Reality is Nigeria has a lot of cheap labour that needs jobs. Seeing stuff like this is great

@@StormInATeaCup35 You mean flamable childred play grounds well in rate they go in flames they will definelty have lot of bussiness... But dude seriousli think about it ..... This is beyond stupid idea.... we dont make rubber playground for a reason....

Its also using lots of chemicals bad for the enviroment.. but its in Africa so the west does not care aslong as their driveway looks nice with these bricks.

And to poison kids :)

The world need to pay her

Yes good for her. Hope for the best Thanks

With a European accent, which means she didn't study in Africa.

@@snowflakemelter1172 I speak some English and depending on the topic you can't tell whether I'm from an English speaking country. Yet I learned all of it through practice because I had to live with some natives for a few years in my country. To sum up, the fact that she speaks with an European accent doesn't prove she studied abroad.

​​@@snowflakemelter1172that changes nothing, Africa doesn't need food aid or money, Africa needs more people like her

To bad it's already being done in all 1st world countries

This is cancerous material lol you do not want ur kids playing in this

​@@jeeperzcreepers1147 They've literally been using this for playgrounds for over 70 years. Firestone & Goodyear have been using recycled tyre pellets for PIP Rubber surfaces since the 50s. It does not cause cancer by playing on it. I suppose you think Tyre fitters at your local mechanics get cancer from handling tyres all day too? Stop spreading misinformation.

​@@jeeperzcreepers1147then whats your solution for this old tyres

​@@jeeperzcreepers1147didnt the video end with "no harzard found, but don't eat it"?

​@@jeeperzcreepers1147you are cancerous material, "lol"

Apparently you forgot about the apocalyptic environmental catastrophe in the 1960’s. The skies were black. Oil was washing up on beaches. War with China in Vietnam. Russian nuclear threats. The Cuban missile crisis. If you think it’s bad now, you haven’t lived!

Yeah, sadly my generation cant comprehend, that we have actually come a long way in terms of effieciency and restriction of harmful substances. I am not even sure if they know about the time, when lead was put into gas or the time, when a fridge cooling agent burned a hole through the ozone layer. We are progressing. We are constantly taking steps to get to a better world. They just cant see it and want immidiate changes, which would cripple every economy worldwide and thus doom millions of people to starvation or other horrors.

I am sorry, dude:( this technology is scam. Binder is too expensive, making final product nonviable. I remember dozens of such companies opened around a glob, but all of them were closed after 1-2 years. Usually, they got moneys from some fund like "eco-friendly technological company", after all money we're consumed, they closed. Some sort of green washing.

​@@11BscoutNGyour right but i could do without those selfish people thinking they will live to see humans fall 😂

@Krunch2020 HOLY GODDAMN BALLS THANK YOU.

This video is about a company called 'Free Recycle' that recycles a product that people thought wasn't recyclable. This proves the problem doesn't fully lie with how current products are made.

There's a problem: does anyone need to stop making man-made materials? No, we can't. Innovation and greed makes this continue.

Easier said than done. Generally speaking, high quality long lasting items are hard to recycle. Tires are one of the hardest thing to recycle after plastics due to contamination through usage. Our best minds have been struggling for decades to better recycle plastics, composites and rubbers. The infrastructure to recycle is not yet there or mature. We will eventually make it there.

@@ph11p3540 you mean like some processes for recycling these so-called "long-lasting" products are still in development or had been done on a small scale?

That would require corporations to care.

That's basically the history of business. Find a missing need or want and create a product or service to fill it.

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I thought so too. Amazing women. She must have had some help at some point, she must have a good team around her

There is no facility in that operation to sanitize their product. They are reusing the rubber for a while, but they will end up in a landfill eventually. It is a filthy product, and really does nothing for the problem.

@@dvig3261 I see you can see problems , do you also have solutions ?

Sorry but Goodyear has been doing that for years she simply used an idea that already existed . America has been putting recycled rubber in playgrounds for years.

I am not sure whether its truly a success story. It seems to me, that the company is making negative, from the sentence "Free Recycle is on the verge of being profitable"

This is not a feel good story when you look at the effects of the materials being used in tires lol this is cancerous for the children

If the rubber is bonded and the kids aren't eating it, it's OK! Far more carcenogenic is vehicle exhaust particulate matter- that kills thousands every year from respiratory problems as well as increasing strokes. Tyres are used on kid's playgrounds in the UK and the USA. @@jeeperzcreepers1147

​@@jeeperzcreepers1147Are the children going to eat the bricks???

​@@DCCXXVpretty sure in that case a normal brick wouldn't be good either xD

kudos for her but this is not new idea nor first person doing this, but there is reason why only few companies try it. I hope for the best for her but as other she will soon hit the economics wall and close the shop.

Her fellow africans will destroy her business or accuse her of witchcraft or racism, because her active endeveaours make their lazines look bad.

@@Pedgo1986 An economic wall…. The company is making a small profit…that means costs are covered, wages are covered, and if she is wise with the profit, she could invest in upgrading her power generation, reducing cost for increased profit. So, the question is not if the business model works…it does. The question you are raising is: “What is the matter with being successful enough to earn a fair wage, and enable others in your community to also earn a fair wage, while helping solve an environmental problem, but not having a goal to be a wealth hoarding psychopath?”

@Pedgo1986 Nailed it.oops. Now it's got a flat.

From the entire world? Maybe a medal from her own country, the rest of the world was doing this long before she did.

true i love inovators that promote the increase of microplastics in rainwater

White girls can do this too.

@@Petesworkshop2225what has the colour of skin got to do with anything here? Are you taking medication? Wtf??

@@MrRafagigaprstill better than malaria.

​@@MrRafagigaprIt's nothing compared to all the microplastics created by tire wear in the first place.

I want to start this business in Zambia

When approximately, maybe we could further explore on business opportunities together should you seriously proceed with the plan.

@@user-wv3cm9uw6o in the very near future,I’m currently in the states and I work for the biggest tire recycler in North America called liberty tires,they do it all,roads,playgrounds,mulch,floors,etc,not only do I want to get into recycling but also selling of good used tires also,let’s connect

Work out what each of you could contribute to the project, financial resources, technical knowledge, labour etc. Then talk to each other. Formulate a business prospective first then contact the lady in Nigeria and discuss it. Good luck! ❤️ 🇦🇺

@@user-wv3cm9uw6o sorry I thought I responded to this,I’m thinking in not more than 5 years,I work for the biggest tire recycling company in North America we pick up tires for them with our own trucks,so I’m learning how the business works,let’s connect

Totally agree. Great lady

Sadly that probably won't happen

16 cents per tire X 150 tires per hour means the whole plant makes $25.60 per hour... nowhere near billions.

those are toxic bricks whioch destroy the environment, this is why there is no cash.

Yeah not billions but 16 cents profit is huge for that area. That's 16 cents after everything is paid for. labor, land, tires, consumables. Honestly not bad @@itscalleddesign9940

Might give scammers something else to do.

it would be better to see it being automated to a greater degree thou. i mean pouring dyed rubber and than the black one on top of it isn't something that couldn't be done by the machines.

Yeah it could be done by machine, but the labor is available so might as well use it as purchase an expensive machine from another country.@@simongrushka983

@@martinsaunders7925 Has a Nigerian ever scammed you?

@@simongrushka983 and by better you mean easier to scale up and make profit instead of employing people that need a job.

OMG it's the real Warped Perception, cool 🙂

You took the words from me. Smart, driven and an asset.

Two words. Tire fire.

@@tome8373 hahah.... Tire Fire, that's funny

@@tome8373 And cancer causing

Scary

Maybe they consider fogging etc

@@rochellepenaranda7392 Look up the size of a "common" tire waste site and now imagine the damage to the environment if you decided to fog these places with chemicals multiple times a year in their entire square footage.

Thanks for the insight, never thought of that!

It just shows how old that technology is like. Wow, it takes this long to start recycling all our products This fu ing stupid

Hahahahaha

Fascinating! How or why exactly do these poles attract dragonflies?

​@@NyneIX9probably they just have a place to sit having a higher ground lol :D exactly like a bench attracts the people 😂

1.8 million poles is a lot!

@@krusher74 m is the shortcut for meter, M is the shorcut for million.

@@krusher74 It's 1.8 metres which equals 2 yards.

Your shoe, slipper, tire and other things is already made of plastic.

What do they do with the tires then? Just burn them? Is that better?

yea what about all the microplastics and rubber generated by just using the tires on the road?

​@@tomkelly8827export them in order to make it someone else's problem. And yes, they often get "made into energy", to use their euphemism.

​@@tomkelly8827We need to move away from petrochemical tyres.

Better not see ur email in my junk with all that inspiration

@@TheGamingg33k LOL! You got jokes. (As a matter of fact: I am an actual Nigerian Prince)

ahaahahahh@@MrSettin007

unfortunately it'll likely never be shared beyond this video. plenty of similar situations worldwide, 3rd World areas,entrepreneurs with intriguing idea etc, but they never grow or scale well, and the profit depends on many factors, this would work all over Africa better than anywhere in the USA for example. but the major money players,the nations with the most junk, they will likely continue as they are, they don't care enough.

@bloodlove93 I agree with your statement that it would work best in Africa as opposed to other countries that have priced out actual labor dedicated tasks and jobs. The cost margin would make it impossible to sustain unless heavily funded by the government or other entities.

unless the rubber or the polyurethane really do leech toxins, in which case the spongy permeable structure of the bricks has a lot of surface area that's very good at leeching a lot of them.

although it is only temporary, it's good. I hope one day they could eliminate micro plastics as well, which is another issue.

She came up with this? Sounds like a government shill to me...

Plastics bricks are not good for the environment lol. Microplastics everywhere

Burning diesel to recycle rubber ain't good for the environment. They need to get solar asap.

​@@silentgamer7550link? I need to see how she started too

ok recycling, but.... Carcinogenic air, working conditions that in Europe would require immediate reporting! THE NEW SLAVES. Were those tires made in African factories? NO. Had those tires been used by Africans? NO. At that time?! EUROPE and USA RECYCLE THAT WASTE IN THEIR HOME. Stop exploiting Africa, STOP EXPLOITING AFRICANS!

The epidemiologist is against her because he’s a racist White Dude.

*Losing money.

Studies have shown that this gives children cancer. Well done you're putting heavy metals into playgrounds

Rubbish. Thomas 76@@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5

We could be doing this kind of entrepreneurship with this and other endeavors ... BUT ... GUESS WHAT ... first we need environmental impact studies and "input from the community" and :gifts to the city planners and permits up the wazoo and THEN we have to connect with the proper tradesmen and MAYBE IN 10 YEARS we can break ground for the facility that will take care of whatever the endeavor is for - IF some properly connected person or company wants the project, then it's bye-bye PAL!

@@ronvanderkellen yep, lets give kids cancer. good idea midwit

Now let's see what the feminist are gonna say about this?

​@@caesaraltamiranor.7789.. They would say 'Good for her' and move on with their day?

@@caesaraltamiranor.7789 brother just enjoy humans being humans

​@@caesaraltamiranor.7789? What do you even mean? As a feminist, I'm just happy to see her succeed.

Studies have shown that this gives children cancer. Well done you're putting heavy metals into playgrounds

Probably, you are wrong. Usually tyres have a lot of toxins, so you can not just shred them. Some chemical dissociation needed. Also, another negative side is small plastic particles that already led to global pollution, so you can even find some in fish blood and so on. So, no, not every country need it!

consumerism is what feeds me bud, nah 😂

Apparently some recycled tyre products contain dangerous substances. Changing one rubber for another won't actually fix anything. It does us lots of energy though, so there's that

Be an example: You stop buying or using anything!!!!

What would replace consumerism? Seems like you're saying something should end without even having a well thought out replacement.

@@isThreemanself sufficiency growing your own food and using your own electricity but the second option is kinda expensive

No we need less 😂

To "invent" a practice north America had been doing for decades? Why? She's about as useful as a politician.

Do you want to know why tires shouldn't be recycled into bricks. Zinc, lead, and other chemicals are used to make tires. Not stuff you want to be in constant close proximity with.

And typical of a woman operated business - she is losing money. How long can white men continue to subsidize her ?

​@@newnamesameperson397So we should just keep tires in landfills? Unless you can suggest a better solution, this is as good as it gets.

​@@anupdev5845yes landfills suck but do you think poisoning our children at the playground is the move? Like it's so bad it gives kids cancer if they play soccer on it. CANCER.

​@@magiricodfearmongering

Why ? Any fool can start a money losing venture. Why is she unique in any way ?

​@@HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOverahow about you do something with your life rather than responding to every comment with negativity and not so subtle misogyny.

​@@cptntwinkletoeshe's a bot. Do not bother

ok recycling, but.... Carcinogenic air, working conditions that in Europe would require immediate reporting! THE NEW SLAVES. Were those tires made in African factories? NO. Had those tires been used by Africans? NO. At that time?! EUROPE and USA RECYCLE THAT WASTE IN THEIR HOME. Stop exploiting Africa, STOP EXPLOITING AFRICANS!

I'm wondering, does a lot of people in Nigeria speak English? I would struggle to find a tire shop owner to speak English in my country :D

Just a wonderful story.

​@hedemegmondom English is the official language, so yes almost everyone speaks English.

​English is the official language, so yes, almost everyone speaks English.

Yes, she is a star! And a great example to young girls ❤

Those toxins are being leached out from daily wear and tear. I've seen so many playgrounds in the US have tires parts/pieces as "mulch" for playgrounds

or not, just the illusion of it. cancer is something you won't get right away from exposure to things like that, but 30 years later you'll wonder why you have it when it's because you were exposed as a kid living and breathing it for years. by then the companies that made these products laugh their asses off because they cashed out while you're done for from a painful horrible death.

@@d-lebAh.. and you have'nt mentioned the real killer: heavy metals! Here is a list of All the crazy ingredients of a standard modern car tire: Natural rubber, which is OK; Synthetic rubber compounds, including butadiene, a known carcinogen; Benzene, a solvent, and a known carcinogen; Toluene, a solvent with negative health effects; Xylene, an irritant; Petroleum naphtha, a toxin; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: These include phenols - some are endocrine-disruptors - and benzo(a)pyrene - compounds linked to cancer; Heavy metals: zinc, chromium, nickel, lead, copper and cadmium. These are the most common contaminants found in foot path garden soil; Carbon black, which is possibly carcinogenic; Vulcanising agents: sulphur and zinc oxide; Polychlorinated biphenyls, which are known carcinogens;

Yes, is it crumb rubber? That has links to childhood cancers in goalkeepers who play on it

eh. if its a government or project it can be given away for free

The particles that come off of the recycled tires might be carcinogenic however so probably should not be used for playgrounds.

in the beginning of the video it talks bout how tire fires are hard to put out, imagine someone dropping a cigarette at a playground with these installed, house fires will get a lot worse too

@@ThworkifyI wouldn't worry honestly. Asphalt and tarmac is even more toxic and plastic particles are fairly unreactive in the body and dont' even really get absorbed in the stomach. Greatest risk is probably breathing and sawdust and sand is far worse. Lead, coal fumes, etc. Oh sorry, I'm being dumb. Most tyres are thermoplastic rubber which is a mix of petroleum based plastic elastomers and natural rubbers. and a few bulking agents and processing agents. sulphur, oils, resins, silica, carbon, chalk, rayon, steel... It's about as bad as normal concrete and asphalt and car fumes

@@HeyYoFabels A rubber brick will not catch fire if a cigarette is dropped on it any more than a regular tire would. Simple basic science. Did you learn any? 🙂

Health and safety at work is more of suggestion in Nigeria.

@@insertphrasehere15 I'm not trying to use it to paint Nigeria as inept.

@@poa2.0surface77 the surface area is substantially more revealing when it's all crumbled up like that, far more airborne exposure. also, if recycled products are used in home or places of business there is a close proximity issue for those who live or work in those environments. never underestimate carcinogenic substances when you have to live or work near them.

It's actually not that new. Also this is really bad once it rains all the micro plastic will enter the ground and contaminate it's water. Fact is, nowhere in the world exist easy solution's for difficult problems.

Not the sharpest tool the shed are you my friend ?

you lack some iq bud

hope to see large-scale rubber recycling industries worldwide in the future

lmfao@@HoaLe-py5ij

This is nothing new. The West has been recycling tires for decades for other products.

Did you even watch the video? It talks about how the US already recycles 80+% of all its scrap tyres. All 1st world countries recycle most of their old tyres. The problem is poorer countries where the recycling is too expensive to be worth it.

did you even think about the polution that "recycling" produce ? like it's about the price LMFAO people who care more about wealth than health should be recycled .@@irmiwolf

You could wear a full face clear plastic visor with a passive air filtration system. It’s not hard.

@@busterbiloxi3833 this was 2001 era. And the whole place got closed in the end as the entire local area was suffering with lung issues as houses weren't far away. All they had was a n95 face mask. The dust used to be inside in almost no time at all.

@@poa2.0surface77 sadly for people who lived local to the place they were all suffering with lung issues so it got closed down. Washing and windows were covered. Tyre dust goes right down to microscopic level.

In this factory they're using vaccum to collect the dust. So I'm guessing it's a lot more effective then just wearing a mask. Neighbours probably don't face much problems either

Yah the dust issue is often overlooked.