10 Ways To Fight 2 Billion Tons Of Trash | Business Insider Marathon | Business Insider

Humans have a huge waste problem. We dump 2 billion tons of trash every year. In response, businesses are profiting off inventive ways to reuse it or prevent it in the first place. From turning tough-to-recycle plastic bottles into beautiful fabrics to mining for gold in thrown-out computers, here are 10 stories about people trying to solve the worldwide waste problem.

00:29 - How 1.5 Million Plastic Bottles Are Turned Into Clothing Every Day
18:35 - Can Bamboo Replace Paper And Plastic? And Should It?
30:06 - How Scrappers Cash In On Gold From Your Old Computer
43:00 - Can "Golden Fiber" From Swamp Reeds Replace Plastic?
55:26 - How Indians Handle Millions Of Tons Of Temple Offerings
01:10:35 - How Nespresso & Keurig Spend Millions Trying To Solve Coffee Pod Waste
01:26:04 - How Biodegradable Coolers Are Made Out Of Coconut Waste
01:35:42 - Why Are Chip Bags So Hard To Recycle?
01:52:45 - How Bad Is The Wind Turbine Trash Problem? And Can We Solve It?
02:05:11 - How Three Siblings Turned 2,000 Tons Of River Trash Into Sandals And Furniture

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[DanH-uf]

Ban all single use plastic around the world.

[ariestarz]

i was curious about the process for turning bottles into fabric, my friend has a plush from the monterey bay aquarium gift shop and its so soft and is 100% recycled as it says on the tag

[SockFestLove]

I love how resiliant people can be when they want to ❤

[sharonshade]

I just bought new carpet composed of recycled plastic bottles. It is supposedly fairly pet and stain resistant. Yay!

[TheCaptainLulz]

30:00 - I do that work, the plastic is garbage, along with glass and ceramic, and it costs money to get rid of. Id love a better way for those, but all I can do now is dump it. The rest has value and I get paid a little to recycle them.

[Valerianoo]

How long before plastic fills these workers lungs

[Jordaboski]

I wish everything was made with paper, glass, ceramic, metal, wood, an other organic materials. I strive to only buy those materials. Plastic has a ton of health problems and its in everything. It also makes everything feel cheaply made.

[DangerDave-eu]

Do a super cut for electric cars. Please.

[cravetowin]

Hello I have a dream to build a company like this but now I'm still underage but can I have some financial support from u guys to really start up? (I have plans and things already)

[josecrify]

H&M throws away their clothing instead of donating them. They are the ones that waste the most.

[BritReadsBritAuthors]

So many of these businesses need to contact other ones on this video; could that jute 'plastic' work to replace the liner in the Fortuna Cool 'Nutshell' cooler-bags? Those wind-turbine fillets look like they could be pianos or raised garden-beds.

[AnnaConner-jk]

Your videos are a shining example of how to make quality and interesting content. Thank you for your talent and effort!🐛🗻🚘

[DSR]

Why use toilet paper when you can use water jet.

[daborahgermanstavolkmunte]

I just switched up my Roth IRA to 50% SCHD, 25% SCHX, 25% SCHG, and my Roth 401k is 70% vanguard S&P 500 index, 20% vanguard growth index, and 10% vanguard international index. Seeking best possible ways to grow $350k into $2m+ before retirement

[Blue.star]

This video is misguiding, plastics are good for environment . Bio products generate gases ...

[katieentity]

What on earth is this narration??? AI content!!! Unsubbed