The Shocking Truth About Biodegradable Plastics

[@thestationproduction]

That was smooth how they went from talking about plastic to advertising a car.... Very smooth Dnews.... Very smooth indeed

[@simpforsable]

Austin leb well if it helps bringing out new episodes, atleast I'm fine with it

[@BramLob]

Austin leb So fkn smooth

[@SandyzSerious]

Bramboy88 Really smooth...everyone passes the buck.

[@tangerined5412]

Austin leb Like a baby's arse...

[@chaoticmonkey243]

Austin leb they would have got me if i didn't think "wait a second.... Hydrogen fuel cells are the dumbest idea, this can't be a good car"

[@ayla6551]

What about hemp plastic?

[@ratpoutine]

Ayla same thing it has additives within it sadly

[@elliotharley5264]

@@ratpoutine Not as true as you have suggested. This information is very very limited in knowledge about current bio plastics available.

[@elliotharley5264]

If someone adds hemp to an existing plastic then yes its not really Bio, just a better sounding alternative. However 100% Hemp Bio-plastics are available and they break down in compost within 18 months.

[@keithcallen2844]

@@elliotharley5264 It's not adding hemp to plastic, it's using hemp as the feedstock, not petroleum.

[@Taquitoman138]

Hemp plastic is a much better alternative, sure it's not purely hemp, as it mixes other plant based oils to form (might be wrong on that), but it's mostly hemp seed oil, it biodegrades within roughly 4-8 weeks under the right conditions (subject to bacteria, sunlight, soil), only problem is that few companies are producing it at a large enough scale, and hardly any are in america, one of the largest plastic consumption countries

[@pollydarton3735]

What about plastics made of hemp and algae? I wish you's talked about plastics other than corn based. And I also think that you didn't emphasize enough other alternatives, such as glass & other reusable products, or what specific materials could compost. And finally, the methane has thing isn't specific to those plastic alternatives, it's an issue that's happening in landfills with all foods and biological items thrown away. A lot of that seems to be stuff that landfills need to change anyway.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

"The earth will incorporate plastic into a new paradigm, the earth plus plastic." ~ George Carlin.

[@discgolftrainnut]

I melt down HDPE #2 plastic and re-mold it into other useful stuff. It can be cut like wood, lathe turned into furniture legs, etc.

[@budderman223]

What about hemp based plastics?

[@jusjetz]

I was thinking the same thing

[@NhuNhu-888]

budderman223 he said that plant based plastics can be composted

[@kiranrenduchintala4178]

So there are 2 kinds bio plastics and bio degradable. Don't let bio plastics fool you. They are just plastics made from natural sources but they are not biodegradable.

[@Rob-cy5xj]

@@kiranrenduchintala4178 hemp is 100% biodegradable ... research it

[@jzk2020]

@@Rob-cy5xj Everyone is an expert ....

[@sachin1st555]

here In India, we have already developed such plastic not only complete Biodegradable but also good for fertility of land !IIT Guwahati teams

[@sachin1st555]

@listen2meokidoki it's developed just a few months ago ...don't know where r u from but here in India sooner it will be in production! u can google just by "IItG developed biodegradable plastic"

[@sachin1st555]

@listen2meokidoki or here is link www.sentinelassam.com/news/iit-g-develops-first-biodegradable-plastic/

[@adamkimmV]

actually there has been a recent discovery, of a new type of bacteria, which can biodegrade plastic.

[@sebastianabes5094]

link to the paper? pretty please?

[@sebastianabes5094]

thank you

[@pedrolopes3542]

The problem with real biodegradable plastics is that they degrade too easily, therefore they have no use in most food applications, such as soda cans, milk packages, etc. For durable applications in buildings (such as water pipes, sewage pipes, electrical cable insulation) being biodegradable is actually a hazard, because these products are expected to last at least 50 years without meaningful degradation, a bio-plastic would not be able to resist that long, and I am sure nobody wants their sewage pipe from the toilet in the floor above to degrade and start leaking...

[@ahenstew8586]

Just ban plastic bottles and impose reuseable glass bottles of 0.3l, 0.5l and 1l. Once you've used them you would put them back into container and make money in return.

[@aizat27]

0:11 "Proudly brought to you by Toyota Mirai". I expected an advertisement right after the video. And indeed, there's one. lol

[@Faust.0]

What about that fungus that can eat plastic that was featured on Vsauce2?

[@greenturtle3739]

Isn't it still a work in progress?

[@Faust.0]

Greenturtle37 I think so

[@SinerAthin]

Shadawoop What was it called?

[@halasimov1362]

Don't mean that it can't be renewable and plastic has important uses and is recyclable! Maybe not good for throw away consumer items but we will always need it for other things and it is a great solution!

[@jerelhore2011]

We have a company here in oz that produces plastic from corn. It takes bout 10 days for the material to break down into simple compounds that earthworms can eat. They are called plantic. Seen their product in chocolate trays.

[@dingerfinger3661]

"Car has zero emissions" yeah sure, let's see how the energy for the car was created. Change shouldn't happen at the consumer, should be in the industry. But again, the world is greedy

[@ROGER2095]

Plastic burns, and when burned at a high temperature, produces both a lot of heat and little residue. Plastic also melts, and when in a plastic state, can be remolded into other useful (or at least space-saving) objects. There's no need to fret and panic: Plastic can be a useful resource. And if it doesn't degrade, then use it to make stuff that you want to never degrade.

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Good luck with getting 100% recycling rate...

[@KeithTreason]

Why don't we use glass anymore?

[@dtwy]

Keith Treason higher cost, weight, fragility etc

[@BH-pl7vg]

Be hard to get a glass shopping bag

[@FEV369]

We are also running out of the right sand to make glass, not all sand can be made glass... Deserts don't work.

[@reemkhatib3754]

@@BH-pl7vg shopping bag made of cloth is a good option i guess and reusable

[@BH-pl7vg]

Reem Khatib - Yes they have those incase you haven’t noticed, much more environmentally friendly than plastic and paper, as long as it’s used responsibly (not thrown out after one use or some stupid shit).

[@mdr48371]

Plastic can be reused and recycled so it doesn't have to be in the waste stream. I expect when the price of plastic increases enough, companies will excavate landfills to recover the plastic.

[@chrisnotaperson8127]

mdr48371 landfill mining is going to a very profitable job in the future. Throw away your plastics today to help make a brighter future!

[@georgecataloni4720]

Chris notaperson Economics at work!

[@shaynedavis956]

plus heating up plastic releases small doses of endocrine hormones which can raise estrogen in men this applies to the plastic containers you put in microwaves.

[@DarkAcolyteNZ]

Aquilen that's bunk, thermoplasts are stamped and graded for a reason, that's the bulk of all plastics, thermosets which are barely used anymore are the ones that can't be recycled

[@VasilyKiryanov]

Some plastic products are ACCIDENTALLY end up in the environment. Have you never lost a plastic bag to a gust of wind?

[@ronaldderooij1774]

I think bacteria will find a way to degrade plastics, given time. I hope they are quick enough. I learned that plastics for the time being were best burnt. You get nasty poisonous byproducts, but if you do the burning in a big central place, you at least know where the nasty stuff is coming from and can do something about it.

[@niclas3672]

Since there's lot of people who don't like the advertisement, I wan't to say that I don't mind it as long as it's short and subtle like in this video. I mean you gotta make a living.

[@jrottendevil]

what about hemp plastic? or is it still made from a harmful process?

[@n4blo]

Am i the only one watching this shit in 2019? What’s wrong with people lmao

[@P_THOMAS]

Numb Offisial 😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@annniea1566]

You’re not alone 😭☠️

[@CaptainGlasgow]

Well it's nearly 2020 and I'm still watching.

[@LeonardGreenpaw]

Why cant we just make refilling machines. Kindof like a vending machine crossed with the soda dispensers in fast food restaraunts. I am sure it would save a ton of plastic, energy, and money

[@bkw11]

"i hate how plastic is destroying the earth!" ***DRINKS 2 LITER OF SODA*

[@astondude3750]

This is what I spend my days watching... videos about biodegradable plastics... what an interesting life. 😌

[@rishabhagrawal8234]

sir, help me to know more about hemp based plastic bottle or carry bags.

[@Michael-vo3tk]

what were the actually compostable plastics?

[@KaiCalimatinus]

Our (large societies/all industrialised nations)waste system is complicated. What's beneficial really seems to depend on what you're doing with it. Degrading into methane instead of microscopic shards in the environment if the methane can be captured and used as fuel or a resource is a great idea, but I'd prefer we used plasma arcs to make non recyclable material into unreactive gravel aggregate than be allowed to breakdown in a landfill to harmful chemicals. But that takes a load of power, which is a whole other dealio... I'd guessed for years degrading plastic bags and such were a waste of time, money and dangerous. We've been shopping canvas and by backpack for years.

[@nitroagent6494]

What about the fungus that has been discovered to eat plastic?

[@SystemRichie]

The Toyota Mirai needs to be more mainstream. Sadly, large businessmen would not benefit from it so they don't invest. A reason why we have somewhat shitty car tech currently.

[@leedoyeon]

SystemRichie The issue is much more complicated, as with many other things. For one, for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to be main stream, there needs to be enormous investments from both private and public sectors to build hydrogen infrastructure to the level of current petrol infra. Second, the generation of hydrogen via conventional steam reforming produces a lot of CO2, so to actually reduce GHG emissions, we need to build CCS infra around the reforming process, which will make the fuel very expensive. Also, hydrogen is the smallest molecule there is, so it leaks easily, and it's highly flammable, so safety around handling and storage, especially if we want to build hydrogen pipelines, is a big concern. While I very much like the idea of mainstream FC vehicles, please, inform yourself before you go around bashing people ignorantly. The blame is not solely on large businessmen, the blame is shared by politicians who would not make hard decisions in order to win elections, and us voters who scream at every attempt by the politicians who try to raise taxes.

[@airfoemoe]

SystemRichie Honestly just get a Tesla or any electric car. Hydrogen just seems to be a thing that is being used to take away interest from electric.

[@m.rosado987]

Is that possible that you subtitle in English your video ? I did not find the option in the language menu thanks

[@cristinarangel159]

Hi I am to graduate environmental engineering and I'm doing a thesis on life-cycle assessment of a plastic oxobiodegradable compared to a generated biopalstico potato starch . I need more information for you to help me with some book or you advise me about this project. or someone who has theme idea , welcome advice

[@steamfans]

Packing peanuts made of simple corn starch is totally biodegradable, it melts in water, Which means it wouldn't work for water bottles. I get water in reusable 5 gallon bottles instead of disposable expensive little bottles

[@sebastianhult9765]

What happened with the previous video about blood?

[@t11o1]

Right

[@Seeker]

***** It'll be back up in an hour!

[@veoozo]

DNews What happened?

[@cannack]

veoozo probably a typo, or upload issue, copyright issue etc.

[@georgecataloni4720]

Dassault Aimpoint I watched the episode. I didn't notice anything that would be copyrighted, nor did I think it had to be edited. I could've missed something, though.

[@daxxonjabiru428]

Where may one purchase the various t-shirts worn by the presenters on this channel?

[@Roostreful]

Could we detect microscopic plastic to find intelligent life on other planets?

[@MrJoJI]

Or more like dumb life

[@ShetlandTec]

And what about the polution that is produced while the Toyota is manufactured?

[@Fastlan3]

Hydrogen cars need hydrogen that must be created using energy, so do your best to make sure renewable energy is at least the primary source used to create hydrogen. Energy to create the Hydrogen, plus transportation of the hydrogen and do not forget any and all manufacturing processes included in tools and devices to create, transport, contain, plus use hydrogen need to be considered.

[@CBC460]

Why can't all countries in the world just ban all plastic especially single-use plastics forever? We have a plastic pollution crisis and some governors aren't doing much about this problem that needs to be addressed now.

[@s.sradon9782]

what about bioplastic and compost?

[@CrussoFang]

Didn't you guys post a video with this exact tittle like a month ago? Or was that another channel I don't remember

[@Disthron]

couldn't most plastics be melted down and re-used? Like glass and aluminium?

[@bacawaka2813]

I dont see why we cant use aluminum cans instead. You can make a 2 liter with a closeable top out of aluminum. Side note. A power plant next to me siphons off the methane from the land field to use for the generation of power during peak times. Turning a worse greenhouse gas into a lesser one.

[@hotmandead1]

Wow so whats the solution

[@xj770HUN]

So corn starch plastics will be declay in a good and nautre friendly way?

[@henrikjensen1210]

It will, but needs a industrial setup to do so. As he mentioned, PLA needs the correct bacteria-setup (Temperature, moisture and time), which isn't present in a compost pile.

[@lborges1313]

Why not use aluminum? At least for beverages and smaller stuff?

[@UDimwit]

I saw a video that says HEMP Bottles are bio degradable So it depends on the type of plastic bottle you are talking about..

[@duggydugg3937]

how about 'plastic' made from hemp ?

[@gustagusss]

What about compostable biodegradable plastics? Like hemp plastic

[@lordofmarty]

music in the background of the video...??

[@NeilRieck]

Wasn't someone working on a safe way to burn plastic. For now I thinking I'll go back to paper milk cartons and glass bottles.

[@4TIMESAYEAR]

Corn plastic will "break down the minute you lift up the bag with your groceries in it. Btw, it doesn't take "hundreds of years" for plastic to degrade. Take your car and park it in the sun for 10 years and watch the interior turn to powder.

[@Tibith]

Hemp?

[@luctimmen]

what about tipa?

[@LegoDaleks]

Hemp-plastic?

[@CodyJames005]

what about the plastic that they were making out of shrimp shells?

[@anniepittman2440]

Is there any way to reverse global warming? Can we build anything or plant more or anything like that to clean up more co2? I would also like to know if it is possible to have to much oxygen in the air/

[@frostedtangerine6898]

How can they not have known that biodegradable plastics werent degradable? Did they just add chemicals to plastic and assumed it might help it degrade? Didn't they test it?

[@Scottar50]

It takes more energy to make paper bag then plastic. Why not use the suns energy via solar concentrater mirrors to make the plastic into fuel. You could have rebate centers where people would be encourage to turn in their plastic stuff to get some money.

[@2awesome292]

Lol, with the Toyota Mirai, fuel costs for $12k miles/year = $5k/year. If gasoline is $2.50 a gallon, this car costs the same to run as a car that gets 6mpg...

[@KlimovArtem1]

Where is this guy these days? I’m missing him...

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

2:20 Some waste facilities have started harvesting methane for natural gas.

[@MrDhanesh2nair]

#is petroleum biodegradable?

[@Kazroehat]

What about hemp

[@Avbitten]

plastic originally was made from milk and was completely biodegradable(it could actually decompose). Don't believe me? look it up.

[@XCerykX]

Avbitten I did look it up and I'm pretty sure that type of plastic wouldn't work for most applications we use plastic for.

[@KingNefiiria]

That segue into a car ad, brilliant. XD

[@ShirmaAkayaku]

Didn't SciShow talk about this before and how biodegradeable plastics don't work?

[@d3ltaf1ame45]

***** yes, yes they did

[@narlydude73]

Why did you completely leave out biodegradable hemp plastics? Simply mentioning that "there are plenty of plant and fiber based containers on the market" (2:42) really doesn't cover the topic at all especially since the reference doesn't appear to be for other plastics, just other types of materials used as containers.

[@joshuachoo7555]

Hey! Great video, but I want to bring something up - you've got citation numbering in your closed captions, but where's the citation links?

[@yipman214]

Please make a video on thermal depolymerization.

[@dimasprajoko]

How sad is it that this gets less viewed than tech gadget gizmo tube?

[@randymaylowski2485]

That's one thing I just don't never understand! Is why didn't they invet compost able plastic, at the beginning of time? Sure it's nice to have bottle and bags for are food and drinks in, but wouldove be alot nicer plus safer for the environment if they just make compost able plastic instead!! Where it turns into black dirt, after 20 or 30 years, So it's safe for the environment to grow things on, but not for it to take millions or billions of years then breaks down. But that's just my opinion.

[@Sebanoe]

Why dont they just find an efficacious way to recycle the financial implication for such a process will be favorable.

[@ryubaku]

It's impossible to watch just one of these episodes

[@moviecritic1086]

What about Hemp Plastic

[@ZaneT531]

Why don't we just forget that plastic exists and forget and carry on

[@rurutuM]

just have superman gather up all the plastic in the world and toss it into the sun

[@JustinSmith28]

Tossing them into the sun wouldn't be good.

[@lumimobb]

[ GreenApple ] it would be alright

[@seviche100]

[ GreenApple ] why not

[@SinerAthin]

[ GreenApple ] the sun is so big, it wouldn't even notice the plastic, especially such a measly amount produced by a tiny tiny planet like the earth.

[@seviche100]

SinerAthin wouldnt it burn up before it even got to the sun

[@TaraDobbs]

BPA free reusable bottles that are dishwasher safe or hand washable. Easy as pie.

[@thediydaddy2649]

Well, this video was 7 years ago. Now we have PHA, only problem is making the cost more affordable

[@musicislifefershur]

Isn't there a "plastic" that's being developed using degradable materials such as shrimp shells?

[@tallahassZ]

Trace has never seen a weight room...

[@pulseda2598]

Can u genetically enhance plastic to make it degrade faster

[@mrmaybe4620]

but isnt it true that if u would use the long polymers nature has already created like starch that if u make that into plastic wich is possible that is can outomatically compost? because nature has already evloved microbes that can digest those polymers.

[@inmortal009]

More research is needed

[@manjirimestry1785]

Ramu da musical group of Zarap

[@thespanielinquisition7167]

Paper is 100% degradable and there is almost no use of plastic in packaging and food serving that cannot be replaced with various forms of waxed and ply paper.

[@ginarodriguez6599]

Is there any way to get this content in Spanish?

[@Rocky-rm4bc]

Hydrogen cars are very good for the environment but hydrogen stations are extremely rare and hydrogen is actually hard to collect as it is always stuck onto other molecules. Also it wont really work that well as the crude oil mine owners will literally do anything to stop the hydrogen cars and keep their own crude oil business going. just an opinion.

[@JorDay0828]

Feces have small amount of hydrogen (so i heard). And so we can recycle our feces and collect the hydrogen from our feces. And use as fuel

[@Ascend777]

Alicia Molina I think our blood has some hydrogens. We should start using people (literally) to fuel cars.

[@erwinrommel9509]

There's no natural sources of hydrogen, it must always be manufactured from fossil fuels. One process is coal gasification in which coal (mainly carbon) is mixed with steam to make Carbon monoxide and hydrogen, this has mix can be burned directly or separated to get the hydrogen to use in fuel cells that are in hydrogen cars, however the carbon monoxide would have to be burned off making carbon dioxide which contributes to the green house effect.... Another way to get hydrogen is through the electrolysis of water. However this requires electrical current which is generally from coal burning power plants. If the electricity needed came from a wind or solar source then hydrogen fuel vehicles would be truly pollution free but with current technology, wind and solar simply aren't good enough to meet energy demands

[@12345jnr]

Electrolysis of pure water bitches.....

[@Rocky-rm4bc]

hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe it constitutes nearly 75% of the baryonic mass. Im sure it does occur naturally cause theres a 75% chance you find it anywhere. you should study before commenting.

[@tayro7265]

So your advise is basically screw it burn the planet and start over. See your little green car to build requires so much in the way of rare materials and extra energy, you would be better off driving a Hum-v.

[@TJowls]

Why can't they make a bottle that destroys on its own, like food. Plastic bottles take a long time to decay.

[@kissfan7]

HUGE improvement in the hair department, Trace.

[@LoveVanillaRose]

Hemp plastic is the answer. The problem is that the oil industry is in control of most of the governments in the world.

[@sc18594]

People in 5000 years from now Will know we existed and how advanced our pollution technology was.

[@joannahigginsartenchantres1902]

Wax worms eat plastic and convert it to ethylene glycol...

[@charliesezlik6337]

Love to hear your comments on products produced by Xyleco. Biodegradable plastics, clean burning fuel, sugar that doesn't harm you? Comment please.

[@savakiyaamit6401]

Hi, I am Amit from India.we are manufacturer and exporters of BIO-PLASTIC items.We make bags and cuttlery from bioplastic. For more inquiry contact us-6356090785.

[@realtorjames2586]

So when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s the stupid governments of the world forced plastic companies to make it all bio-degradable.. and now, because of this, we now have huge plastic islands in the ocean and fish with plastic molecules in their bodies, and in ours after we eat the fish.. maybe we should just go back to real plastic until theres something else? The grocery store in my town only gives paper bags now because my town banned plastic bags, so now, instead of using plastic from the crude oil we are using trees for paper bags and it's ok to destroy forests?? (Btw the oil manufacturers need to do something with the 45 lbs of crude oil that doesn't contain gas or 10 w 30, etc, and plastic, which also comes from crude, is actually part of a solution to the toxic crude oil leftover sludge and with nowhere to put it problem)

[@realtorjames2586]

And wouldn't hydrogen powered cars cause hydrogen powered explosions???????

[@rylans.5365]

just reuse, recycling isn’t worth it. get a reusable bag. i’m from Hawaii and plastic bags are banned, and our cars are filled with reusable bags.

[@antoniomichelena]

Can you comment on PLA bags?

[@danielarolnik6660]

They just re-up loaded the blood video. It was because the intro wasn't there

[@dziugas1959]

The irony is that the environment bacteria CAN consume/degrate plastic in 1-5 months