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How Close Are We to Reinventing Plastic?

Our dependence on plastic is so extreme that we have microplastics not only floating through the ocean, but also in the atmosphere, in our food, and in our bodies. So how close are we to reinventing plastic?
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*Correction: Ajay Kathuria is a professor in the Industrial Technology and Packaging department at California Polytechnic State University.
Plastic really is...all around us. From our phones to our clothes to the shoes on our feet-plastic is tough to avoid. And for good reason! Plastic is a great invention that is flexible, durable, tunable, and, perhaps most importantly, super cheap.
But plastic also has a massive carbon footprint and wreaks havoc on our natural ecosystems. And while some think it is time we ditch the material all together, what if we came up with a more environmentally friendly upgrade instead?
Both options are easier said than done, one of the major challenges of reinventing plastic is finding a sustainable replacement that can successfully do all the things that plastic can do all while being both bio-based and biodegradable.
Luckily, there are teams of people working hard to discover and create this miracle material.
Find out more about the engineering race to create a technology that could solve our plastic problem on this How Close Are We?
#PlasticPollution #Sustainability #Technology #Science #Seeker #HowCloseAreWe
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Common Plastics We Use Every Single Day
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"Plastics can all be separated into two primary categories: thermoset and thermoplastic. Thermoset plastics are those that when cooled and hardened retain their shape and cannot return to original form. Durability is a benefit meaning that they can be used for tires, auto parts, aircraft parts, and more. Thermoplastics are less hard than the thermosets. They can become soft when heated and can return to their original form. They are easily molded to be formed into fibers, packaging, and films."
Kenyan scientist uses throw-away plastics to build homes
www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/ke...
"Along with business partner and fellow environmental scientist Kevin Mureithi, Mwanake founded "Eco Blocks and Tiles" in 2016. It is the first company in Kenya to manufacture roof tiles and other construction materials from plastic and glass waste.
The tiles are more durable, lighter, and easier to transport and install than concrete or clay tiles. They are also safer for rainwater collection but are available at a similar cost."
A two-for-one punch: how Mango Materials turns waste methane into biodegradable materials
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"The Mango team is always thinking about the “end-of-life” or the “design for next use” of their products - where they might ultimately end up; for example, a wastewater treatment plant or the ocean. “We spend a lot of our time looking at biodegradability in anaerobic environments, marine environments, backyard compost,” says Morse, “making sure that it’s completely digestible, making sure there’s no intermediate that could be persistent, or that you’re not inversely having something that’s toxic accumulating.”
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  • @Seeker
    @Seeker4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Seekers! In the video, we mention the "smell" of methane-but as some of you have aptly pointed out, methane itself is odorless (and colorless, for that matter). The smell, traditionally associated with sewer gas, actually arises from methane mixing with hydrogen sulfide, a gas that commonly comes from decaying organic matter, or tert-butylthiol, an additive that is often added to natural gas for safety. Thanks for making sure our science is up to 'sniff!'

  • @BoWeava

    @BoWeava

    4 жыл бұрын

    LOL nice! Cool video, thanks for the info👍. Hemp Plastics video next?

  • @off_Planet

    @off_Planet

    4 жыл бұрын

    You're garbage.

  • @JoeSmith-ec9ph

    @JoeSmith-ec9ph

    4 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is garbage!!!!!

  • @northwestalternativemedia2125

    @northwestalternativemedia2125

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hemp cellulose plastic has been around for over 100 years

  • @mumbairay

    @mumbairay

    4 жыл бұрын

    If plastic lasts such a long time, isn't it then a carbon sink...

  • @zellpenguin
    @zellpenguin4 жыл бұрын

    “if you go to a dollar store, you’ll find that things cost about a dollar” 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @sebastianelytron8450

    @sebastianelytron8450

    4 жыл бұрын

    Except most items are not

  • @pierotaype4613

    @pierotaype4613

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sebastianelytron8450 go to dollar tree, everything is a dollar

  • @Repz98

    @Repz98

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hemp oil is cheaper to produce and more green. Sadly, you live in a world that is based on reality, and in reality they always favor whats practical. All cars today are made by fossil fuel oil lubicated industry machines, because hemp isnt practical. A multimillionaire company have already looked into what people think they havent, they pick the best choice. So next time you pickup something and get emotionally angry and sad becuase a company dont do what you think they should, its because they have already picked the best choice. Welcome to reality, we have reinvented plastic multiple times but there are important factors to why they arent used, that you dont know. Please use this logic and apply it on everything you see.

  • @sagebrooks6907

    @sagebrooks6907

    4 жыл бұрын

    Are you serious they really have stores out there that sells things for just a dollar now wow you should make a video about it about how you found this awesome new store that sellsgoods for just a dollar🤯😱😯🤩yourgonnabefamous

  • @Martial-Mat

    @Martial-Mat

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Repz98 "So next time you pickup something and get emotionally angry and sad becuase a company dont do what you think they should, its because they have already picked the best choice" What complete patronising corporatist nonsense! They don't choose what's best, they choose what makes the most profit or what's convenient. Built in obsolescence is not what's best. It's what ensures they can resell you the same item every few years. Bags that kill half the planet are not best, they're convenient. Plastic is not what's best - not my a long shot. There are millions of situations where plastic could be replaced by something less harmful, but it would cost more or be harder to make. Yes, the cost of getting rid of plastic may be taking a reusable bag to the supermarket, or using glass bottles, or making your electronic goods out of something a little harder to work with. So what? If mankind is not willing to suffer a little inconvenience and money to save the planet that we don't deserve to survive. The trouble is, the decision makers are almost all ruthless, amoral pieces of crap that only care about their profits.

  • @RAGNES7
    @RAGNES74 жыл бұрын

    10 mins of my life well spent

  • @tommywaltz400

    @tommywaltz400

    4 жыл бұрын

    Convert to judaism

  • @shahidrazashah8631

    @shahidrazashah8631

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tommywaltz400 lol

  • @efrenadom6273

    @efrenadom6273

    5 ай бұрын

    @@tommywaltz400k

  • @danielhedrick4234
    @danielhedrick42344 жыл бұрын

    We recently went to the deepest part of the ocean... The Marianas trench in the Pacific...there was very little life as expected, but do you want to know what was there?....... A plastic shopping bag!

  • @MrLevonnovel

    @MrLevonnovel

    4 жыл бұрын

    😭😭😭

  • @meepcity48

    @meepcity48

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wasn't there a teletubby too

  • @JamesTheFoxeArt

    @JamesTheFoxeArt

    4 жыл бұрын

    That shows how much we don’t care about our planet

  • @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will Aluminium Cans Replace Plastic Bottles? ……,…….,…… ,.......... kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXhtwbGNlaWyadI.html

  • @jeffbenton6183

    @jeffbenton6183

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL That causes the exact same problem... Aluminum is no more biodegradable than plastic

  • @Toledotourbillion
    @Toledotourbillion4 жыл бұрын

    Omg. We need more good news like these.

  • @procactus9109

    @procactus9109

    4 жыл бұрын

    You must be American. You don't know what good information looks like.

  • @snez3538

    @snez3538

    4 жыл бұрын

    ProCactus Im American and I approve this message

  • @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will Aluminium Cans Replace Plastic Bottles? ……,…….,…… ,........ kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXhtwbGNlaWyadI.html

  • @Seeker
    @Seeker4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Seekers, thanks for watching! For more on the fight against plastic pollution, check out this video on a new device designed to help clean up plastic in rivers before it reaches the ocean: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qZ6Cm8quXaiqZ7Q.html

  • @Kichu-lt1sw

    @Kichu-lt1sw

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bruh...

  • @joesguiltyguitar

    @joesguiltyguitar

    4 жыл бұрын

    Waste management is key to a good future , thank you for covering this topic and we'll need more of a fix on this stuff.... keep it up $

  • @AquaAdAstra

    @AquaAdAstra

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@osmosisjones4912 rocket launches produce a very small amount in the grand scheme of things. shipping, power, and automobiles however...

  • @artiomvas

    @artiomvas

    4 жыл бұрын

    Methane doesn't stink it is colorless and odorless. They add aroma so you could smell a gas leak.

  • @chesterpoindexter7594

    @chesterpoindexter7594

    4 жыл бұрын

    There's another idea in the works - kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaZspbSKipyXdso.html

  • @sanojgreen8874
    @sanojgreen88742 жыл бұрын

    Kudos to every scientists and conservationists that makes things like this happen

  • @wolfthorn1
    @wolfthorn14 жыл бұрын

    I knew it! Farts will save the world one day. I told you so mom. Now pull my finger.

  • @ChrisGeden
    @ChrisGeden4 жыл бұрын

    Methane doesn’t naturally have a scent that we can smell. We add one to it for safety.

  • @randompersson

    @randompersson

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh cool. I didn't know that

  • @maxxime184

    @maxxime184

    4 жыл бұрын

    that's buthane

  • @medievalogic

    @medievalogic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Damn, didn't know that!

  • @sohitmalik9865

    @sohitmalik9865

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@maxxime184 None of the alkanes have smell or color. Methane ethane propane butane etc all are colourless and odorless.

  • @dsheshin

    @dsheshin

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ya. Ross once said it

  • @JeelaJuran
    @JeelaJuran3 жыл бұрын

    Really love this host! She's witty, snarky, doesn't speak at lightning speed and annunciates beautifully. Unlike many KZread hosts I found myself relaxing as she spoke, not stressing. So Thank you Olivia! I hope we see you again and again on Seeker.

  • @Thaddeus28

    @Thaddeus28

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice rack too

  • @allankamen9875
    @allankamen98754 жыл бұрын

    This was a very interesting and informative video. Thank you Seeker. I graduated with Chemical Engineering almost 30 years ago, this is well beyond what we had studied at the time. I have many new ideas from a video like this, this is seriously interesting technology.

  • @subodhshrestha1993
    @subodhshrestha19934 жыл бұрын

    Poly means many, mers mean parts Every chemist ever

  • @paraIIIax

    @paraIIIax

    4 жыл бұрын

    - that doctor that pops up in my feed everyone in a while

  • @petercarioscia9189

    @petercarioscia9189

    4 жыл бұрын

    "emia, meaning presence in blood" -ChubbyEmu

  • @insideTheMirror_

    @insideTheMirror_

    4 жыл бұрын

    Αlso writes and keeps saying "which comes from the greek words "Πολλά" -> many , "μέρη" -> parts".

  • @harrysinghaulakh1

    @harrysinghaulakh1

    4 жыл бұрын

    its all over-head from there on out

  • @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will Aluminium Cans Replace Plastic Bottles? ……,…….,…… ,........ kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXhtwbGNlaWyadI.html

  • @tgoddard1988
    @tgoddard19883 жыл бұрын

    Would love for this to become mainstream in the next couple of years! But we really need to find a way to break down what we already have floating around (literally) I know we are working on 2 different types of bacteria that produce enzymes which are capable of breaking down certain types of plastic, but I’m worried we will achieve a way of breaking down plastics and then just keep using them...

  • @heyfindmenoob
    @heyfindmenoob4 жыл бұрын

    ive seen countless new plastic replacements on the internet, only problem is they are usually expensive af for "no reason" which is why you only ever see them on facebook videos

  • @Therabithole
    @Therabithole4 жыл бұрын

    Methane doesn't have smell, it is artificially added for safety reasons.

  • @hermestrismegistus4311
    @hermestrismegistus43114 жыл бұрын

    Bravo to Mango Material for tackling this huge problem, hats off to them

  • @DiyEcoProjects
    @DiyEcoProjects4 жыл бұрын

    *Seeker:* can i ask something please? you didnt cover the degradable aspect of this new material. Does the plastic degrade and thus we are left with polymer chains in the environment? at the moment the sea is chugging with tiny micro beads. Or does the plastic when it degrades somehow turn into something else?

  • @josiahklein70

    @josiahklein70

    4 жыл бұрын

    Whatever breaks down bacteria can probably break down PHA. I'm unsure beyond that. EDIT: *anaerobic bacteria

  • @Dunkelelf3

    @Dunkelelf3

    4 жыл бұрын

    well i was working in a plastic manufacturing company before.. we had a product development department and experimented a little with bio plastics.. the thing is that the source shouldn't be petrol but wood or plant based and then those bio plastics usually don't leave microplastic.. they can be broken down into nothing by bacteria, fungi and so on.. i mean we have found certain bacteria and fungi that can basically eat certain types of plastics.. the problem with it is that great now we have a way to get rid of polyurethane for example.. but that's only a fraction of the used styrene polymeres we produce.. it doesn't help with polystyrene, abs, polyethylene, etc. etc.. well polyethylene COULD be burned.. when you burn pe it's breaking down into water and co2.. however this is the worst you could do in terms of energy and carbon footprint because producing it in the first place needs lots of energy.. so recycling the plastics is always the way better option.. but recycling plastics isn't all to easy really.. the company that i worked for had a bunch of grinders and bought lots of scrap plastics back from customers, leftovers from deep drawing or just failed attempts that didn't work etc.. however the problem about it is that it's not so easy to distinguish one plastic from the other just by looking at it and if you for example mix abs and ps the plastic is ruined.. it will shatter like glass.. that's why the seperation is really important but that's the hardest part.. and this is the reason we have so much waste instead of companies that bother to recycle.. once we had a customer that send us abs but there was pvc mixed in.. now the problem is that for pvc extrusion you use different machines and that you run them way colder for pvc than abs so the machine blew up and we had a ginormous damage.. it gave a huge fight with this customer and we didn't trade with them for a long time anymore.. so really plastic would not be so bad if it would be handled better so it can be reused as you can basically recycle it indefinitely if you keep it clean and mix a little fresh and new plastic within from time to time.. just that it isn't handled well, gets mixed up or formed into products where it's not really seperateable from other things anymore..

  • @tos-sn5pl

    @tos-sn5pl

    4 жыл бұрын

    DiyEcoProjects be great if plastic is seed based or some sort of food based for animals or plants when thrown out

  • @off_Planet

    @off_Planet

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just don't make it available in Asia and we're golden. Those fuckers can't seem to grasp the concept of not throwing trash into the ocean.

  • @joshuadominic2116

    @joshuadominic2116

    4 жыл бұрын

    offPlanet first off: you’re just racist and all this bs is clouding your thoughts. Secondly, research. The west is much more notorious for pollution and then shipping garbage to Asia to make themselves “clean”.

  • @chloemcholoe3280
    @chloemcholoe32804 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could turn my plastic waste into filament. It’s be so awesome. I’d keep my water bottles and have free filament after a while! Same with everything else or stuff that break

  • @marcuboy
    @marcuboy4 жыл бұрын

    The host speaks really well. Tone and enthusiasm keeps you engaged with the video instead of leaving after a few minutes. I appreciate it. The knowledge given is great too.

  • @Locutus
    @Locutus4 жыл бұрын

    Your host was really good, full of enthusiasm, and able to speak clearly and precisely, unlike many other presenters on YT, that are working for large news organisations.

  • @hybridix9883
    @hybridix98834 жыл бұрын

    a City in the Philippines (Quezon City) is going to ban plastic by February 2020 (hotels, malls and others i can't remember)

  • @OddWorlderer

    @OddWorlderer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good luck

  • @TonzLanggoy

    @TonzLanggoy

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cagayan de oro already banned plastics in malls and other store.

  • @hybridix9883

    @hybridix9883

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TonzLanggoy well I didn't Knew that

  • @wildone106

    @wildone106

    4 жыл бұрын

    Im sure the poor people will really appreciate that

  • @potatoraider7320

    @potatoraider7320

    4 жыл бұрын

    Already done in iligan, aside from malls and heavy shopping, plastic bag is atleast used for that

  • @flippa_da_boss9998
    @flippa_da_boss99984 жыл бұрын

    “If you go to a dollar store, you see items which are about $1” - Sherlock Holmes

  • @Sushobhit333

    @Sushobhit333

    4 жыл бұрын

    cid

  • @boykush3732

    @boykush3732

    4 жыл бұрын

    Unless u go to the actual "dollar store " stuffs up to 4:50

  • @willinton06

    @willinton06

    4 жыл бұрын

    boy kush 4.50*

  • @boykush3732

    @boykush3732

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@willinton06 i meant the time lmao!!!! My bad,Ya got me 🤗

  • @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will Aluminium Cans Replace Plastic Bottles? ……,…….,…… ,........ kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXhtwbGNlaWyadI.html

  • @mahmudchowdhury9933
    @mahmudchowdhury99334 жыл бұрын

    Sonali Bag or Golden Bag is the solution. Its made out of jute, biodegradable bioplastic alternative to plastic bags, particularly polythene bags, developed in Bangladesh by Mubarak Ahmad Khan.

  • @mahmudrafsan1

    @mahmudrafsan1

    4 жыл бұрын

    ❤️

  • @saffronsunlight3206

    @saffronsunlight3206

    4 жыл бұрын

    groundbreaking innovative green product made of jute

  • @ayesharclothing3127

    @ayesharclothing3127

    4 жыл бұрын

    🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

  • @mahmudchowdhury9933

    @mahmudchowdhury9933

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is indeed

  • @Galactic_fart_sniffer

    @Galactic_fart_sniffer

    4 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @artgeometrix6346
    @artgeometrix63464 жыл бұрын

    It's impressive, the rate at which science is advancing. New discoveries every day.

  • @RMTren
    @RMTren4 жыл бұрын

    *16 years later when it's discovered that bacteria feel pain* Bacteria Activists: SaVe tHe MicrOOrGaniSmS!¡¡!¡!!

  • @greenheadmetalchips6669

    @greenheadmetalchips6669

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's not possible, bacteria do not have pain receptors, let alone uh that lmao

  • @RahulYadav-rg4qs

    @RahulYadav-rg4qs

    3 жыл бұрын

    Plastic is danger

  • @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will Aluminium Cans Replace Plastic Bottles? ……,…….,…… ........., kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXhtwbGNlaWyadI.html

  • @packnpak8860
    @packnpak88604 жыл бұрын

    Back in my days i used to watch Jessica Chobot on IGN for my daily fix and now is this lady

  • @timfridly705
    @timfridly7054 жыл бұрын

    thank you for every people who involve in.

  • @morkovija
    @morkovija4 жыл бұрын

    I feel personally attacked because of that milk jug remark! Outrageous!x)

  • @mollywimpey3184
    @mollywimpey31844 жыл бұрын

    Hemp. Period. Solves everything.

  • @imgayasheck595

    @imgayasheck595

    4 жыл бұрын

    Algae

  • @mumbairay

    @mumbairay

    4 жыл бұрын

    This!

  • @chloemcholoe3280

    @chloemcholoe3280

    4 жыл бұрын

    What’s hemp

  • @apathyguy8338

    @apathyguy8338

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's just to bad that you clearly smoke it before you manage to make it into anything.

  • @vulxonite1404

    @vulxonite1404

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@apathyguy8338 that's not what you do with hemp.

  • @TheDwightMamba
    @TheDwightMamba4 жыл бұрын

    I am in the slow process of switching all of my food containers to glass. The difference in leftovers is noticeable. Glass is chemically NEUTRAL. Why aren't we melting more sand?

  • @TheLastBOOMBOX

    @TheLastBOOMBOX

    4 жыл бұрын

    Glass is pretty brittle, IDK

  • @Mikewee777

    @Mikewee777

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@TheLastBOOMBOX it is more heavy than brittle. No one wants to spend more to carry more unless they are training at a gym.

  • @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    @BeautifulPeopleBTFLPPL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Will Aluminium Cans Replace Plastic Bottles? ……,…….,……,...... kzread.info/dash/bejne/eXhtwbGNlaWyadI.html

  • @zainabmejja9936
    @zainabmejja99362 жыл бұрын

    This would be so sustainable! Taking care of land and ocean pollution, but also getting creative with useful new inventions 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @michaelgraham768
    @michaelgraham7684 жыл бұрын

    A company called avani eco has bioplastics that would easily replace single use and packaging plastics, other types of plastics don't necessarily need to be replaced by a plastic like product, some can be replaced with metal or glass and while you pay more, they last longer

  • @ZatoichiBattousai
    @ZatoichiBattousai4 жыл бұрын

    Hemp Oil Plastics! and drop the crude oil plastic all together...

  • @JamesTheFoxeArt

    @JamesTheFoxeArt

    4 жыл бұрын

    No, teach people not to throw plastics away and recycle, reuse and reproduce them. People only focus on recycle which do little help without reuse and reproduce.

  • @robaskins5916
    @robaskins59164 жыл бұрын

    We had this almost a hundred years ago or longer hemp plastic#hempplastic

  • @silviafox78

    @silviafox78

    4 жыл бұрын

    We can actually use sugarcane and have a higher production value than what we can get from hemp now. Sugar cane is more efficient than Hemp for production of Biofuels and is currently used in over 20% of the fuel used to power vehicles in Brazil

  • @ShitStainedBallSack

    @ShitStainedBallSack

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hemp is my favourite plant

  • @luizeventos6414

    @luizeventos6414

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@silviafox78 54% this year

  • @silviafox78

    @silviafox78

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@luizeventos6414 - oh dang! That's incredible!

  • @luizeventos6414

    @luizeventos6414

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@silviafox78 And we are producing more too

  • @prasanna2589
    @prasanna25894 жыл бұрын

    Great idea. One question though. Can the alternate plastic compete with the shelf life that current plastics provide if it can be degraded easily in a home compost?.. mean, does a microbial contamination render all such packaged products useless then?

  • @SlinkyJosh
    @SlinkyJosh4 жыл бұрын

    What about hemp plastic?

  • @mikebreeden6071
    @mikebreeden60713 жыл бұрын

    This does sound great but I wonder how long it takes for these to degrade naturally in the environment. I dare say it's a lot less time than current petroleum plastics, but I do wonder how long.

  • @MyNameIsBVD
    @MyNameIsBVD4 жыл бұрын

    Joe Rogan: “Have you heard of hemp plastics”

  • @boykush3732

    @boykush3732

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hemp plastics ..man weed is the miracle plant the bible mentions

  • @MyNameIsBVD

    @MyNameIsBVD

    4 жыл бұрын

    boy kush exactly, I love how the solution is right there

  • @theundead1600

    @theundead1600

    4 жыл бұрын

    Without a trillonare to back it. It wont. Hey what bezos number oh wait didnt he say ge got hacked never mind.

  • @JeffSpurlock
    @JeffSpurlock4 жыл бұрын

    I worked as a buyer for a plastics company, spending about $10mil per year on our raw materials. Not a single one of my vendors referred to the resin as “Nurdles.” I see that term when googling it, but when working in the industry, we definitely did not use that term. I’ve never heard them called that before. We always referred to them as resin collectively, or resin pellet individually.

  • @rajivmvg
    @rajivmvg4 жыл бұрын

    Crazy video loved it, kudos to seeker as always.. u guys are the best.🤗

  • @theking8356
    @theking83564 жыл бұрын

    That's GREAT animation!

  • @Juddly01
    @Juddly014 жыл бұрын

    Seeker your content is leading edge and OPG 's presentation is most excellent.

  • @off_Planet

    @off_Planet

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do you have brain damage?

  • @ascetic3312

    @ascetic3312

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@off_Planet Whether you agree with them or not, there is ZERO indication given in their comment that could lead any even slightly intelligent person to believe they have any form of brain damage. If you want to argue something, argue it and back it up rather than go the asshole route and call them a name.

  • @okie9025

    @okie9025

    4 жыл бұрын

    You are almost certainly a dumbass with absolute IQ. Seeker, Vox, Bloomberg, Buzzfeed, and the like are all shitty american media corporations that only people with shit for brains believe, endorse, or enjoy.

  • @triptank7857

    @triptank7857

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow... sounds like some people have some serious hate for seeker, makes me wonder what they are doing, watching their videos aye? 🧐🤔🤷‍♂️ Just here to hate on people enjoying their lifes perhaps 🤣🤦‍♂️

  • @ascetic3312

    @ascetic3312

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@okie9025 First off, I'm not saying whether these groups are good or bad, but all the hateful rhetoric coming out of your brain and out of your fingers only makes you sound like a douche and adds absolutely nothing to the conversation. If you hate it so much, stop wasting your time watching it and wasting other peoples' time with meaningless comments.

  • @wild_encounters007
    @wild_encounters0074 жыл бұрын

    I love her energy, enthusiasm, plz save her for me!

  • @SchiwiM
    @SchiwiM4 жыл бұрын

    I think it could be much easier to evolve an organism by dna development that can digest plastic. Maybe some fungi or bacteria. That would also helps with the already existing plastic in our oceans and everywhere else

  • @Ghosti_47
    @Ghosti_474 жыл бұрын

    1:17 A water... My dead brain: *A water ballon*

  • @sebcw1204
    @sebcw12044 жыл бұрын

    cut oil subsidies to give these guys the proper capitalistic competition.

  • @kckdude913

    @kckdude913

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow I didn't even know oil companies received subsidies

  • @kckdude913

    @kckdude913

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheFalseShepphard I know right? Supposedly green energy is stupid because it's too expensive and fossil fuels are just cheaper and cost less to produce energy from it. Then WTF are oil companies getting government subsidies if it's so much more profitable?

  • @kckdude913

    @kckdude913

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TheFalseShepphard My guess would be to compete with countries like Saudi Arabia and the OPEC, who can basically lower the price of oil at will by flooding the market with it. But that just protects our oil companies. If we want to be independent from the OPEC, then I think renewables are definitely the way to go.

  • @thisis675
    @thisis6754 жыл бұрын

    So with PHA made products she mentioned that they "de-grade when you want them to de-grade." How long before they degrade in the land fill as compared to PLA? How long can I use a PHA product before it starts to lose its mechanical properties?

  • @itzspookytv686
    @itzspookytv6863 жыл бұрын

    Love the video seeker and great job presenter kept me interested the whole video💯👍

  • @victorarnault
    @victorarnault4 жыл бұрын

    Brazil have technology to produce bioplastic from sugar cane since 1995!

  • @mlc4495

    @mlc4495

    4 жыл бұрын

    Side effects include razing the Amazon rainforest to grow said sugar cane. Try again Brazil. Oh, and stop electing literal Nazis as your president.

  • @cyrusthegreat4784

    @cyrusthegreat4784

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mlc4495 I bet you are the same dumbass who keeps eating beef yet complains about the Amazon fires . Stop eating beef and the demand of soybeans will drop drastically . I like how everything that is not aligned with leftist policies is considered alt right Nazis .

  • @insideTheMirror_

    @insideTheMirror_

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cyrusthegreat4784 That seemed...angry, mob of Midgets... idk

  • @mlc4495

    @mlc4495

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cyrusthegreat4784 I like how everything/everyone that criticises you weirdos is considered "leftist".

  • @Yahgiggle

    @Yahgiggle

    4 жыл бұрын

    bioplastic has been around a lot longer than that too, its about finding a bioplastic that wins over the plastic we use today for price and production costs, no good making sugar plastic if it costs 50x more

  • @vagatronics
    @vagatronics4 жыл бұрын

    0:16 No, its not, by the way

  • @gio_7077

    @gio_7077

    4 жыл бұрын

    I know right I saw that then went to the comments to see what that airhead was talking about lol

  • @itzsleazy6903
    @itzsleazy69034 жыл бұрын

    Dunno what this presenter is called but the improvement between the first video I watched of her to this is amazing. Keep up the entertaining and insightful content

  • @jackspencer63
    @jackspencer634 жыл бұрын

    PLA also biodegrades in marine environment as well

  • @meandnoother
    @meandnoother4 жыл бұрын

    Olivia is a fine new addition to the Seeker team! Keep up the good work!

  • @gus9351

    @gus9351

    4 жыл бұрын

    She's been here long before right? or am I trippin?

  • @meandnoother

    @meandnoother

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gus9351 I hadn't seen her before until a few weeks ago, I believe.

  • @monad_tcp
    @monad_tcp4 жыл бұрын

    Replace everything with glass !

  • @isabellabraganca1095
    @isabellabraganca10954 жыл бұрын

    What about air gel? Is it biodegradable? Does it have enough qualities to replace plastic?

  • @lupuscorvus841
    @lupuscorvus8413 жыл бұрын

    I'm curious about whether or not it would have a similar endocrine-disrupting effect that current plastics have. I'm all for reducing use of plastics and solving the pollution problem, especially as it pertains to the oceans but I'm more focused on the negative health consequences that plastics have had not only on our environment, but on ourselves as well.

  • @Green__Man
    @Green__Man4 жыл бұрын

    So glad we're finally addressing plastic and how much it sucks, on ya lads 👍

  • @Adumb80085

    @Adumb80085

    4 жыл бұрын

    TripleAipom bro what we’ve been saying we need to do something about this for years

  • @thefirstsin

    @thefirstsin

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah finally I can see some *bewbs*

  • @Moe-dn3yt

    @Moe-dn3yt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Exactly this is so encouraging

  • @TheTsaqif

    @TheTsaqif

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bro don't be so harsh to my boy plastic here, of course he has a bad side to him. But imagine what would life be like now without the invention of plastic. Plastics are just so convenient to use that in a way it shapes the world we live in today

  • @sirwaffleman860

    @sirwaffleman860

    4 жыл бұрын

    Plastic doesn't suck. It's one of humanity's biggest inventions.

  • @Alex.the.humble
    @Alex.the.humble4 жыл бұрын

    She’s so beautiful.

  • @leonardoconstantino1540

    @leonardoconstantino1540

    4 жыл бұрын

    Don't get distracted Don't let her take you

  • @metooo668

    @metooo668

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why not?

  • @gabbar51ngh

    @gabbar51ngh

    4 жыл бұрын

    She's quite attractive but I am here to learn about plastics.

  • @gregs7519

    @gregs7519

    4 жыл бұрын

    MGTOW

  • @UltimateAlgorithm

    @UltimateAlgorithm

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would say plastic is far more beautiful.

  • @jimhofoss9982
    @jimhofoss99824 жыл бұрын

    solar heating barrel, with a tap at the bottom....throw in your plastics, melt, then pour into custom moulds, for construction materials, bricks, plastic boards, etc.

  • @OddJobEntertainment
    @OddJobEntertainment4 жыл бұрын

    So if my legos for example were made out of this, how long would they last? Would I be able to pass them down to my kids and their kids and it would hold up until it gets lost in the backyard? When it does decompose, what is the end result?

  • @juidude634
    @juidude6344 жыл бұрын

    I really hope that we can change all the plastics in "bioplas"! Or we die in plastic🤒🤢🤮😇. And big thanks for seeker! Keep the knowlidge flouing👍

  • @JamesTheFoxeArt

    @JamesTheFoxeArt

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well we wouldn’t need this if people weren’t lazy, it’s not the plastic fault for causing this worldwide problem

  • @OddWorlderer
    @OddWorlderer4 жыл бұрын

    Weaklings, I drink my liquid from a silicate bottle :p

  • @esbensloth

    @esbensloth

    4 жыл бұрын

    Is it tinted emerald?

  • @stel1000
    @stel10004 жыл бұрын

    Mers that means parts said Ahmed. Meri and read like Mary. And means parts(mostly when you separate something in groups) but mostly means places. Parts is also called komatia which is more direct of a translation. Komatia is like pieces or parts of a puzzle let's say. We use meri cause it is about where and how the connections happen and how many they are.

  • @ramiroberiol1000
    @ramiroberiol10003 жыл бұрын

    You can transform plastic into oil again, and the best thing is that you do not have to separate the plastic, making the process cheaper, the bad thing is that it would not reduce emissions, but at least it would be an incentive to clean the seas and land, and stop extracting oil from the ground

  • @john_fpv
    @john_fpv4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe government can subsidise ?

  • @kd7623

    @kd7623

    4 жыл бұрын

    Government should suicide

  • @kd7623

    @kd7623

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Dave P. every government, that ignores long term losses over short term gains.

  • @Ntmoffi
    @Ntmoffi4 жыл бұрын

    I'm a simple man. I see a video with Olivia, I click like.

  • @macbuff81
    @macbuff814 жыл бұрын

    Nice segment. It's nice to see that we might be able to fix a problem we created Oh, cool purple top too and a great presentation/narration style!

  • @codeisawesome369
    @codeisawesome3694 жыл бұрын

    WOW is this really really real?!?!?! I'd LOVE to see this in my lifetime! Good news for once!!

  • @intendedviewer922
    @intendedviewer9224 жыл бұрын

    Disclaimer: No plastic was harmed in the making of this episode.

  • @mumbairay

    @mumbairay

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Dustinavollmar wtf?

  • @W_xlter

    @W_xlter

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Big Lou soul doesn't exist. We are smarter, that's it

  • @W_xlter

    @W_xlter

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Big Lou proof?

  • @beanbagthemeanbag1303
    @beanbagthemeanbag13034 жыл бұрын

    Bring the host back for more videos.

  • @darkenergy7291
    @darkenergy72914 жыл бұрын

    very informative video. thanks seeker!

  • @HardstyleGamerz
    @HardstyleGamerz4 жыл бұрын

    I did not realise this video was about plastic, I was focussed on two other things

  • @sairamchitrada4918
    @sairamchitrada49184 жыл бұрын

    Good looking anchor 😄

  • @harshsharma-je8wo
    @harshsharma-je8wo4 жыл бұрын

    I fell in love with girl she has amazing non verbal communication

  • @tos-sn5pl
    @tos-sn5pl4 жыл бұрын

    Would be a massive step for humanity and all if we went cold turkey with plastic and started to share and exchange with echother also connecting with stores better bringing in your own bags and bottles etc, but as humans we need to replace what is taken out..

  • @sjenner76
    @sjenner764 жыл бұрын

    This was very heartening.

  • @jubreakitjubawdit5188
    @jubreakitjubawdit51884 жыл бұрын

    ...oooooor u folks could just make plastic from HEMP...

  • @SnozBerryQueen

    @SnozBerryQueen

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bingo

  • @smoothcat1556

    @smoothcat1556

    4 жыл бұрын

    But, how will big oil make money?? Lol

  • @jubreakitjubawdit5188

    @jubreakitjubawdit5188

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@smoothcat1556 preach it Mr. Cat lol

  • @trabladorr

    @trabladorr

    4 жыл бұрын

    There's nothing magic about hemp, it's just a good source of cellulose. The most common cellulose-based bioplastic, cellulose acetate, is really slow to biodegrade unassisted.

  • @jubreakitjubawdit5188

    @jubreakitjubawdit5188

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@trabladorr except for the part where its not gonna poison us and the earth like micro plastics today are doing...

  • @j9u315
    @j9u3154 жыл бұрын

    i love her... ❤️❤️❤️

  • @phantomapprentice6749
    @phantomapprentice67494 жыл бұрын

    Finally a good informative article

  • @williamhogan1816
    @williamhogan18164 жыл бұрын

    Hey what happened to converting the plastics we have back to the hydrocarbons they were made of in the first place? Then reuse as plastic again or used as fuels. Maybe even just melt the plastics and reform In to another product for use. What’s wrong with the plastics we have now?

  • @dub2459
    @dub24594 жыл бұрын

    They should add that magnetic fluid into plastics, it will at least make it easier to clean up using magnets.

  • @FluffyJuelz

    @FluffyJuelz

    4 жыл бұрын

    That would do infinitely more harm than good.

  • @sovietta133
    @sovietta1334 жыл бұрын

    Imagine creating something so good you have to figure out a way to make something else…

  • @brenobarros2687
    @brenobarros26874 жыл бұрын

    Hey @seeker , methane doesnt stink, the smell is added so we can smell it. Methane is smelless. Great video by the way.

  • @Heffey02
    @Heffey023 жыл бұрын

    Sooo what stocks should I be buying?

  • @pawlufelice
    @pawlufelice4 жыл бұрын

    omg, please remove background music... feels like trying to learn something in a club

  • @OganySupreme

    @OganySupreme

    4 жыл бұрын

    I don't mind it.

  • @isolvechess1941

    @isolvechess1941

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@OganySupreme I mean youtube should have that option

  • @paladin0654
    @paladin06544 жыл бұрын

    This is the next project for PETA: protecting bacteria.

  • @elijahcaudle7365

    @elijahcaudle7365

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ffs

  • @TheyCallMeNewb
    @TheyCallMeNewb4 жыл бұрын

    Around 1:00, Ideonella sakaiensis, Galleria mellonella, + Pestalotiopsis microspora, collectively sigh. At 4:00, they feign distraction. By 7:00, they are only too keen to bring to our attention their unbound potential and coming utility. Crossing 10:00 in, and they yet yield. What an exciting turn! The host was a delight withal, if down on a hydrocarbon she shouldn't be.

  • @sulizu4572
    @sulizu45724 жыл бұрын

    We're basically making stuff for thin air with C02 in mars to methane in trash and that's basically magic, using mana present in the air.

  • @fpsongs
    @fpsongs4 жыл бұрын

    Shes so pretty 😍😍😍

  • @Darkanight
    @Darkanight4 жыл бұрын

    amazing... great to see that a change is happening

  • @calebkirschbaum8158
    @calebkirschbaum81584 жыл бұрын

    Will it ever be possible to have something at everyone's home that could create plastic from the air or something, and use that plastic in a 3D printer, and after it is no longer useful, to place it in a basic bin to dissolve?

  • @0brine
    @0brine4 жыл бұрын

    Wow your shirt fits you so well! Oh my god i like it so much 😉

  • @thestrel555

    @thestrel555

    4 жыл бұрын

    creep

  • @mlc4495

    @mlc4495

    4 жыл бұрын

    Virgin saddo.

  • @perialis2970
    @perialis29704 жыл бұрын

    Edible plastic Me: how much for avocado plastic bag

  • @juuk3103
    @juuk31034 жыл бұрын

    In Denmark we have something called "pant" it's where they will add 14 cents in cost to all glass bottles/cans, 22 cents for half liter bottle and 44 cents for anything bigger, we then have these bottle machines we can return our bottles in to get that extra cost back in store credit or cash, so there is almost never any bottles in bins or thrown on the street, because if someone throws a bottle a homeless person or a student on low cash will pick it up and recycle it for cash, as an example sometimes there are huge parties in parks in the summer, and there are thousands of cans and bottles floating around, but there will be atleast 20 people picking the empty cans up and easily earning $100 + each, this is very effective, also we have been using milk cartons made out of paper for centuries, i don't understand why some countries still use plastic containers for something like milk.

  • @ryanblystone5153
    @ryanblystone51532 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @LarryPhischman
    @LarryPhischman4 жыл бұрын

    There's a cam girl who looks just like her.

  • @faaaaaaaaaa66

    @faaaaaaaaaa66

    4 жыл бұрын

    What's her name? In the name of science... Hahaha

  • @athrvakhrbde
    @athrvakhrbde4 жыл бұрын

    She won hearts

  • @stokepusher5481
    @stokepusher54814 жыл бұрын

    We really can't afford to have a mostly ice free artic for long, it's already absolutely belching out methane (as well as CO2) it would be good is they could at least collect some there, I don't know perhaps with parachutes or something over the concentrated release areas, and save it from entering our atmosphere

  • @hawkeyebottlediggers7608
    @hawkeyebottlediggers76084 жыл бұрын

    👍 I would say hemp is they way forward

  • @JohnnyVinthe813
    @JohnnyVinthe8134 жыл бұрын

    this video is misleading. I you are using it for consumption you will still have to use a BPA liner if the material is consumable inside.

  • @harpreetsinghtoor315

    @harpreetsinghtoor315

    4 жыл бұрын

    When did the video say it's only reinventing plastic used in consumption. There's so much plastic used that's not in the f&b industry and this could help there. Before calling a video misleading use a little of the brain you were born with.

  • @salmonstone2358

    @salmonstone2358

    4 жыл бұрын

    Why would it require BPA? Is BPA not Bisphenol A? Carcinogenic? You can buy many BPA Free products so why would you assume it's use be required?