issue" if it bit you in the butt. Continue living your life believing you're so smart and everyone else is so stupid.

[@markabrice]

I wondered about that also. No way to know, I guess.

[@Logicsimple]

A very possible scenario

[@lizgalindo5657]

Wow! Recycling the tires to make new things is amazing. I know the workers are working very hard and I worry about the chemicals or dust that can be inhaled and they should be wearing better hand protection and coveralls over the clothes. God bless them all!

[@Fido-vm9zi]

Yes, me too. First thing I noticed!

[@myrtlemaundy1779]

Very ingenious less waste more useful products Great job

[@JOEZEP54]

Great recycling. Saving natural resources to make products. Well done 👍

[@tkmaniac5812]

Yes, but all that rubber is going to end up irremediably scattered across the planet.

[@JOEZEP54]

It still is limiting the amount. If these products were made from raw material, you have all the extra resources to process & these old tires would still be an issue for the environment. @@tkmaniac5812

[@JOEZEP54]

@@tkmaniac5812 It is still limiting the amount. If these products were made from raw material you have all the extra resources required to manufacture & these old tires would still be an issue for the environment.

[@rumenivanovtzonchev4072]

This is a 19th century technique. Too many people, too many manual operations, because of this the process is very slow and there is a risk of errors and poor quality of the products. You can never reciclar "una gran candidad de neumáticos usados" with this antediluvian technique

[@rudolfzweep8]

​@@rumenivanovtzonchev4072labour is there cheaper than machines. This keeps people working and the product cheap.

[@danteinferno3097]

Excellent to see this. Tires are a huge world wide problem.

[@anothertoolintheshed]

I love seeing people actually embracing reuse and recycle principals. It's so much cliche most of the time. Appreciate and respect what they are doing.

[@maakamakana7007]

well done Nigeria and the workers at that plant....you have jobs and are help save the earth...well done

[@allankusimba9158]

Wow! 😄 Kudos! Nigeria 👏🤝😅 All these by-products from used tyres; this is how to create thousands of jobs! 🙌👌🙏😅

[@balogunraheem3618]

This is genius. I had no idea we had facilities like this in Nigeria. More of them.

[@ياسرالسعيديالسعيدي-و8ف]

😊

[@africanbeauty4736]

Aba, it's there​@@ياسرالسعيديالسعيدي-و8ف

[@africanbeauty4736]

Aba, it's there​@@ياسرالسعيديالسعيدي-و8ف

[@MrSteelehead]

The enthusiasm is overwhelming. Nyuk nyuk nyuk. “Great project”, love the “wire removal machine”. 3:22

[@ReclaimingMyChillTime]

Making useful products from rubber waste products is to be commended. Bravo, Nigeria. Every honest job deserves respect.

[@mauriziograndi1750]

One of the most useful recycling process seen in a while. All the scrap should made to work again. Well done.

[@YukiNeko-Neko]

more country's around the world should take note. and make similar tire recycling plants like this

[@ChristopherRydzewski]

Or to produce them with more employment send to them but then again rss to ship be probably insane.

[@redfordrn]

They already do. Most developing countries have been re-purposing a lot of material for decades. It the Western Countries that waste most resources, and are spoiled by throwing away many useful products. Food wastage is also a huge issue in Western countries, due to their crazy regulations and also food and restaurant industry wastage millions of tons of good food everyday.

[@YukiNeko-Neko]

@@redfordrn I agree with that. the food waste here is crazy. Most people think a "Best Usec By Date" means expired and throw out the food even though it is still good. It just means the freshness quality will diminish. Restaurants throw out good food that could be donated to the hungry. But would rather throw it out than chance 1 person saying they got sick from it and sueing them. Most Recycling here in America is a total joke. Simply be cause what can be recycled is done so improperly and ends up in landfills anyway.

[@EmeraldHill-vo1cs]

@@redfordrn The west does this allready, decades.

[@kjhnsn7296]

​@@EmeraldHill-vo1csthen why do used tires litter yhe roadsides and town dumps everywhere?

[@adameckard4591]

Outstanding!!! Great job, you are an example for the rest of the world.

[@mikeconey2164]

Most of the rest of the world does it already.

[@DrLumpyDMus]

The rest of the world does it faster, cheaper, better. Nigeria is roughly 75 years behind in the manufacturing process.

[@cakeman58]

Very happy to see at least basic worker protection gear such as gloves, masks and eyeshields. And while not the best type, everyone is wearing shoes.

[@inge191157]

I thought exactly the same.. In India there is no protection.

[@pamelaspooner7183]

But they really need hearing protection. My dad lost most of his hearing due to a noisy workplace. Affects the whole family.

[@JohnnyButtons]

Interesting… quite brilliant recycling! Hello from America to our Nigerian brothers and sisters.

[@aspsa6246]

This is exceptional, impressive and a great example of recycling discarded materials into useful products. The workers should be proud of the fruits of their labor.

[@donaldvincent]

Great job to these workers. The final products are durable & attractive. God Bless

[@gezeers]

Kodus to Nigeria on recycling used tyres rather then getting burnt and sending all that toxic smell all over. If other countries can come together and sort this issue it will make jobs and recycling and production of products can be used for multiple usage.

[@halmc8109]

A totally good thing to watch. However, it certainly presents an odd mixture of machine and manual labor!

[@zabismarckj]

Le travail manuel des ouvriers est essentiel pour et dans un pays comme le Nigéria. Réduction du chômage qui y est endémique et qui est la véritable bombe atomique du pays. Bravo pour cette belle entreprise. Courage, courage. Félicitations mes gars. Good job !

[@sloanlance]

I have some recycled tire pavers, but they were made in Canada by Multy Home. I think the Nigerian products look good and are an inventive way to approach recycling. I wish companies in the USA would do this, too. Make some jobs!

[@dustyking8851]

I've seen several videos of Nigeria and Kenya creating great strides in recycling projects. Great ingenuity by these guys. It's horrible other nations haven't gotten on board with this or at least someone financing to make it bigger.

[@JersonPerez-y3y]

I see it very well, they work a lot and in the end what is rubbish turns out to be another type of product.

[@DrLumpyDMus]

That's what happens in every country in the world. Nigeria just does it slower and with outdated machines.

[@joeminella5315]

Great Video. Watched it twice. I love the claw that RIPS the wire bead out of the tire.

[@charlesnaturalist37]

Bravo for this recycling company. Lots of opportunities for hard-working and ingenious people...The idea of interlocking paving stones is interesting

[@v8mooowder354]

And providing them with gloves, masks etc Unusual to see in these kind of plants.

[@gsmith1213]

@@v8mooowder354 until the camera crew left...

[@stephend4909]

Those masks are needed for when they have to burn "found" pipeline oil into petroleum. I love scrolling through these positive comments. @@gsmith1213

[@darrellcross4538]

Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺, excellent to see these people doing well with recycling the tyres 👍

[@123Goldhunter11]

Great work. Taking waste and making a valuable product with it and providing job to boot.

[@paulsmith9341]

I love the way the bead is ripped right out of the sidewall!😮

[@Dream.big.dreams]

It is not the bead it is the steel wire that holds the tire together. The bead is that edge of the tire that comes in contact with the wheel.

[@paulsmith9341]

@@Dream.big.dreams there is a stranded wire metal ring in the bead that the metal or fabric ply(s) anchor to.

[@Liverpoolboy01]

Shame there is no Guard to protect the workforce from it snapping back at them, again bare minimum health and safety!!!

[@shannoniverson4341]

I love this idea amazing good job guys wish the usa would do this not one recycling place for tires here not one can you believe that. You guys are doing great work keep it up all of you just wonderful!❤❤

[@sticksnstonespatriot1728]

😂 76% of the tires are recycled in the U.S.

[@mikeconey2164]

Why are you talking utter rubbish? I found 10 different companies that recycle tyres in the US, within 2 minutes. You've only managed to make yourself look ignorant.

[@stephend4909]

Nah, you can't tell me, that looking at this footage, Nigerian geniuses (genii) did not design and build and invent these amazing machines which do the work of many oxen. The joy on their faces as they produce high quality goods you drool to possess.@@mikeconey2164

[@Korokukanas]

The end products look great! Quality Craftsmanship!

[@brettweiler9381]

Amazing how some parts were so mechanized and then some, like stuffing the pavers, was so hands on. Loved the sewing machines, kinda like my grandmas.

[@JohnGarraway-m3e]

And excellent solution to a problem that exists in most countries, well done

[@ronwade6252]

Excellent work and respect for preserving the environment .

[@adieboto2317]

Harmonizing critical issues of carbon footprint is giving the world a breathing space.

[@sigridqwq5198]

Idiot, sorry, very intelligent.....

[@cryon7260]

The rubber pavement will degrade because of UV light and set free microplastics. Instead of that the rubber would be used better burnt in cement kilns. CO2 ain't no problem because other factors like sun activity cycles have bigger influence than that. I agree with you that in total we should enhance sustainability and there are many ways it could be done. But we should carefully watch not to get deceived.

[@jazonrocha9393]

Saudações nação Nigeriana!!! Bela iniciativa!!!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Brasil

[@quandovcestivernoyoutube]

oi

[@magnolia430]

Very clever i must say, and the world should take note how Nigeria can do things that other countries need to learn from them.

[@brunonikodemski2420]

When I was in California, decades ago, I bought a pair of sandals, punched out of a Michelin steel belted tire. I still have them. They are indestructible, but need leather strap replacements every ten years or so. Question, how do they get the wire slivers out of the shredded mash, from the steel belted radials. This was tried on USA roads as filler for road asphalt, but the wires corroded, and ended up destroying the asphalt much faster. Eventually stopped in the USA.

[@MattsBaseballWorld]

Fabulous creativity in making something out of less than nothing.

[@NeilJR]

Many years ago I was aware of a company which froze the tyres (tires) and then milled them, removing the metal bead and belting magnetically. The rubber crumb was then bonded used for flooring of many types….even athletic tracks.

[@observer8736]

Thank God someone came up with a solution with those tires. Usually, car repair shops charge for old tires for recycling. Then they dump them everywhere including the ocean. Finally, the ocean can breathe soon.

[@stephend4909]

Yes, the world needed Nigeria to invent tyre recycling.

[@Doriamo]

@@stephend4909whoever invented the machines they are using is the real genius.

[@matt2021_a]

those sewing machines from the turn of the last century still working hard.. that's craftsmanship!

[@willoughby1888]

"Hello" from "Maine" USA. I enjoyed watching this video from Nigeria very much. I like seeing a work crew doing their best while also getting along with each other. I've not had that very often while trying to work. I've quit many jobs because there was clowning around while I was trying to work. I picture them all throwing rubber bits at each other when the boss wasn't looking, stuff like that. I hope the pay is fair for you. I hope all are treated kindly. I hope you get vacation time so you can have that going for you and your families. I learned some things while watching this video. I learned how worn out tires don't have to be thrown away. I learned about several useful items that could be made from used tires. I learned that foreign companies can operate with safety in mind. The next time I go to purchase a pair of sandals I will remember you all. The next time I walk upon a rubber-crafted flooring too. I have a rubber bottom putting green that might have been made from material exported from Nigeria. God bless all of the hard workers. I'm very thankful that I watched this video.

[@Brancaalice]

That where the money that millionaire people in US give out, it should be giving protective gear for those workers and new machineries, not sending for charities that make people useless toward life. As long one get free money, there is not motivation to work. Like Elon said, do not destroy the west economy giving millions to charity. Give fish pole not the fish for eat.

[@willoughby1888]

Agree. And all entertainment artist should take turns. If a Miley Cyrus, Madonna, Brittany Spears or a Taylor Swift has already earned a gazzilion dollars, then let some poor person sing instead. They should retire after making enough to need in a whole lifetime.@@Brancaalice

[@Iz0pen]

These productive people are the cornerstones of civilization 👍

[@terrallputnam7979]

In South Carolina, There is a company that grinds up tires and the ground up rubber is mixed with sawdust and fine wood chips and burned to make steam for large manufacturing facilities. There is no smoke from the boiler as it is high efficiency and completely burns the mixture.

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

But there are still some toxic things

[@ronblack7870]

@@imtheeastgermanguy5431 and there is always some foolhead bitching about every solution

[@imtheeastgermanguy5431]

@@ronblack7870 some people just think that they are smart

[@miri-dz9oy]

Thank you for sharing. This sounds like one of the better options out there assuming that they have proper filtration of exhaust fumes. Tires are quite a toxic thing with all their metals in them etc. This feels to me far safer than having new products made from them because how would people possibly control all the toxins in the recycled products.

[@kayoarawo6116]

​@@miri-dz9oyAnything burnt produces gas.what makes you think any plastic you use have no toxins?

[@PauloManta]

O mundo inteiro deveria seguir esse belo exemplo! 👏🏻🇧🇷

[@awfargit]

Dignity Dignified Earth, Dignified Work, Dignified People, Very Nice

[@michaelnemecek5694]

Outstanding idea. Let's do this in AMERICA.

[@JamesAmow-dm5bi]

Hats of to you nigeria..may you always be blessed with creativity..godbless

[@s8moneperch374]

I hope those boys are paid well for their hard work 😊

[@pacocespedes4346]

Este proceso se necesita en toda américa!!!! Genial!!!!

[@gordonmitchell729]

That is very hard work indeed. The workers deserve praise for their dedication. ❤

[@jodidavis6595]

This is so good. Giving them wrk and wages to support their family. Hope they’re treated well

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

I never tire of these videos 👍👍

[@SWMARTINA]

"tire"

[@Bryan-jd7os]

I see what you did there... 😂

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

@@Bryan-jd7os Lol.....I'll get my coat.....

[@Bryan-jd7os]

@@knobsdialsandbuttons I'll see myself out... 😀

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

@@Bryan-jd7os LOL 😄

[@govergonver3386]

NIGERIA SON UNOS GENIOS 👏👏 FELISTACIONES MAESTROS SEGUIR BENDICIONES 👏👏👏👏

[@user-hd1qx2bd1r]

Way to go Nigeria!!! Now we just have to get the rest of the world up to speed!!!

[@stephend4909]

Get up to speed, world! Catch up to this amazing Nigeria speed!

[@tedmankowski5490]

Genius idea to strip out the steel radial wire reinforcement. Kudos !!!

[@vulpo]

It looked to me like quite a lot of the steel wire was left in with the tires when they were chopped up. I was expecting to see an electromagnet at some point removing it.

[@DrLumpyDMus]

@@vulpoRecycling machines in the US, Asia, and likely every other place in the world, is more modern. Modern machines remove essentially all of the steel/aramid.

[@lukasvisagie9513]

Very impressive, automation with lots of job opportunities turning waste into useful items.

[@deerazor8280]

The whole process is utterly mesmerising! 🥴

[@harleyb.birdwhisperer]

Watching this in my IPad, a Boston Dynamics short came up on my phone, and Atlas was doing tasks at least as complicated as filling brick molds. Yeah, I know, jobs in Nigeria, but people here won’t do those jobs, and we still have the tires to deal with.

[@Bill-js1cg]

A whole lot of those jobs could be mechanized so only a few highly skilled workers could run the plant. And many are done very inefficiently too.

[@warrenlancaster9305]

If I had the funding to produce such a plant, I’m pretty sure I could get workers to handle the machinery that it would take to produce such products.

[@eilalehto5938]

Excelente solução! Saudações!😊

[@frankbullitt4556]

USA here. Incredible. Great recycling idea. Now if you believe this...I live in Suffolk, Virginia USA. The local landfill grinds and shreds tires. However the shreds are spread across the landfill. I will take a pair or two of the sandals and flip flops

[@allenbarrow4904]

I remember seen used tires recycling by India back in the 1980s to start their Industrialization the country. This helped them on that long road to modernation and development. It's good to see that progress being utilized by other countries that suffered thru Westerners destruction for their resources.

[@dimik3855]

While I wholeheartedly support no-waste and recycling, the work these people are doing is drudgery. No talking, laughing even smiling, just repeating the same tasks day after day. People in the West would never work under these conditions. I hope the standard of living for Nigerians improves, the sooner the better.

[@_Ben4810]

Such a white, upper middle class comment to make... Get yourself out into the world, you have no idea of the realities people face in this world...smdh.

[@walterhynson2898]

yes is a brilliant idea now ship those patio blocks to USA (Walmart,Home Depot,Lowes) please.

[@yesseniasalazar297]

Woow 😮 congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 i adored this 💯👌🏻👍🏻💕💕💕💕

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

are you just looking for attention. Well you got mine because you are quite stupid.

[@MarleneWalker-su8ku]

Glad to see the workers wearing masks , good sign that they are being looked after at work, as they should be that way everyone gets to share the success , of ingenuity.

[@Morgan-yl3ou]

Greeting from Wales in britian. This is fantastic news. Hope the workers are all safe and being paid well. They don't seem that happy at work. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful way to recycle. In Wales we are forever looking for new better ways to recycle ..or even up cycle. Bless you all .

[@MariaLucia-vl9oy]

É ISSO AÍ, PAÍS POBRE TEM QUE SER CRIATIVO, RECICLAR E GERAR EMPREGO.

[@feargod6842]

Are you for real, who told you Nigeria is poor, your media?

[@augustedrifande6017]

Super, continuer le recyclage.

[@stefano669]

Complimenti 👋👋 ottimo lavoro di riciclo dei pneumatici

[@bobmac9070]

In Tucson Arizona they do something very similar. They take all the old tires (which there are tons of in the desert area) and recycle the rubber into a fine powder and burn it for fuel to power the Tucson Electric Power plant instead of using coal. The endless supply of used tires is incredible but it’s a great way to reuse/recycle old tires.

[@seanns1945]

Nothing goes to waste. This is a fantastic way to recycle. Everyone benefits.

[@jimhibbs2372]

Well done! 🇺🇸