Plastics 101 | National Geographic

[@NatGeo]

Most of the world uses plastic every single day, and its history is quite expansive. What are your thoughts on how it's made and used throughout the world?

[@budihendrawan1093]

National Geographic in the country where i live, we started to give charges on plstic bags, and some people now uses cardboard, but i think it would be better if we can start using plastic made from biodegradeable materials though...

[@Noah-le2sm]

National Geographic Gaming companies keep making plastic game cases even though everything is also sold digital.

[@ansonang7810]

Plastics bags are around 10 to 20 times cheaper in our country, lighter than paperbags 30:1, water proof for wet products like fish , more durable because of flexibility compared to paper bags, weather resistant like rain, last almost forever like 10years its still usable as long as its not exposed to sunlight. tough and flexible like metal, weather resistant like copper, light like liquid gas, cheap like salt. laws our implemented in our country and cities are banning plastic yet consumers and sellers are resisting still using plastic bags because its cheaper , water proof, durable, lighter. So it would take a very long time to see a world with very less plastics. Hope people invent something like plastic but biodegradable and cheaper to make plastic obsolete.

[@mostofali5532]

I know is plastic is so so so big problem in our world. we must dont useing it

[@saiyanwarrior3895]

just keep recycle plastic everyone it not that hard

[@AzlianaLyana]

Finally, a possible answer to biodegrading plastics through mealworms and certain microbes. This is great news. Also, it may not seem much from a single person, but I do believe if we all started to be selective of the types of plastics we use, we can make a difference. Thanks for sharing National Geographic.

[@NatGeo]

It's wonderful that organisms such as mealworms can help break down plastic naturally. Combined with a conscious effort to reduce and recycle plastic, we may be on our way to a world with less waste!

[@goosty17]

Or just use less plastics....?

[@malikrahman8649]

Mealworms are not the answer, harvesting enough mealworms to breakdown the amount of plastics we use is massive! We need to stop using single use plastics, that is the only thing that will have a major impact.

[@_graiderz2462]

@@malikrahman8649 how am i suppose to carry my fishes then?

[@11Elma02]

@@goosty17 or just make less plastic.

[@artfx9]

Its all about money. We need to tax single use plastics globally so the degradable alternatives become the cheeper option.

[@FalconFastest123]

Punishment taxes reduce freedom and are ineffecient. A better solution is to incentivize research and development of cheaper biodegradable plastics and/or bio-engineered microbes to consume the non-biodegradable plastics.

[@brunobishop8499]

We only have a 5 cent tax on plastic bags, that needs to be increased. If plastic bags cost $2 per bag, more people would remember reusable bags or just use the cart as intended and load their groceries in the car instead of carrying it all out.

[@464528]

Only very rich countries would be able to pay that tax.

[@vIBEDoUT-Channel]

Money isn't meant to exist

[@jaridkeen123]

Make plastic bags, cups, straws, lids, and bottles illegal. We can make aluminium cans and they can be recycled forever. You can't reuse plastic over and over. You can only recycle plastic a few times

[@laurieestrel9301]

They are too slow we need to all limit our waste by ourself!

[@lester3917]

@@laurieestrel9301 Yeah sure tell that to the masses

[@BenDover-ul1gy]

@@lester3917 Maybe instead of telling others what to do we can focus on ourselves, I think that is what the commenter intended.

[@lester3917]

@@BenDover-ul1gy I agree

[@annaflowers91]

Not aluminium, though.

[@joeljuaneza8096]

Now i know where my friends came from, thanks a lot.

[@Mason-kl3ho]

😂

[@ventureb4470]

omg

[@killingspreefunnyvideos4863]

That hot 😂 mi glad dat ano mi

[@zes3813]

wrrr

[@ACupOfChats]

😂

[@NewMessage]

Well.. that explains why my mealworms keep escaping the styrofoam container I keep them in. Sheesh.

[@rebeccatepes1526]

New Message lol

[@jaridkeen123]

Lol

[@alttears8844]

Im like that smart kid in the captain underpants movie/books. Melvin sneedly is his name? Eh '' i dont get it... Whats so funny''

[@audreyperry8295]

lol:D

[@xx_cherryyy4466]

Long Hei Adrian YIU I think u buy them to feed meerkats and stuff

[@AnimalsAndReports]

If we only thought of all the negatives before positives Plastic would be unheard of today Sometimes optimism is deadly if not also considering pessimistic results ✳

[@bhoomijainvlogs]

Chop useless for getting like writing so long

[@klikitzsmith8416]

To be fair how could early plastic manufacturers forsee this???

[@ACupOfChats]

Yeh

[@klikitzsmith8416]

@Joshua Uduma Its like inventing fire to cook and heat, who would have known global warming back then

[@nelli0t]

@@klikitzsmith8416 those blasted tribes and their plastic balls, how dare them not predict this outcome!!! 😡

[@zbynekcodykolacek]

Plastic people, yes we are plastic people. We were throght Iron Age , Bronze Age but now proudly /silly Plastic Age. As said, it is on every single individual to minimize plastic use, to behave responsibly & sustainably.

[@alisahx]

who else is here from school? 💔

[@ex.frostz2765]

Yeah 😂😂😂

[@legendarygrape6049]

I'm from school?

[@sabrinaaguirre8387]

Research!

[@OpheWophy]

I is from school lol

[@clintflentje1863]

yes

[@Cinderpelt1002]

Oh dear, fossil fuels are involved? We seriously need to stop making non-biodegradable plastic. I read the magazine this month, and THERE IS SO MUCH WASTE!

[@maxxiang8746]

the bioplastic is literally made of corn starch, although thats not really a bad thing

[@ronnienagy1901]

Keep our planet earth nice and clean. ♻️🌍🙏

[@OpheWophy]

Yes keep it clean form carona and the plastic around the world

[@integragemi7234]

I am sad about the continent made of plastic in the middle of the ocean, imagine those fish eating plastic, human eat fish rip human. Sound fair but not for nature.

[@TheLittleLeoP]

English Extracurricular 9E 26 True, plastic pollution should be stopped at all costs since it's disrupting the lives on earth (including animals and humans)

[@dakwahpediaummat]

My name is Setya Faturahman from SMK Bakti Nusa. The use of plastic can cause environmental damage, a lot of plastic waste is scattered, on the streets, in forests, in the oceans, in lakes, and in other places. This plastic is difficult to break down, so it takes a long time for the plastic to break down. We have to switch from using plastic to using tote bags so that they can be used over and over again.

[@danielbarbosa3]

You should make a video focusing on the impact of plastics on Earth; how many bottles are sold per second (about 20 000 if I'm not mistaken), how different could it be if we at least recycled the abusive amount we use, about companies creating new plastic for transparent bottles and other objects (because using recycled ones doesn't give such 'pretty' bottles and cans) and how making bottles from 100% recycled plastic would be hugely compensating... Etc ... Please consider doing a powerfull video that will have (some) people thinking about what we're doing to our Mother Earth. Thank you

[@jay-oc3zu]

My state Maharashtra in india just banned single use plastic, Better late than never, Hope ban will be implemented properly.

[@Anishbhosle14]

Though banned but it is still in use by many of us :(

[@jay-oc3zu]

@@Anishbhosle14 Yes after 3 years i can see that

[@michaelrose93]

_"These materials are as durable as synthetic plastics, come from renewable resources, _*_and can therefore biodegrade"_* > 4:38 < Sorry, but that last bit doesn't follow; just because it's durable and produced from renewable materials, does *_not_* mean that it's also biodegradable.

[@Evantures]

"no more plastic! " - Evan's Grade 4

[@scruples6295]

TYVM

[@sydneymarks9671]

i know this is very serious but i can't stop laughing at nurdles

[@elahitradinginternational4399]

Thanks. Very Helpful

[@Sp-gk6lq]

save world....

[@DenisCalligraphy]

A question: for those who drink bottled water for whatever reason (tap water here is good so I never buy bottled water); what good will it do to drink the water from a reusable metal container, as presumably they'll buy a plastic bottle and decant it, then throw away the disposable bottle? Also where does the ice-cream that gets put into cones come from? A plastic or paper container that becomes garbage regardless of how the ice-cream is served? Other suggestions are obviously good advice.

[@IdiotStupif]

Here when we do buy bottles, we buy giant ones (think office water dispenser) and return it for money a bit of once its empty, or reuse it for storage.

[@donnamaria4882]

I learned something new today. I pledge to do my part. Thank you.

[@WhatDoYouExcpect]

Thank you for this video

[@adammaulana3314]

I think nat geo just have the answers to the plastics problem

[@fmeng1861]

hello, thanks so much for this video. I am a researcher from Wageningen University, we are currently trying to create a video to talk about plastic pollution in agricultural soils, I wonder if we can use some clips of this video in our education documents? we are not using it for any commercial purpose. hope for your reply.

[@bushrarahman6978]

Thnx alot for this information

[@baharali7483]

thanks for the information

[@robertodemuro7795]

very good

[@OlaoluMMatem]

We should all learn from Rwanda. Single use plastics must be banned globally

[@PavelRipper]

2:36 - a table of resin identification codes

[@rr7firefly]

A recent article in the San Antonio newspaper (Nov 2018) reported how many cities and countries worldwide are banning single-use plastics. The article further reported the staggering damage to environment and living creatures from plastic waste. Mentioned as major pollutants: Styrofoam and plastic bags from the grocery store. That kind of waste is found just about everywhere. At the end of the article the reporter seemed to suggest that the big petroleum industry in Texas needs to do much better marketing to keep their profits up. How disgusting is that?

[@rr7firefly]

@JcDaniel You bring up some very relevant information about the scale and scope of the plastics pollution problem. I think that most people would not be surprised to learn that Asian countries are major polluters (China and India being the twin heads of that evil beast). The situation is one for major concern that can easily exasperate and disillusion the most environmentally conscious among us. But despite our inability to regulate foreign populations to adopt less harmful policies we can and should act responsibly on a local level. Keeping our own rivers, lakes and seashores as clean as possible is a worthwhile effort. Maintaining a high quality of life for ourselves, for our pets and native species (animals, plants and trees) is worthy of our attention. It may not be an immediate solution on a global scale but we can make a difference in our communities, our states and our country. Companies and institutions with business in other countries can provide economic incentives that extend our own enlightened environmentalism. We have to start someplace.

[@quinndomina]

THANK YOU 🙏

[@do_regan]

Great video. Excellent info/graphics.

[@narendranadreddychintalapu2916]

Good job guys. Keep changing the people

[@namnhi-nguyen]

Obviously, main reason is our habit. Changing it has ever been an easy task, which needs to find out alternative materials, and prospective strategies.

[@payalyngdoh7300]

One year has passed and still nothing can be done against plastic wastes. Try harder or give up. The end is near, you have been warned!

[@rstallings69]

good on you

[@Hooyahfish]

Nerdle is my new favorite word.

[@agauggaming846]

The thumbnail is perfect Christmas tree decoration I've ever seen.

[@Hibob_12]

Crazy

[@MSFGoni]

*Beautiful And Excellent*

[@alexandermai5494]

Wow

[@Joe7_OSRS]

Enforcing private property rights and allowing currently government owned land to be sold will be far more effective in reducing trash disposal into the environment than expensive recycling. People need individual incentives; collective statements of "reusable alternatives" have not worked.

[@feelthefreedome]

when plastic will totally cover our soil then no plantations, that is end of all animals....

[@ismailtaufiq8534]

My little brother's question "what is plastic made out of?" leads me here

[@OpheWophy]

oop

[@sethposey4640]

nothing is renewable

[@aquatifox9857]

Alexander Parkes didn't invent celluloid - he invented Parkesine. Celluloid was invented by John Wesley Hyatt. Other than that, great video!

[@m.raihanfathurrahman7787]

I hope humans will care more about not littering plastic waste

[@RB1987]

Here in UK we have environmental officers that patrol streets and fine people that litter.i was heavily fined £500 for litter on street .

[@Darkpsyer]

This is my favorite youtube channel....thanks

[@tuantrantrong3914]

I'm from vietnamese , I really like nationy geography channel

[@sofearichielgbtq9430]

*_Tq 👏for 👏da 👏information 👏Nat 👏Geo👏_*

[@northborneo27]

yo human, who's made the plastic, who throw away and burned the plastics? who causing the pollution and toxic waste?

[@k.ganesanganesan6825]

_stop plastics in all forms. Awareness is enough.

[@justinmejia2952]

Everything has plastic

[@SergioSovi]

Nice. But there is a huge mistake in the clip though. Renewable source does NOT mean biodegradable product, at all.. Both things are not as bad as their counterparts environmentally speaking, but still not the same thing, it refers to different aspects of an environmental impact.

[@soranmirza5201]

Think about the peoples who working in factories

[@shivenpatel7179]

Amazing

[@lerwenliu9263]

Great video for educating us about Plastics!

[@NoobAlike]

Typing this comment on a keyboard made of plastic while looking through a screen made of plastic and drinking water out of a plastic and clicking comment button on my plastic mouse.

[@user-chardonneret]

wow

[@legendarygrape6049]

cool.......I'm gonna dirty up the entire universe hahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahhahahahahhahahahahahha

[@ES11777]

Great video

[@blo0m1985]

That bird in plastic bag.. heartbreaking..

[@fasx56]

Very informative and professionally produced video on this most widely used material in the world. A very important product that we probably cannot due without, but is causes a huge problem for our environment.

[@wy1145]

why is the music on this video so haunting lol

[@Ruchi_classroom]

Creation of plastic was a great revolution but it's mad use is making the planet earth plastic planet

[@bektas1453]

That stork is wearing a rain poncho at 3:30.

[@richardlawrence1396]

The world is getting better.

[@crappywindow]

Imagine those trees are sentient and we're just bleeding them everyday.

[@ricobo5682]

Fun Fact: In Somalia Al Shabaab banned plastic bags.

[@microexpert1140]

cooooooooool

[@MrCorivatt]

HEMP PLASTIC

[@donkaz9592]

Plastic products need to be priced with a higher markup as a deposit insurance guaranteeing that most customers will choose to collect and return plastic items back to collection for a monetary refund and not just discard them disorderly. There has to be economical and social motivation for people to bring all plastics back for recycling.

[@savagex466-qt1io]

3:32 lmfao ! ahahah his new plastic coat

[@vIBEDoUT-Channel]

It isn't meant to exist...still isn't being banned And I'm more worried about What will we do with all the plastics when it's banned...😔

[@ngannguyen7202]

Very informative!

[@annehyams7795]

Thank you so much for the very interesting video on plastics National Geographic. Annie

[@perjohannessen3360]

really good and helpful video good job national Geo for the good info and the easy way of learning about the consequences.

[@alexsandrorobinson1883]

Very good video

[@anuradhapotnuru9024]

I wish there are alternative ways that shown in this episode should come into the whole world and create biodegradable plastic bag and things and to look for more alternate ways to say this world

[@manikanta6193]

wonderful, I loved this video. thanks God, I have been searching for the information and he had given.

[@sandrawong6787]

I'm gonna get some mealworms right now

[@vineetamendiratta5121]

😂😂 me too

[@OpheWophy]

same xD

[@rienshelbi3012]

Why is there so much fearmongering when we also have so much solution at our disposal? Governments need to start supporting biodegradable companies so they can reduce their costs. Why isn’t it mandatory for everyone to move away from plastic?

[@reviox8810]

we should create safe heaven plastic facilities were garbage is filtered in to biodegradable and non-biodegradable ( plastic and non-plastic) then the plastic is squished into big blocks which are then but in a big storage facility that in the centre of the country/countries so none can fly to the ocean and the plant-based/biodegradable are then shipped out to local/supportive/sponsoring farms. Then separate facilities near the coast collect nearby rubbish in the ocean in help with the local coast guard to collect big clumps of rubbish in the centre of the ocean. if your still reading thanks and like this comment to grow attention to my idea, not that is good or anything

[@GarrettEderer]

Question: What was the drop in 2010 on plastic usage from?

[@OpheWophy]

hey google What was the drop in 2010 on plastic usage from?

[@edgaruriellozanomoreno125]

Buen documental

[@linggiman]

great video as always, informing the general public..Lets make this video trending

[@acpropulsion6191]

Plastic bottles are bad enough but now we have plastic labels. Can we at least go back to paper labels?

[@ShatabdaRoy115]

National geographic should be the president of our countries!!🤔😇

[@aesthetic.study_TOmbOy]

You always have a better entertaining topics

[@nathanburguez5606]

oh my zoinkers ! i showed this to my students and boy did they flip out (excuse my vulgur french L.O.L). my students sure do love a darn tootin youtube video (better than tick tack)

[@joel-x1l]

plastic is king!

[@aashisingh8771]

Can you tell me other organisms that can degrade plastics?

[@GabInUtube]

Which categorisation says rubber is plastic?

[@mayvu7796]

I would like to help the Earth

[@packagingvideo5474]

this is great video

[@federatienrk1763]

Wait, whoa, let's remember to tell the audience that non-vulcanized rubber (that is, strictly 'natural' latex before treatment with the right chemicals) is not usable for much modern technology. Also, fossils are very much naturally produced. And bioplastics (made of 'natural' materials) cannot be recycled as 'manmade' plastics can, while in many places they cannot be composted either. And also: plastic pollution results from careless handling of plastics. Let's point out to people that they can do their share by not throwing away as much and by throwing their waste away in the correct container. The original plastic bag was actually made to be re-used.

[@rehmatkhan5531]

If average 1 plastic bag is less consumed. There is nearly 7 billion people's in the world that can save 7 billion plastic bags daily.

[@omer88f]

جميل

[@alexbilaran7395]

So that's how my friends are made?

[@andreameyers4274]

i do not like plastic in general..but do admit it is good for some reasons.. but as waste..it is a REAL problem... I never understand why many things are not banned instead of relying on people to stop using it.. such as w/ factory farming and the overwhelming need to have people become vegan. Becoming vegan is a great thing- but to use it to make change in how we treat all living beings not human is the real issue...and by not dealing with any issue head-on we only continue to not truly change. Solutions for plastics only keep us from dealing with the real issue: "convenience" and the symptom of "convenience": ignorance. This shows in how many new items are made every day before needed. Cars: clothing; etc. Plastic items maybe the only way for some Needed things-such as medical etc. However-we do NOT need ANY item in abundance. I think this video addressed many good topics...but the idea about "solutions" is one that is ONLY about not dealing with the reality of WHY "solutions" are sought. Solutions are simply the same need for convenience at the cost of loss of awareness.

[@nurhikma2778]

Hello 🙏🏻. i ask permission to share this link of the video, thanks a lot 🙏🏻