NTS: Wonderful Waste - From Plastic Trash to Terrazzo Treasure

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9 ай бұрын

Co-founders & couple, Rosalie and Adam, firmly believe recycled materials should be as beautiful and desirable as anything new. Together they’ve been creating recycled and repurposed designs for more than a decade, founding Smile Plastics in 2015 to give architects & designers access to sustainable new materials. In their Welsh micro-factory they turn waste plastic into handcrafted panels that become anything from tables and stools, to kitchen benchtops and bathroom surfaces. The patented process is entirely circular, with all of their products 100% recycled and 100% recyclable, made using low temperatures & minimal energy. Their work has made its way around the world, inspiring a zero-waste future for construction & design.
Supported by Screen Australia
Smile Plastics - smile-plastics.com
Produced by New Mac Video Agency
Directed by: Colin Chee
Producer: Luke Clark
Cinematographer: Simon Davies
Editor: Jessica Ruasol
Music:
Everything Else but You, These Nuts
Animals, Ardie Son
A Winter Migration, Ardie Son
Particles, Ardie Son
Bring on The, Walz
Whose Mark is the Hare, REW
Origami, Roie Shpigler
Dancing Neighbors, Tamir D. Klein
Hoverfly, REW
My Love Will Follow Through , Straight White Teeth

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@margarettt7675 8 ай бұрын

If these products were available at a price working people could afford, I would certainly use them in renovating and maintaining my home.

@drespunk 8 ай бұрын

same here!

@RickieBeubie 8 ай бұрын

What's the price ? I found an alternative product in France and the only price I found was around 130€/sqm for 8mm thick pannels, that's really expensive, on par with very large ceramic tiles (120x120 and above)

@F4ucon 5 ай бұрын

That’s the problem with this kind of project. Everything is recyclable, it may just cost a LOT.

@marisasm 8 ай бұрын

Man, there are really creative people in the world. The pieces they produce are beautiful. Plastic as a covering in the bathroom and kitchen? I never even imagined it was possible. Love it👍

@karenschmoutz6785 8 ай бұрын

Every state here in the U.S. should have one of these mini-factories, each producing different products (to avoid too much duplication). This is one of the most innovative, imaginative, and intelligent ideas and videos I have ever seen!

@seriousshopper1 8 ай бұрын

Wow, I had no idea plastic could be that lovely. What a fantastic job they've done with their business.

@karinamartinez9441 8 ай бұрын

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 yay! Someone is doing what all of us should be doing!!! Now let’s think about reducing before we buy and recycle!!!

@zongmuas 8 ай бұрын

I am constantly amazed at the work that you guys put out. From a filmmaking and storytelling to the impact of the stories. It is truly inspiring.

@27Spiritgirl 8 ай бұрын

I rarely comment on any videos but just had to say how informative and beautiful this one was. Excellent food for thought and I hope more entrepreneurs out there take note of her comment on her hope that each country would have their own Smile Plastics micro factory out there!😂

@_MSD75_ 8 ай бұрын

it's so good to see products that are being made that can then be recycled again down the track. Also shows an simple way to process plastics that could be utlizised by others including local authorities.

@kolitiokada9825 8 ай бұрын

This makes my heart HAPPY! I would love a Smile Plastics in my city, Tucson Arizona USA!

@gazigirayhan1 8 ай бұрын

This is brilliant.. love it so much..🎉 Thanks for bringing this to us...

@shiftyourperception 8 ай бұрын

you have to have a little imagination to make miracles out of nothing. people like you make the world more beautiful.

@MBMCincy63 8 ай бұрын

That would be a great idea for the traveling vans, trailers with wet baths and sustainable surfaces. I guess it could be made into a countertop with a niche area for a ceramic/wood cutting board or hot plate. I hope they come to USA and franchise. 🥶🖤🔔👍🏻💓

@samiaafra7330 8 ай бұрын

The kitchen back splash was beautiful, among other things. :)

@juanaturbides9539 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic!!!! God bless you all.... These are the kind of alternatives to change our world....

@s.k.henkle 8 ай бұрын

Amazing! Such a wonderful combo of creativity and service and utility. I would love to see their vision of a micro-factory in every major city come true! Truly fabulous, thank you NTS for the hopeful, inspiring, and informative content as always 🤍🤍🤍

@randomviking8676 8 ай бұрын

Well Done!!! Now this is a job I would Look Forward to going to every day! The creative possibilities are endless. 😊👍

@PaulaLopez-gq5ki Ай бұрын

I find Smile Plastics interesting because they transforms plastic waste into decorative panels and sustainable products for designers, while they are promoting material reuse and environmental awareness in the design industry.

@marvinraphaelmonfort8289 4 ай бұрын

thankyou for featuring them

@cynmalin5728 8 ай бұрын

Ridwell from Seattle is a plastic recycle company that added some zip codes in Minneapolis 2022. you pay for a biweekly pick up. all plastics they pick up are recycled. some areas have pick ups for a wider range of plastics depending upon what partners they can find in the area. Ridwell's website explains what companies & products are made. considering only 10% of the plastic in the US is recycled, Ridwell is the type of company that tries to bridge the gap between companies working on recycling, but need a steady source of plastic waste.

@nevertoosmall 8 ай бұрын

What a great initiative, thanks for sharing!

@wearekraaft2978 8 ай бұрын

As a designer, this series is amazing!

@KKing-it1iu 8 ай бұрын

Love the look of all the products and the passion of the founders of smile plastics! Thanks for such inspiring stories filmed so beautifully!

@tomasaranda80 8 ай бұрын

Materiality in any type of project always plays a fundamental role in its design, now it is boring to know that the same materials are almost always used for construction, I find it very interesting how they use plastic to create a totally new piece, without mention that this is an incredible help to the environment.

@niroleyniroley 8 ай бұрын

Ребята, вы прекрасные! Люблю вас❤

@dariavuistiner1103 8 ай бұрын

❤ absolutely gorgeous idea and company

@joellaycock2735 8 ай бұрын

I have really been enjoying this series, thanks for sharing and inspiring

@my_van_apartment 2 ай бұрын

I think they said they started the business in 2014? I worked for an interiors company in Sydney in the early 2000s that was importing plastic panels like this. Smile Plastics rang a bell but I think they also got product from the USA. I always loved the product and quite innovate but surprised it’s taking so long to get attention it deserves. Great episode and love this channel.

@drlnmrdn 8 ай бұрын

These are all so beautiful. I really hope their vision goes across the globe.

@georgekyrou5284 8 ай бұрын

More Wonderful Waste Episodes Please!!

@Lagaloggie 8 ай бұрын

To make upcycling premium - I think that embodies what we need to do to be able to reclaim all these plastic that has accumulated everywhere, including our waters. The volume of bottles for drinking water alone is mind-boggling. We also forget, as was raised in this episode, that plastic is from petroleum, and is therefore finite. Good job, Never Too Small for this episode and this series!

@meilingdesignfilter 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely love it, those panels are so beautiful. Got any plans of how you would expand the micro-factory concept around the world? would be keen to know.

@Maythe4cebwithu 8 ай бұрын

Praise the Lord!! I'm sssooo glad that y'all are doing this...Simple Plastic! I'm ssoo excited for y'all!

@MrJfrusciante 8 ай бұрын

Amazing and inspiring way of see great oportunities to create.

@MillyIncorporation 8 ай бұрын

As we've seen in a few Wonderful Waste videos now, I feel like the ultimate solution to recycle plastic is : make terrazzo

@nevertoosmall 8 ай бұрын

Terrazzo solves everything!

@natedvorak2370 8 ай бұрын

Come set up a micro factory in MN, the twin cities have a market, a work force, and a big ol' river. We'd love to have you here.

@mypassportpicsux 8 ай бұрын

So dope! She’s spot on about the potential scarcity of a finite resource.

@annalukowska7080 8 ай бұрын

Love it! Love it! Love it!

@thegirlwhoeats8863 8 ай бұрын

I really like this serie. Thank you!

@emidala1 8 ай бұрын

Genuinely inspiring and empowering! ❤

@brianpeers 2 ай бұрын

Soo freaking cool. This is my idea of the future.

@sjoerdburger8743 8 ай бұрын

I love this idea, the products looked so nice and premium. I did wonder if the release of microplastics is a concern when using these panels in a kitchen or bathroom setting though. I’m wondering if a panel like this gets used often it would release microplastics over time. Especially in the kitchen where you would be handling food it would not be nice to have that happen. I don’t know much about microplastics besides the fact that we already are exposed to quite a lot of it regularly. So I would love for someone to clarify. If it safe in that regard I would love to use these materials in a home, they look amazing

@likewise6867 8 ай бұрын

off topic. Rosalie's hair 😍

@YT-GuestAccount 8 ай бұрын

I'm a sucker for terrazzo optics and also eagerly waiting for large scale sustainable approaches to make it more common sense and affordable. Awesome compositions, would absolutely love me some furniture made from these. ):

@onlytanofficial 8 ай бұрын

This video episode is awesome!!! Glad to know a really inspiring story of Smile Plastics. Hope their business model can be replicated around the world.

@jackhowardbourne 8 ай бұрын

Please continue the series! It's been great to see these different areas but I'm sure there are more out there which are difficult for the lay person to find.

@lkong243 8 ай бұрын

The one in Silo!! Love it

@pequenamarina 8 ай бұрын

I've wanted to do something like this for at leaste 20 years. I just don't know where to start. All the necessary infrastructure, the business flow... is there somewhere we can learn more about it? Are any of these people featured on the videos willing to help to extend their inniciatives?

@HeikeBruning 8 ай бұрын

what a great idea! wish you a lot of success🙂🤩

@esthergray1003 8 ай бұрын

I really like this idea. I would be curious about how much energy is used to clean the plastics that are being recycled into tabletops.

@eduardovalenti111 8 ай бұрын

I love this kind of video, Never Too Small!! Keep doing it, please!

@njt9584 8 ай бұрын

Love this episode can't wait for a new one!

@amychen2504 8 ай бұрын

This was wonderful.

@atcolombini 8 ай бұрын

I love all these concepts but it's all for the middle-high class, which makes most of these efforts pointless as a solution for the problems they try to solve. The video and work done by both the channel and the creators is still great and necessary for the change we need, thank you!

@Callingnone 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful to watch this taking off. Small correction. Plastic can only br upcycled and not recycled.

@gissr8243 8 ай бұрын

inspired me a lot

@henrywalpole2924 7 ай бұрын

love this

@d.m.uu.8776 8 ай бұрын

i love you guys

@011mauricio 8 ай бұрын

Realmente un proyecto muy interesante ecológico y altamente relacionado al diseño saludos bien reportaje 💪🏾

@jodidybala4030 5 ай бұрын

I love what you're doing! 💕💕 I wish we had your factories in all cities. Can we mail you our plastic waste?

@richardhsiung7007 4 ай бұрын

WoW!

@anesign 8 ай бұрын

Well Done ❤

@KitaTheVoice1 8 ай бұрын

Love it!!! I give you 1,00000000like😊😊😊

@CK1000ism 8 ай бұрын

I wish they had talked more about their process of getting the recyclable material. Do individuals bring yougurtcups? How is that part sustainable.

@nevertoosmall 8 ай бұрын

Wales has a very comprehensive collection program for recyclables, so most of their plastic comes from recycling centers and specialist medical recyclers.

@CK1000ism 8 ай бұрын

@@nevertoosmall Thanks for responding. I hope they don't have to pay too much for the raw material. It otherwise becomes way too cost prohibitive.

@damarsonn 8 ай бұрын

omg Rosalie we have the same background🙌🏻 i'm still psychology stud meanwhile i have interest in architecture and interiors lol🖤

@bieni1690 8 ай бұрын

Cool 👍👋

@2049-BLADERUNNER 8 ай бұрын

这个想法太棒了

@fernandotrevinocastro1018 8 ай бұрын

Upcycling, what a word

@katherineMontalto 8 ай бұрын

this problem is going to have to tackled in a lot of small different ways.

@Definatalie 8 ай бұрын

I have wanted to do this for years. Anyone in Brisbane, Australia want to team up? I am a creative with a lot of passion, not so much the technical or financial side, but I think this is absolutely necessary!!

@nevertoosmall 8 ай бұрын

If you want to get started on a very basic level there are some open source machines you can learn about here - preciousplastic.com/solutions/machines/overview.html

@beataplaya 8 ай бұрын

I wish Coca-Cola and the other plastic waste-producing companies see this and reflect.

@desmondrobinson169 2 ай бұрын

On your web site you state do not use in kitchens by cookers, then show a kitchen with a cooker in it.

@AtlanticPicture 8 ай бұрын

Sanding plastic without a proper mask... prob not a good idea.

@user-mm9vv6ty3u 8 ай бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@BecCastelijn 8 ай бұрын

I would be so behind a smile plastics australia branch. In fact, do you want to help me buy the equipment and I'll start one? 😅😊

@FreerideTaurus 8 ай бұрын

i wonder what the off-gassing impact of this material is?

@nevertoosmall 8 ай бұрын

Their particular process is very low heat, we could barely smell it during the shoot.

@FreerideTaurus 8 ай бұрын

@nevertoosmall, that doesn't mean its not happening. Don't get me wrong. I'm rooting for these guys, but I would've loved it if they had at least talked about it.

@Angie-Smile 8 ай бұрын

@@FreerideTaurus It's important to ask these questions! In our process, we actually only heat the plastics enough to allow them to form a sheet, which is a far lower temperature than what is required for other methods, such as injection moulding. This, alongside the use of PET and HIPS plastics, greatly reduces the amount of offgassing during the manufacturing process. Any manufacturing process is going to have some byproducts, but ours stand up very well next to traditional methods. Plus, once the sheet is made, it is completely inert and does not offgas-unlike materials such as MDF, Ply and Chipwood. We're constantly working on transparency and reporting, to ensure that we are not only following best practice but making sure our customers are making informed choices, especially as we scale up. We recently attained an EPD which will be made public very soon and will detail our environmental impact-if you're unfamiliar with EPDs, you can read about it here and keep your eyes peeled for ours coming very soon! www.environdec.com/home

@FreerideTaurus 8 ай бұрын

Thank you, @@Angie-Smile !

@anonymousjustice4357 4 ай бұрын

So true! …And sooo many other serious matters that are completely ignore by the push of “green-wash innovation” Please read before you get sucked in the “Green-wash” propaganda happening more and more these days. PLASTICS = PHTHALATES. Studies have begun to show deleterious endocrine and metabolic side effects associated with various subcategories of phthalates. Phthalates are in hundreds of products, such as vinyl flooring, lubricating oils, and personal-care products (soaps, shampoos, hair sprays). Some phthalates are in polyvinyl chloride plastics, which are used to make products such as plastic packaging, garden hoses, and medical tubing. THINK OF USING REUSABLE PLASTICS AS YOU WOULD USE REUSABLE NUCLEAR WASTE. IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF YOURS 👍🏼

@gretchenlim2966 8 ай бұрын

I like recycling materials but the time and thought probably made it expensive.

@gissr8243 8 ай бұрын

waw

@clEarlyK 8 ай бұрын

Hoe great This is!!!

@hectorg.m.3350 8 ай бұрын

dirt posh

@eduardol.248 8 ай бұрын

The problem is that these still feel like plastic!! And are plastic!

@BelusTraveller 8 ай бұрын

Salute🫡⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@Xinkgs 3 ай бұрын

Where are their masks? All that inhalation of plastic particles can’t be good. But nice work they are doing.

@anonymousjustice4357 4 ай бұрын

As a product designers I always try to bring awareness to this issue which people are not even considering. People have the right to know and read before they get sucked in the “Green-wash” propaganda happening more and more these days. PLASTICS = PHTHALATES. Studies have begun to show deleterious endocrine and metabolic side effects associated with various subcategories of phthalates. In the past few years, researchers have linked phthalates to asthma, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, breast cancer, obesity and type II diabetes, low IQ, neurodevelopmental issues, behavioral issues, autism spectrum disorders, altered reproductive development and male fertility issues. Phthalates are in hundreds of products, such as vinyl flooring, lubricating oils, and personal-care products (soaps, shampoos, hair sprays). Some phthalates are in polyvinyl chloride plastics, which are used to make products such as plastic packaging, garden hoses, and medical tubing. THINK OF USING REUSABLE PLASTICS AS YOU WOULD USE REUSABLE NUCLEAR WASTE. IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF YOURS 👍🏼

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