Reimagining Plastic: Turning Waste into Products | earthrise
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- The explosion of plastic waste across the globe is threatening the very survival of life on the planet.
Every year, up to 12 million metric tonnes of plastic enter our oceans, and plastic waste in the environment is set to triple in the next decade - poisoning marine life, littering landscapes and clogging waterways.
"The scale of the plastic problem is huge ... If you look at our current economy it's predominantly linear. We take a material out of the ground, we make something out of it and then the majority of that material gets thrown away," says Dame Ellen MacArthur, the founder of Ellen MacArthur Foundation.
"We need to shift that economy to be one that uses materials rather than uses them up ... To build a circular economy for plastic ... we need to redesign the way we think about plastics, the way we design plastics, and the way we use plastics. So we need to eliminate the plastic that we don't need. We need to innovate for different forms of plastic, which are 100 percent recyclable, and we need to look at how we circulate plastics - designing a system whereby that material is collected, has value and feeds back into the system ... There is a massive opportunity to redesign our global economy."
Awareness is on the rise and experts report that surveys reveal a sense of true determination throughout the world to solve the plastic issue.
earthrise went to Cameroon and the UK to look at solutions to ridding the world of our most pressing waste.
Cameroon's Bottle Boats
Ismael Essoume is a young businessman in Cameroon, who is cleaning up the country from plastic waste by picking up bottles that litter the natural environment and turning them into eco-boats.
He says it can help the environment as well as local fishermen.
"The pollution affected the river and now you cannot catch fish because the fishing area is full of plastic," he says.
"So I thought to help not only clean the rivers but also to provide boats because it's not easy in the villages for someone to buy a simple boat, so now we build cheaper eco-boats that could be useful."
To date, he has built 37 boats which have removed over 24,000 bottles from Douala's rivers.
Essoume has also created Cameroon's first recycling scheme by establishing eco-bins - made from 255 bottles - where locals can discard their plastic bottles.
His initiative is not only raising awareness, it is changing the way Cameroonians approach waste.
"We want our city to be the example in Africa," he says. "We aim to supply eco-bins in the areas of Douala, all the corners in front of all the shops, the supermarket, the school, so it will be easy to come and pick up the waste and recycle it. That is the vision."
All Chewed Up
In England, we look at one of the world's stickiest problems - chewing gum.
The UK has a particularly bad problem with this plastic pollutant. But now a new invention could spell the end of the scourge.
Enviro-entrepreneur Anna Bullus has put in place a network of pink gum bins, which are themselves made of recycled gum.
As consumers discard their gum, the bins and their contents are sent off to be processed and recycled into a range of stylish products from shoes to coffee cups.
"All the solutions out there at the moment all address gum litter once it's already been dropped. There is nothing out there that's actually addressing it from the front end," she says.
"So I saw a gap in the market for a product like this and also a way of tackling behavioural change when it comes to gum litter and giving people a positive way to dispose of their chewing gum."
The invention is keeping streets gum free and paving the way for a new type of recycling.
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This is the type of stuff that needs to be on the news. This is why I don’t watch tv and watch CZcams only.
same
Bubbarowski Fettuccine me to I don’t even have cable lol
@@uniqueusername3574 nope! Love saving 200$ a month! Never had it. Never will.
Myself no TV
No TV for 7 years- dont miss it at all.
I've been making plastic mats for the homeless out of plastic shopping bags, and stuffing the plastic scraps into plastic bottles to make ecobricks. Thank you for this, we need more of this.
I have a high respect towards that recycling guy who makes plastic bottle boats.
They will break up into microplastics! That is worse than the original bottles!!!!!! So it’s actually a bad idea!
@@Pcarnevaaa Oh. If that's the case then. That's really a problem. :o
@@Pcarnevaaa not before a while.
It doesn't solve the problem and will only encourage the problem to persist. Imagine the countries responsible for dumping these plastic waste into the ocean thinking "Well, it's fine because those people want them to build boats, let's dump more..."
@@walden6272 that's just plain stupid. Whoever actually thinks like that,is evil and mad.
Also, a commenter talked about how,it could be coated with something as to keep the bottles in one container and , separate them from the water.
In India they started using plastic waste to build roads instead of using tarmac. People bring the plastic to certain places where it is melted down some chemicals are added and the roads are nice and smooth much stronger then tarmac.
wow
That’s sounds amazing . Doesn’t it melt under the Indian sun ?
homan2329 maybe because its already been treated it does not
Oh my gosh that's awesome every country could have nice roads all the time
Hemp is more better. We should use plastic for boats if we can. Maybe more differently. I say, we should brainstorm more. And never give up.
That young man is just getting started, I am hopeful that he will make a big impact on the city for years to come. Awareness & Education is a great way to start. I wish him and others like him the best in their endeavors!!
I'm amazed, astonished and humbled at how a single person with a "can do" attitude can make such a beautiful difference in our messed-up world.
Companies that produce these plastic bottles should share some responsibilities as well
say again? So if you make a product and seel it to me but iafter i use y our product i throw it in the floor; it's your fault?
@@trvth1s Yeah
@@polarspirit you think like a child
@@polarspirit says the kid who wants hard working producers to pay for the mess created by lazy irresponsible consumers.
@@trvth1s You must be a Christian. You sound like one. Run home and read your fairytale Bible lol
This is what you call smart beautiful people hard working and resilient to make this a better world. Much respect for Ismael and that girl from UK. God bless
Come on now, Ismael!!! I know that's right! This gave me goosebumps. Saving the environment and planet equals to saving human and animal lives.
This boat maker is a genius
Agreeing with you.
That’s sweet young man is right if people are educated to understand it may help.His enthusiasm and compassion and genuine concern to make a difference are outstanding! Ishmael is a genius
IF YOU CAN make something OUT of nothing, THEN YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING OUT OF SOMETHING'S.
James Armijo please watch videos of Jim Nduruchi
@D V awareness is the true lesson learnt here..
In fact I think Ishmael could build the whole community housing what crazy things a person starts thinking of when one person starts the wheel turning
Should be a pay it forward rule of "if you take a boat you must then help make a boat"...
I LOVE THIS IDEA. Please don't just let the idea sit here in the comments, write a letter and share it directly with those that make it happen.
if you want to solve the problem, you have to build container ships out of plastic bottles!
This guy is smart. His English is also quite good in a French speaking country. Good work, Keep recycling
I was also impressed with how well he speaks English
Very articulate smart guy
I’m so proud of my beautiful brothers and sisters👏👏👏👏
Same
Why isn't this on all of the news channels globally. I am so impressed with that young man that made the plastic boats. That is so ingenious.Much respect. Save the trees in terms of wooden boats and it can last a long time.
Dear team Al Jazeera
Please also share contact details of people with such great initiatives so that people across globe can get in touch with them and probably get inspired to initiate the same at their locations.
Also look into plastic whale/ netherlands. He makes boats from plastic too. Perhaps with more help or from government better boats can be build from plastic 🌷
How about we do not get in touch with him so he can inspire others. How about we get in touch with him and actually INSPIRE him to continue to do what he is already doing in his community. How about we inspire him with our support financially and with the capacity to open doors for him via our networks so he does not have to worry about his own basic needs, much less sustaining these ideas of his in his community.
I am just saying...
@@denis-demenace-ogi How about you shake your head as there is no less plastic in the water with this guy. How about we stop the companies from making plastic bottles and clean all these bottles out of the water including the garbage boats.
Him making bottle boats doesn't do anything for the environment. Absolutely zero!
I'd rather that they post a how to video.
@@kertbert1 And that is the voice of ABSOLUTE COMFORT expressing itself in your words.
Your quest for less plastic is not this man's immediate BASIC need nor is it the basic need of his COMMUNITY! You call his used of plastic GARBAGE BOATS, but ignore the use of the same plastic for 'CUPS' in the same video in your community. It is this mindset from a position of comfort, your comfort not his that is at the root of the human lack of understanding of one another.
This man did not pollute the environment with plastic, your comfort and continued quest for comfort did, he is just seeing the opportunity to take your comfort-based pollution and re-purposing it for his community's BASIC needs. Unlike you, he sees a DUAL purpose, take your plastic polluting his community, create a utility (BOATS} or 'garbage boats' as you prefer to call them from your position of comfort and by doing so, give others around him a means to earn a living while at the same time reducing the need for trees to be cut down for 'non garbage boats' production in his community.
You might not see the value of what he is doing in his community and you are right not to see it, after all you do not see his own realities but expect him to see yours.
I am here to bridge that reality gap for you. This man does not need a lecture from you on saving the PLANET. The problem, he is trying to fix in his own way is not a problem he nor his community created. It is a problem created by your comfort-based community. He is trying to keep his community above water and you should see his reality and not impose yours on him.
This man is cleaning up his COMMUNITY, taking your garbage and transforming them into his community's basic needs and wants. He does not have to also save your communities and the oceans around your communities. Please, give him CREDIT for trying to clean up YOUR MESS, the only way he can today.
I am just saying...
God bless you Ismael!!!! Thank you for sharing friends!!!This is awesome!!!! Very encouraging!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️
It's not encouraging at all. There are no less plastic bottles in the water than before. You think the bottle boats are going to last? You think the bottle boats will be taken and properly disposed of after they are no more useful? I seen nothing here. Same amount of plastic bottles tremain in the water. .
@@kertbert1 somebody always got to runin SOMETHING jus negative
At least they're trying
I would shake his hand, he is doing an amazing job.
Best thing I've watched on CZcams this week!
Just one man making a huge impact to his community's ecosystem, and for the planet 👏👏👏
thank you Ismael!!! you are inspiring me here in Australia!
How innovative!!! God plz 🙏😇 bless his endeavors
ishmael is an angel, i love his positivity and trying so hard in many ways to help out his fellow people and the environment, truly inspiring i love it
What a great and creative man! 🙌🙌🙌
Come on Ismael! That's what I'm talking about!
Right On Ismael for taking the initiative of being Pro Active. You are a man with a vision for the concern of your cities pollution, and solve it with ingenuity, and determination! God Bless You My Brother, with Wisdom and Common Sense!
The biggest producers of plastic must be held responsible for not coming up with a better way/scheme of handling these wastes when they had things under control.
I don't think the producers of plastic are completely to blame here. Those that don't reuse plastic and only trash them after single-use, are ALSO to blame.
In short, the plastic that once clogged the rivers is being used to float _on top of_ the rivers.
This man deserves a Nobel prize.
My god plastic boats was my idea 💡 it’s really nice to see people becoming creative about how to use waste into something beneficial to our community. Respect from Syria 👏
I don't think you quite understand how ideas work ... it's not exclusive, you know?
@@antoniomargallo5317 i think he means he also had that idea.
António Margalho
what I meant dear is that I had the same idea, until I saw someone who did it for real!
What a lovely inspiring human being.....thank you Ishmael God bless all your hard work and those who are getting involved with this issue.....all the fish in the world are thanking you!!!
He should make them 6 times that size. It would be awesome
Tim they will need to laminate it outside would’ve been possible
Tim I thought the same. I'm sure that will be his next move. I see him going big. Bless him.
he should bring the bottles to the fishermen, show them how to build one and let them build their own, then move on to the next area. This would clear out the bottles faster and the fishermen would be contributing
We need more people like that guy
Yes! Plastic is a great material, but it's meant to be used in things that last, not single use disposables. Construction with sturdy plastic, mixed with graphene, should make a good material for building decks and houses in areas prone to humidity damage. I can imagine entire floating islands built with a super plastic, particularly for refugees.
Put them all on a island made of recycled plastic! Your a genius! :.^.)....
"I feel really comfortable fishing in one of these" *as she death grips both sides of the boat*
Hi really love how you can learn about what is going on in Africa through Al Jazeera. I'm not sure why, but you hardly hear anything about Africa in Western media
Because the "world" act as if they are Yahs chosen, and act as if they are the ones who built and created many wonders and inventions. Knowledge like this would make some question things, and go on a journey of discovery for the truth. Finding out that those who they oppressed and painted in a negative light always are the greatest and Yahs chosen ones. Shalom
Coincidentally i commented to my friend this morning. Whats going on with those farmers in safrica , i see nothing on tv news
Thank you for sharing this video ❤✌
This young man & his helpers r wonderful people trying to do something better for their community . God Bless them all .
Thank you ismael good job. Can we join your team volunteerly for helping your struggle ?
Check out also plastic whale / netherlands. This guy makes boats out of plastic too. Very interesting. Perhaps the government can help pay to set things up.🌷
Thank you for actually offering to help this one individual instead of telling him one more thing he should be doing or should have done!
Amazing young man saving his village one bottle at a time.
WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!!! SO AWESOME!!!!! Aloha from Hawai’i!!! You are soooooo blessed Ismael!!!! Thank you for sharing with us and showing inspirational, you are making a difference in my life and in many many friends all over the world!!!!! God bless you Ismael, and Blessings to friend (sorry I don’t know her name🥰🕊🙏♥️
Always wonderful to find people willing to transform America's unexcusable wastefulness into useful junk. Each and every consumer needs to be charged on every product they purchase, to ensure those products do not reach any waterways anywhere.
I love you for making the world a better place
What a wonderful and simple approach to an overwhelming problem!
The ladies recycling vision is passionate and doable, and the animation is inspireing!
Nature Always Wins
All soft drink companies should be responsible for recollecting and recycling these bottles instead of dumping it in some poor country!
The soft drink companies are not dumping anything. The local residents don't care enough about their own home/environment to refrain from throwing the trash (of all kinds) into the waterways. The companies just provide a product. If the people drank their products and then handled the trash properly, they would not have this problem. Stop placing blame where it shouldn't exist.
make the factories that sell these products buy the bottles back for a cent each, it might fix a bit of the problem as this is amazing that a culture can allow this to happen to their country!
What happened to parents teaching their children to wrap gum in a paper or throwing it into a waste can and not to throw it on the ground?
While we--humans--lack in common sense we more than make up for it with ingenuity. This is one of the factors that keep my hope alive for a bright future no matter how in trouble we are (environment, human rights, etc).
If they were melted down in a cauldron, liquid plastic could be poured into molds for the boats and other items. I did notice that as they were collecting the bottles, many were being tossed back onto the pile as they were not suitable. Melted plastic for products would make all plastic collectible.
AMAZING!!
Amazing job from both of you thanks.
Great to watch, inspiring people, clear vision and beautifully presented!❣👏
What an amazing young man! He is awake👏🏾♻️❣
Water and nature!!! So much love for them
This young man need some financial backup to explode is vision
If they first melted the plastic is big vats, then pour it into (boat) molds. You can also make benches, and picnic tables from melted plastic. They'd be virtually indestructible.
you need the facilities to do that first. The plastic has to be shredded, you need a mashine to melt the plastic in with consistent and even heat and you need the molds.
They can start off small. Look online. People are melting plastic in their kitckens. If you start off small, little by little, you can grow into a larger company. Maybe get a loan, or an investor.
Can you melt the plastics to make boats ? Dig sand molds ?
Plastic should be outlawed PERIOD!
Ismael is an example of the type of young entrepreneur who should be supported by those with money, not just the young in the West making robots and other tech. We have plenty of companies already making tech, but that's not helping 2nd / 3rd world countries like this who are victims of big corporate greed, companies who have no concern over the pollution they are creating. If Ismael could have a YT channel and a Patreon account, I reckon he'd receive massive support.
Ismael is nothing. He is only doing creative disposal, not any form of environmental stewardship or recycling. He is a twonk. You talk about entrepreneurial tech. Okay. So how about all that PET being recast into food grade PET pellets to be re-processed into new PET bottles. Ever thought of that, you bourgeois drongo ?
I moved to the east coast of the U.S. in 1976 and was picking plastic off the shores even then. So, they took it out to sea and let it go
Elsa must have given them inspiration
So, that is somehow just an east coast issue? No, it is all over the world. I live on the Chesapeake Bay and I walk our shores constantly. I don't find NEARLY as much plastic as I used to because we have recycling centers and free curbside pick-up. It is turned into a resource for the municipality earning them money by selling the waste rather than costing them money by trying to dispose of the waste. No, the problem in the world is too many people think that they can't do anything about waste issues. I know people who "don't believe in recycling" or scoff that recycling materials don't actually get recycled. Well, in part that is true, what is unidentifiable or a class of plastic that there is no demand for is sent to landfills, but the rest comes out as everything from decking lumber and furniture to drink/product bottles and even rope. Until people feel responsible for their own waste, this will continue to be a problem.
Great job really hard work amazing
i love how the whole narrative was addressed by such strong female energy, because who is better in knowing the nature of cycles than the feminine ?!
We are killing our self. The selfishness of menkind is to destroy. We must change our way of thinking. Mr Ismail thank you for helping mother Earth.
Make couches, chairs, tables. Endless possibilities!
What an amazing man! It takes a great heart and mind to start the change for the best future.
He can also convert all these plastic into fuel such as propane and fill it into tanks and sell it. The byproduct of the coversion can be remake as a compound to strengthen fiberglass and carbonfiber structures.
Fortunately the Koch brothers have provided $800,000,000 to increase the use of plastics. It's working very well, and 14% of oil and gas now goes to plastics. But since recycling is accounting for less than ten percent of production, the number should climb.
hard work to solve problems is what human beings have always done & will always do. god bless him
Job well done bro😘💯👍
Really great to see..young great anturperner doing things to make a big impact not only in there community but also in the world!
Thank you and Aloha for this awesome inspirational stories that we can make a difference in our earth
Pehea oe Alyce? Howzit?
ooo C I’m BLESSED!! How bout you! Pehea oe’ friend!!
Are you from Hawaii?
I love this man. What a beautiful and smart soul.
You can make a seal out of plastic bags. Stupid I never came up with it. This can be a big business.
A wise man once said if a drop of water keeps dripping on a mountain eventually that mountain will turn into a pebble. Keep being persistent it works. It may seem like such as small thing making these boats but little by little we can solve our problem.
Back to GLASS
Then there would be glass in the waterways and streets. It starts with educating people to not just throw their trash on the ground.
He is smart and very talented.
This guy is my hero!
Good idea but it only take one of those line that tide them together and it breaks apart
Well, you seem not to see in a bigger picture... about that issue, coating all arranged bottles with protective covers and also using stronger material (perhaps metal string) solve the issue, and that will be a good one. I'm working in design... to me, the idea and taking action are the matters. Your comment is from a picky buyer who want to buy an expensive yacht !
Tesco Primark I never said it was bad idea I just said it doesn’t seem will last long time..
@@benb5891 though you are right,you should think longer. About whether or not there is a way to improve it.
all containers should be consigned. that would give them value once used,
if they have dollar value, they will be picked up, otherwise, it s considered as trash...
the boat is a start, with time, it can evolve into something very interesting.
the gum products are nice, and I d certainly try a pair of shoes if only by principle.
good show!
What a great man he really is!
On behalf of the world, I want to thank the young man!!!
In Cameroon: An enterprising young man, doing a little bit to make a difference.
It can be improve in time too....the idea of mix materials to make it more comfortable when the water current and wind blows.
It is sad that we aren’t doing enough to find solutions to recycle or better yet find ways to not use plastics we know some countries are using plastic as paving tile ,roofing tiles in black top for roads we have some very intelligent in the world we just need to listen to each other for solutions
someone should make him a go fund me! it would be so nice to see him get more help with this. he could hire help with the money or buy supplies to melt it and get molds to build other things. he has great potental.
those Gumdrop bins need to be brought to Denver/ CO in general. we've got lots of universities here that could use some
Innovation at its best...that guy got stills...
Many Congratulations for your creative mind and a filling spirit - next it’s housing - hurrah!,
CZcams needs to trend this
That guy is a genious !!! He built a boat from nothing. Bravo!
Corporations could be more responsible & decrease plastic production. I remember when plastics were introduced in school to replace cardboard milk cartons. That was in the 1980s. Look at the explosion of trash. On a personal level, individuals can purchase biodegradable & natural items. If there's no market for plastics, companies will find other sources.
Yes!!! Changing behavior ways!!! Awesome!!!
Here in California recycling cans n bottles has been my main job for years ,, the boats are awsome !!,, brovo!!,,
Every year, 200 billion plastic bottles are made worldwide for juice, soda, household cleaning products and a whole range of other uses.I think high-quality polymers (plastics) suitable for use as secondary raw materials to create new products.
This is unfortunate and unbelievable.
The country should should ban plastic and do something about this.
So what do you expect them use to if they banned plastic, you should that what is cheaper than plastic before asking people to ban it.
@@Enviotonin85 : Glass, Tin, Aluminum, something recyclable. Or put a deposit on returns. Pollution is extremely expensive.
Lead the effort to ban plastic in your own country, and other places will follow.