Alice Depaul people said just think the water we drink how many time eh ?

read my post...100% RECYCLED PLASTIC PALLETS

Return to glass bottles?

Don't reusables need washing too, everything we humans do costs energy. How can we do least harm to the system? Sometimes reusables are a solution, but in other cases recycling will be.

@@rededwards3479 that won't even put a dent in it a problem because of the problem problem process not with the end uses we're using materials they have plastic properties but biodegradable and if we find out that Plastics are getting a sick and shortening our life spans we just might need a an alternative material. Because right now it's looking like Plastics are actually toxic to us over the long run

That's what a government with a conscience would do. The US on the other hand, are happier to take bribes from the lobbyists.

@@SD-tj5dh I'm not sure if they are bots or not, but I see a lot of folks cry about choice and government overreach when states or cities try to regulate plastic bags. The problem is also people's preference.

There's always a mob ready for some new tax. Why not just stop buying from polluters? You don't need a degree for that

@@drewzillasaurusrex there isn't a mob obviously otherwise it would already be a law. Individual changes mean nothing with not enough numbers. It doesn't resolve this issue of plastics

I hate stinking touch screens. Is that how you justify buying from polluters Dan Wilson? There aren't enough like minded people for my own actions to make a difference. So just put a tiger in your tank and buy that individually wrapped clothing and wait for someone something to tax your bad behavior. You are the textbook example of crazy

Thank you for sharing. Will look them up.

Awesome

In Dubai a company called DGrade is the only one doing the same in the Middle East, collecting and using PET water bottles from schools, large events and offices

Great news.

I would love to visit Sri Lanka.. love the culture.

No wonder lol

If it's too expensive it uses more resources than it saves. The free market is efficient.

It's too expensive because they are breaking down plastics using laboratory materials, AKA pure and specialized chemicals. These scientists are testing to see what chemical reaction happen during the plastic breaking down process in order to find out the formulas for industrial use.

@@ChrisGilliamOffGrid it's because someone else is paying for the negative consequences. If I could sue oil companies for my house going underwater, and farmers sued them every time there is a record drought, we would have electric cars 20 years ago.

@@vladimirakopyan4088 And just where will you get the metals required to make that many electric cars? Can't be done.

Fluoride in the water in Ireland is why I won't do that... Politics over here is so corrupt they won't remove it from the water purification cycle. I just won't drink a contaminated water table full of a neurotoxin

I do however try to cut down plastic use in all other areas of my consumption such as keep cups for coffee and fresh produce

@@ComeOnYouBoyzInBlue Why not invest in a reverse osmosis filter that connects to the tap to filter out fluoride?

@@avivapeltin i actually plan to, just have to save up for it and the replacements

@@avivapeltin interesting 👍

This statement means your don't know how plastic is made. Even recyclable plastics can only reprocessed 4 to 7 times. Then it goes to the landfill. And even during that 4 to 7 times virgin plastic is needed to form the strong enough bond to be used.

@@pauls5375 chemical companies and researchers have been working on a better plastic that can be depolymerized and repolymerized indefinitely. It takes proper chemistry and careful manufacturing. This is why the ibm guy is looking for polyester. It's a more versatile type of plastic. Other plastics like vinyl and PVC are terrible and more of a toxic one-time creation. It needs to be used only selectively in industries that can't use anything else.

@@Iquey yes, agree... Partially However due to how hydrocarbons are broken down this is not possible. This is my field. I work in hydrocarbon cracking and pyrolysis. The issue is that the Co polymers that are added to complete the bonds are then later categorized as contaminates. Removing these impurities in current tech and processes are not viable for companies when virgin plastic is 70% cheaper to use. This is the real issue. The economics of recycling aren't beneficial to companies. Once recycling can be monetized large scale will we see a transition to true plastic recycling. Thanks for the thoughtful reply, becoming more and more rare in KZfaq. Have a good one.

Biodegradable plastic made from organic material like seaweed no more oil for anything

@@davidbeaulieu4815` Mushrooms are also being used

The first 'they' needs to be voted in though. The Canadian government is trying to make a carbon tax and is talking about a plastic tax. That's really bad for their voter count. People only think about the short-term and immediately react like 'No, they're taking my hard-earned money!' They don't realise that people not buying these plastics due to the tax will make businesses change their packaging in the long run. Sad but... democracy is too often populist, short-term.

Taxes won't solve problems it creates problems.

Thats the dumbest shit ive ever heard

@@e.matthews They could tax the producer, that would then add the price on the product as a deposit, which the consumer gets back when they bring the packaging back for recycling. These "reverse vending machines" are everywhere in Finnish grocery stores. Same could be applied to all plastic packaging. www.palpa.fi/beverage-container-recycling/deposit-refund-system/

lol the whole reason people dont is because they're lazy, they'd rather just pay the tax and not bother even still

Glass and cardboard

Glass top is running out tho

@@jasemkhoori We have a lot of time before it does

Glass was bad. While recyclable, it was thrown around and broken glass was a hazard. I remember if you went swimming you had to watch out for some moron's beer bottle or Coke bottle. As bad as plastic is ---and its bad- I wouldn't want glass back.

Unfortunately shipping costs would rise dramatically (as would the CO2 produced from that shipping) since glass is so much heavier than plastic.

Profits

Good point. They started doing that (road surface) in the UK and I saw a documentary about bricks made from discarded plastics.

There you go. That's the thinking you 2. Now we all need ACTION! Anyway we can get those people who you 2 mentioned to present their processes to other country's governments and businesses? They're going to need details and costs.

They did it in the 1950s with glass

The true cost is a worse quality of life and a shorter life span. But yes, plastic in the environment is also undesirable.

@@manictiger If the consumption of high fructose corn syrup and sugar was stopped, an immediate health benefit and subsequent rise in the standard of living would result.

@@lynnwood7205 I believe the sugar industry would step in to fill the void, negating any health benefits. But HFC is definitely part of the health epidemic were facing due to over consumption.

In Alberta, Canada there is a $ 0.25 bottle deposit on any 1 liter or larger PET pop bottle. This deposit gives an incentive for consumers to return bottles back to a bottle depot. If they throw their bottle out like garbage then they do not get their deposit money back. There is also a $0.06 recycling tax on each bottle. This tax pays for R&D of plastics recycling technology. So far this is paying off. We have one of the most extensive plastics recycling infrastructure in Canada. We are the only province to not export our plastic waste to the Philippine Islands. We are now in the process of scaling up our waste plastic recycling infrastructure to handle all of Western Canada. We will start with taking all that plastic waste other provinces thoughtlessly exported to the Philippines. Our bottle depots are just one type of system for segregating plastics. Our Clover Bar material processing center has specialized equipment for classifying other classes of plastics. We are the only province that does not export our plastic waste.

It is not solvable!! It easy to say , the problem is way far away from our reach.

@@jflanegien82 I didn't say it was commercially ready. But it IS most certainly solvable. The fact they did it in the lab shows that. Now they have to find a way to scale it.

In Norway the depositum system has been in use for decades, some even look for bottles and aluminium cans to collect the money, in the beginning it was manual reception at salesplaces, but now most mid to large size grocery stores has automats (machines) that you put these things into, it crushes the alu cans and thinwalled bottles, thickwalled bottles goes to inspection/cleaning and reuse.

If only clear plastic can be recycled than the whole recycling thing is a scam

There’s enough technology out there to replace roads houses Etc with plastics .

IBM isn't looking to save the planet. They've identified a significant material resource that could potential lower their manufacturing costs for their products (computers). Licensing their proprietary tech to other companies will be gravy. A lot of gravy! It's the same reason why auto manufacturer's are developing electric cars. It's not to save the world. It's because they see the competition doing it and they don't want to lose market share. The byproduct is of course a move a way from fossil fuels.

Agree 100%, companies that mass produce plastic and other non close loop recycling materials should be held accountable since they're only looking at the bottom line. Also, companies like Coke, Dole, Pepsi, etc should also be held accountable since they're just buying plastic materials so they can make a few cents more per bottle compared to aluminum or wax coated products. If you think about it, if they're saving a few cents for every bottle, and they sold a million of them, how much extra money are they making. Just do the math. You can go to the grocery store and buy some sliced fruit placed in a plastic container which is insane. If people want sliced up fruit or whatever then it should be in a aluminum can with an easy open top or wax coated box. It may cost 5 cents more but it's better than using plastic in the long run.

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My point exactly. Why I hate single use plastic on my fresh food every time I have to purchase it. Simply because I'm not offered any other choice.

I’d vote for banning polystyrene. Its even worse than styrofoam

And how about the fact that industry already plans to triple the current level of production? Just because it's cheaper not to stop, not because it actually is rational in any other sense. I wonder how does it sound like to you given that we both know that the most obvious thing to start from would be not to produce more of it.

femmeNikita27 it sounds like no one is in-charge and we all just follow orders blindly. I use plastic everyday but I would be happy paying more for a biodegradable alternative. It’s corporations trying to keep costs down and make as much profit as they can and they do this regardless of the bigger picture because their completion is doing the same.

Money is not infinite, even the richest man has a number

Kimi Rules and if it was then money would be worthless, and it wouldn’t be made anyways.

I hear you...but we also need to hold the companies that make this important technology accountable so they don't feel like they have a blank check to charge governments whatever they want.

5:20 Thats my city, Jakarta, Indonesia

Happening in England as of April next year!

good idea!

Rdizzle B what about the energy needed for the plasma?

@@igavrila6286 a small solar plant would be enough, the fuel being fed in is almost entirely self generating for energy needs

turbokungfu give me all the waste plastic I need and a couple million $ to be paid back in 2 years and I will make a massive dint in stupidity and a profit to boot for the environment as well. Its called pyrolysis and its been sweeped under the rug to promote getting rid of plastic bags, solar panels and electric cars all inefficient and as will show in effective to reduce the .008% carbon emissions we produce globally each year. As for electricity its production is from power towers and each one produces about 110,000 volts from ambient energy they collect, not from hydro or diesel plants, explain how they could daily produce all the power needed for each city globally? Impossible unless its already extracted from the sun 24/7. We have been lied to, people please open your eyes.

In a lot of situations electric is worse than gas because we simply use coal to make the electricity.

Benjamin Lehman in that case the government should discourage these kinds of facilities or promote wind or solar electricity.

JBI JBI I heard somewhere it costs more to make the wind turbine blade than the money it will save from electricity in its whole life. It is the future but the technology just isn’t quite there yet. If the government offered tax cuts that could help people want to make the technology more efficient.

@@benjaminlehman3221 It is definitely worth it with solar though.

@@benjaminlehman3221 that's incorrect. Even if the energy comes from coal, it's still a smaller carbon footprint than a combustion engine car as the coal power plant is more effective than many small combustion engines.

Who did the elders not listen to?

Isn't it more like the elders who run companies and politics do not listen to the youth who care about ecology though :(?

Not that easy. Food grade plastic is different from industrial plastic. The oil can for your car is made from a different type of plastic compared to cooking oil.

Ok, at first I thought this was a joke about recycling old comments...ha

Not sure if that specialization exists in academia I think you would just get a good chemical engineering degree and maybe there's a school researching plastics in general and other material science

Jameer Jabali I would reach out to industrial companies that you would be interested in working for. Ask for an informational interview to find out about suitable schools :) GOOD LUCK!!!

Or just multi-stream it.

They make them into pellets. Also how about turning those recycled plastics into those 3D printing materials?

Same here. How about incinerating and producing electricity, heat and cooling energy (like in in Vienna, Austria, Europe: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BCllverbrennungsanlage_Spittelau )?

Aluminum cans are worth recycling.