What If We Stopped Recycling?

On average, you produce just over 2 kgs (4.4 lbs) of waste each day. That may not sound like a whole lot, but multiply it by every person on Earth, and suddenly you’ve got 14.8 billion kgs (32 billion lbs) of waste being produced every 24 hours. Not just things that go in the garbage, but recycling as well.

But what would happen if we suddenly stopped recycling? Would the world be quickly flooded with garbage? Would we fire it into space?

About What If:
Presented by INSH and Hashem al Ghaili

What If asks some of the most provocative hypothetical questions in science — and then tries to answer them with the help of established scientific theory and the latest research.

[jonasnachtmann]

And what about : what if everyone would suddenly start recycling

[BigSauceTv]

I love it when you say
"THAT IS A STORY FOR ANOTHER WHAT IF"

[kairu]

what if we had the same technology as Tony Stark (Iron Man) had?

[ghostoyster]

The ad for this was a local recycling plant. Nice.

[paulie]

What about using Hemp to decrease deforestation and using Hemp plastics? As well as adding minerals vitamins to the plastics so animals can eat of them etc..

[murtr]

Bro ur so underated❤️❤️ u should have Way more subs

[dhruvtotre]

Why not use this methane in the landfills
to power our cars or gas?

[daniellerosendahl]

Idea: What would happen if the world stopped producing for 24 hours? Like toys, clothes, cars.. just things.

[lothean]

Should make it a law to recycle properly. Teach it in class.

[sagarbadeshrestha]

What if humans didn't had empathy?
Will people start killing each other or will nothing much happen at all?

[oppai.dragon]

What if every people on earth fart at the same time?

[vibhorgosain]

Make a video on what if we put a giant straw in the ocean till space
Will it suck the whole ocean out?

[invalidhandle]

#What if all the planets were square or rectangle in shape

[sakibshahriar]

All I want is to play on PC, eat, sleep...

[miketurnblom]

What If Season 2 Episode 14, What If We Stopped Recycling

[teamsectionb]

That's why we need to recycle our waste.
-- from green legend.

[memeeverywhere]

Or we can say, what if we stop dumping our waste in oceans.

[sharontackett]

Here’s an idea launch plastic to Jupiter!!!!

[rita]

The turtles themselves would start recycling.

[JakotsuTheOne]

Without recycling humanity would die off faster, so just do it.