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@sawyerlittle1812

3 жыл бұрын

In my county of 167,000 we can recycle all plastics except #6 plastics, glass, paper, and metal.

@OurChangingClimate

3 жыл бұрын

@@sawyerlittle1812 How does your recycling system work?

@sawyerlittle1812

3 жыл бұрын

Our Changing Climate It’s a single stream system. We put it in bins and it’s picked up on Friday. I’m not sure they send it though.

@solrac4

3 жыл бұрын

In Mexico the recycling system sucks, and also here Coca Cola likes draining up the water from indigenous communities

@electroplaque

3 жыл бұрын

@The Compiler We have exactly this. I'd like to add that this kind of system recycles about 98% of our plastic bottles into new plastic bottles. My point is, it doesn't need to be glass for this to work, even though that's the focus of this video.

I hope more people understand that recycling is NOT a perfect solution to solve the plastic problem. We need to tackle the problem at the root rather than trying to heal broken bones with a band aid.

@OurChangingClimate

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I wish I did a better job driving that point home in this video. I did do a video on recycling a while back that dives into its many issues: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmqHmJWPiMnXfdo.html

@aBunnyThatWillChewOnYourCables

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! That's what I always tell my relatives and friends. Some of them always have the excuse: "Yeah, but it's recyclable". And then I have to tell them all over again about how recycling should be the last resort (apart from items sadly ending up in landfill obviously).

@holleey

3 жыл бұрын

the root problem is that companies can use their capital to have politicians ignore their exploitative externalization of costs. linear economy is incentivized.

@noahchars849

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. There’s more than one R.

@lorenzoblum868

3 жыл бұрын

Re-use Reduce Repair Redistribute (share) Recycle Reconsider.....

coke saying that they return all the water they use is like how nestle say they ethically source their cocoa

@acevers

6 ай бұрын

Then don't use it.

This channel both gives me joy and sends my onto a nihilistic spiral but that’s okay harsh truths

@Oxyleya

3 жыл бұрын

Nihilism is a logical fallacy disproven by e.g. Shakespeare, I hope you never forget that

@jermainejacobs3652

3 жыл бұрын

I love 💕 Ur videos so much

@SIeeepingDog

2 жыл бұрын

@@Oxyleya Can you please elaborate on that? I'm genuinely curious

@cookingandjava7574

2 жыл бұрын

true

@Q5000

2 жыл бұрын

There are things you can do that matter. Go vegan, buy food in bulk with your own containers, drive electric if possible, ride bikes or electric personal vehicles, grow food, especially join a community garden or learn and incorporate permaculture techniques. There's a lot you can do. Nihilism is not an option.

Nobody sees what actually happens behind the curtains. Thank you!

Governments around the world letting them use plastic instead of glass like before is the most idiotic decision.

10:14 and that's why I only drink water and tea. With the occasional glass of juice from now and then.

Pfffft. Return the water they use.... that’s like me saying I give back the water I consume by giving my pee to the water treatment facilities.

Recycling should be everyone's last resort. Refuse, reduce and reuse all the way!

I love your channel! It’s inspiring me to care more about the planet! This was very informative. 💛

@OurChangingClimate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! That means a lot!

Great video. Coke, nestle, unilever etc.... should pay for a big chunk of our country’s recycling.

I agree with the asthetic choice but seeing a metal can being crushed wth "plastic" in the text next to it made me go hmmm :D

@OurChangingClimate

3 жыл бұрын

Hahahah yeah, I'm testing out a couple of thumbnails right now. This definitely confirmed what I was thinking! Thans for the feedback :)

@QuestForEco

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, metal cans also have a layer of plastic in them.. 😂

@matevajda3176

3 жыл бұрын

@@OurChangingClimate Oh wow new thumbnail, we got a real professional over here!

@OurChangingClimate

3 жыл бұрын

@@matevajda3176 Hahaha I'm trying. Unfortunately I couldn't find an image of someone crushing a plastic coke bottle :(

@matevajda3176

3 жыл бұрын

@@OurChangingClimate "Crushing metal is just much more ÊPĮĆ" - stock photo companies

Good work with your videos, I hope they reach out to more people.

@OurChangingClimate

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Satnam! I hope the reach a lot of people too :)

Glass containers are infinitely more pleasant than plastic, I would buy any soda that uses all glass bottles

I have to say this is the most informative channel on youtube. Every argument is so well researched and suitably presented to the viewers.

Thanks for tackling these topics and making excellent content!

A must watch!!! Thanks for this documentary!

I'm surprised you havent mentioned the cost of the plastic packaging as well. I remember reading about how much the actual water costs compared to the plastic bottle that's packed into. It was like way less then 1% of the total cost. These "beverage" companies are actually plastic bottle companies.

All of the thumbnails on this channel are brilliant

Wow thank you so much for these videos! They are always eye opening and you help drive changes in consumers like myself. Thanks

Recycling is imperfect, always practice reduce and reuse first.

I love your videos. They're super informative and helpful. Thanks!

Thank you for this useful topic

ALWAYS fantastic work - Thank you!

Keep up the fantastic work! Your videos are fantastic, showing it to everyone I know :)

This type of information is critical - keep it coming!!

Dear nature lovers ! Do you know What is ECOSIA ?

@dand.4245

3 жыл бұрын

@@vishwakumar2864 I am using it since they planted 80mil trees

@vishwakumar2864

3 жыл бұрын

@@dand.4245 thats nice 👏👏. But keep spreading the word about as much as possible. And also hide your old browser in your phone, so that you wont be using that old one by habit. Nevertheless if rarely you find results in ecosia are not relevant, use #g after sesrch term for direct google results in ecosia itself. But dont do this all the time as it wont help ecosia.

@zizi6538

3 жыл бұрын

@@vishwakumar2864 yea i just switched to ECOSIA as my default search engine thanks to ur comment :)

@vishwakumar2864

3 жыл бұрын

@@zizi6538 Wow ! So glad to hear that my comment has been helpful 🤠. Keep spreading the word to your friends and family. 👍 At first, i was very skeptic about this , as it was too good to be true 😝, after knowing their financial model, monthly financial reports and regular tree updates in their youtube channel, i got convinced. It is soo transparent that you can even contact with organisations it is partnering with for planting trees. (You will find organisations names in their financial reports) Their channel 👇 kzread.info

@alicia-hd2cs

3 жыл бұрын

Im at 245 searches!

Very informative ❤

I don't even like cokes, gladly

@dzello

3 жыл бұрын

Coke isn't just coke.... It's much bigger than that.

@shivashankar2477

3 жыл бұрын

What about pepsi?

@UndeadKIRA

3 жыл бұрын

You DO like coke products, its not just coka cola. They own alot of products, even ones that look like local products. Its everywhere.

@benjaminlamothe2093

3 жыл бұрын

@@UndeadKIRA like dasani

@swornimlama5250

3 жыл бұрын

I have stopped drinking coke since a year ago because recently they had completely stopped the use of glass bottles and replaced them with small plastic bottle adding more plastic to already polluted country of nepal 🇳🇵.

Never drank a drop of a carbonated drink. After watching this video I'm proud of myself

@firstlast9855

3 жыл бұрын

Water is better anyway!

@veronicaryder7553

3 жыл бұрын

Good on you!

This video needs to reach more people! I fear that this video is not getting enough exposure and that's a shame since it presents very well the impact that big enterprises have on the environment. More people should also know that most of the "green campaigns" that these enterprises put out are actually just marketing schemes and offsets that actually don't solve the problem, they just slightly patch the effects of their pollution while also continuing their day to day pollution as usual .

Great wrk guys thank you

Great and informational video!

I used to drink coke quite often, now, I'd drink a coke a glass of coke once every 3 to 4 months and have been doing so for around 8 years. When I switched to regular tap water I lost 22kg (around 48 pounds) and have managed to keep it off for all 8 years.

Very well researched video. Calls out the corporate hypocrisy. I am glad I bumped into this channel

I love your video!! Thank you for providing such a digestible way to learn about environmental problems

I've never understood why anyone would drink nasty syrup in their water aside from carbonating it. Why not just grab a delicious glass of ice water and enjoy it without the sugar or sweetener?

@thearmyofiron

2 жыл бұрын

same reason to drink juice, maybe

I spent some time in the Kingdom of Jordan, 20 years ago. They were still using glass bottles, there, for Coke. I wonder if that's still the case. Even then, the bus stations in Amman and Jaresh-everywhere, really-were loaded with garbage. You'd literally see short archways of Roman ruins atop which Jaresh's bus terminal was built filled with trash carelessly thrown there by any- and everyone. So, even if their materials were more sustainable, it's not like they were handling well their waste.

Hoping you do videos on the other top polluters like Pepsico and Nestle. Considering their "green" and sustainability initiatives

Gracias por hacerme llegar este documental lo veré con atención

Excellent video! Could you consider making one on Nestlé as well?

I recently saw a video where they are adding plastic waste to asphalt paving of roads. The roads last longer and then are able to be recycled again. Seems like a good place for some of the plastic waste to go.

@neelisjansen

3 жыл бұрын

No definitely not. 1. Think about all the microplastics that that will create when the road wears. 2. It can only be down cycled in lower grade applications such as more asphalt.

@KJSvitko

3 жыл бұрын

@@neelisjansen The asphalt in roads is reused for new roads. They strip off the old, grind it up and reuse it. Not sure about the micro plastic issue but seem like plastic would be better on the roads than in the oceans. There needs to be some incentive / demand for the waste plastic in order for recycling to work. Best case would be not to use the stuff but it is too late for that.

@SeeNickView

3 жыл бұрын

@@KJSvitko I believe neelisjansen is saying how the inevitable erosion of roads via human (e.g. cars) or other causes (e.g. soil acidity, rain, etc.) would leech plastic into the surrounding environment. Eventually one might be able to argue that this plastic could be cycled naturally into the watershed or elsewhere.

I remember collecting returnable glass bottles and returning them in my coaster wagon. Quick money for a little kid.

Keep up the good work!

Rather than spending all that money on marketing and pr, Coke can actually use half of it to produce sustainably and we would not be having this problem in the first place.

@jlc5271

3 жыл бұрын

As long as consumers keep buying their products, they wont. They prioritise any minor increase in profit over the environment. Consumers need to stop buying those products

Where do you get your pictures and videos from? thanks!

In Sweden we have a similar system as Coke had in the 50s where most plastic bottles have an extra charge added on when you buy them and if you return them after drinking everything you get that money back. Bottles can be returned at any grocery store too. The benefit for consumers is that they don't have to pay for the bottle as long as they return it

@sandro5535

2 жыл бұрын

Glass is still way better, plastic is great until done with it.

@07Flash11MRC

Жыл бұрын

Okay, but how does that help the climate or solve anything? Basically the cost of the production is simply being put on consumers instead of the companies who produce (plastic) bottled sodas.

@ericsson_motorsports

Жыл бұрын

@@07Flash11MRC It motivates people to recycle. As long as you recycle, there is no extra cost because you get that money right back. This means that way more people recycle the bottles and is one of the many reasons that Sweden recycles 99% of all trash. Newsflash: Without this system the cost of production is also passed onto the consumers, they aren't just giving you the bottle. With this system you can get paid to give it back, so there's no downside for the consumer

Please do an updated video about ecosia they know run on 100 percent renewable energy

@OurChangingClimate

3 жыл бұрын

I'll put it on the list!!

@aarononeal9830

3 жыл бұрын

Our changeling climate thank you

Oof. Will never look at a bottle of Coke the same again. Great video!

beautiful video

Great Video... also very very sad...

If only we could give you a 4 billion dollar marketing budget...

I live near SF and Recology is a fairly progressive waste management company, I'm pretty sure they're responsible for the west coast as a whole. They have a great composting system and they have a program now where they create custom amended compost mixes for ranches and farms to apply to their soil in the fall and boost microbial life to prep it for spring. Waste management companies have a lot of power.

Great video,

Isn't using local water supplies a good thing in theory? Like, better than shipping bottled water half across the world? There's still glass CocaCola bottles in Germany, with deposit according to the national bottle deposit system (which also exists for reusable and recyclable plastic bottles as well as drink cans). Coke still uses their iconic bottle shape, so those bottles will only ever be reused for that. But there's also standardised bottles that are used by a lot of brands, which presumably reduces transportation. You can also hand back bottles at every shop that sells them. So you generally don't have the issue of having to carry around an empty bottle.

What's worse than an enemy? An enemy pretends to be your friend. Coca Cola is that enemy.

In Norway we have a deposit system for most bottles.

@Thelango99

3 жыл бұрын

It's more or less the same as the Swedish system.

growing up i always preferred the glass bottles for juices and soft drinks (i thought they made me look really cool lol, also thought the taste was better) but they've been slowly disappearing over time and i've always wanted to go back to the glass bottle system. taking things like climate change and pollution into account it really is a no-brainer. the added cost to sanitize the bottles is absolutely worth it. also, i genuinely think consumers should get used to LESS convenience. nothing bad is going to happen if you need to hold onto a glass bottle slightly longer.

In the Netherlands, the larger soda bottles are subject to deposit, they are also much more robust.

Governments need to force drinks company like Coca-Cola to take part in bottle return schemes and mandate returnable bottles, it’s done in many countries now, and it has worked before. There’s no way these companies will fix this voluntarily

Is there any chance on a video on the comparative environmental impacts of soda streams compared to buying soda?

I think an even more real way to tacle the source problem would be to stop using single use candy drinks. Drink water from your tap with a glass cup.

Loved the video, the editing is great, but I'd like to point out, that the brand Coca Cola is so much more than just the beverage Coca Cola, since the brand includes many other products like Dasani

Getting coca cola ad on this video..... But Great Video !!!

Thank you

Here in Spain we have loads of cans and says on it that it's fully reciclable. Dunno...

hopefully the millennials will bring a generation of capitalists that have ethical business practices and positive society impact at it's core!

@07Flash11MRC

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao, Capitalism is the root of this problem! If anything we should exterminate the Capitalists and replace them with eco-socialists 👌

@twokindsofovenfries32

3 жыл бұрын

Capitalists never have ethical practices because their only concern is profit

@nazionalpopolare.1919

3 жыл бұрын

capitalism CAN be etic but right now, it isn't

@grimgoreironhide9985

3 жыл бұрын

@@07Flash11MRC Socialists are not ethical either. The Soviet Union was also a big polluter.

@07Flash11MRC

3 жыл бұрын

@@grimgoreironhide9985 The Soviet Union was a dictatorship with soviet leaders, which is the anti-thesis of socialism. Don't conflate them!

*Public service announcement* Here's a list of 20 popular beverage brands of the over 500 brands that are owned by The Coca-Cola Company: • Coca-Cola • Sprite • Fanta • Schweppes • Appletiser • Bonaqua/Aquabona • Römerquelle • Dasani • Smartwater • Powerade • Vitaminwater • Ciel • Minutemaid • Cappy • Capri Sun • Innocent • Costa coffee • Nestea • Fuze tea • Honest

@tamicute2610

3 жыл бұрын

I'll stick to my local water. Coca-Cola is everywhere and it's a disease.

Here, in the Philippines we use both glass and plastic bottles for soda (from Coca-cola, PepsiCo and etc.) It makes me wonder what countires are competely using plastic bottles or completely using glass ones.

i had a phase of not drinking carbonated drinks but eventually came back to it but i might abstain from it again now

That's an insane marketing budget. 4+ billion $ ! Here we're just asking for trash cans around the park and a sidewalk. Dang

do semiconductor industry next pls, i am pretty sure it does use tonnes of nasty chemicals and resources, we can make people more aware to be mindful before they buy their next computing device

I haven't had a drop of soda in almost 17 months. Don't even want to go back.

Not to mentioned aluminium, that is being removed from mines in the Amazon

Nice video!

@OurChangingClimate

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

Here in South Africa Coke is cheaper to buy in glass than in plastic, so I will always buy glass over plastic, except if I am traveling long distances in the, because I feel like having a heavy glass bottle in the passenger compartment of the car in the event of an accident is extremely dangerous. I still feel like it should still be the responsibility of the consumer to dispose of empty bottles properly, not that I am saying it is not Coke's responsibility to take a stand and play a bigger role in cleaning up, but there is a much bigger picture here

Things are far from good here in Germany, but it's baffling that a simple concept like Mehrwegpfand needs so much explanation for an international audience.

Not really someone who likes coke, but they make so many other products. Though if they switched to glass that would go to the ongoing sand shortage

do one on ecosia and other eco friendly browsers pls

And this is just a big small part of the whole climate change thing. I didn't ask to be born here...

It's legitimately so frustrating that plastic bottles even still exist

If federal regulation is ever applied to companies such as Coca-Cola, there needs to be caps put on the amounts of money they put on their lobbying and PR efforts. Time and again companies like Coke have shown that they'd much rather look like they're doing something good instead of ACTUALLY doing good.

I consider myself lucky, because my parents prohibited us from drinking ANYTHING with caffeine in it. In 5th grade I went on a field trip to the World of Coca-Cola in ’08, and my sister and I split the free bottle with each other. I haven’t had any Coca-Cola since. I know Coke sells a lot of different drinks like Vitamin Water or Dasani, but this video made me feel even better for not indulging in so much soda. More water for me, please

i would love a video on the importance of the PE on november 3rd when talking bout climate change

8:53 Off course :))

The best way to decrease pollution is not to consume sugary beverages. Even in glass bottles the impact to the environment is high since these bottles have to be washed to be reused.

Deposit system for plastic bottles works well here in Germany.

I dont get notif from your channel even if the settings are correct.

man I didn't think it was so bad...

Wow. One brand has caused a severe damage to our world!

A switch back to glass would not be as green as you assume because glass is heavier meaning less per truck load meaning more trucks, not mention other modes of shipping such as ships and planes which are the dirtiest modes of transportation

Anyone spy the crates beside the early coke machines? Ya know, the ones where you’d return a used (glass) bottle?

Michigan has a 10 cent bottle deposit which leads us to having one the highest recycling rates of soft drinks in the country. Any non returned bottles helps fund dept of natural resources and the recycling facilities. But wont the plant plastic make it not recyclable with regular recycling?

Wanangu wa dar es salaam Tanzania..! Nawaona nawaona.

Even if it's just a place bo effect, drink from a glass container taste much better. of course not drink at all should be the best choice, but no hard feeling for a soft drink here and there.

What is the carbon footprint of the military industrial complex?

@lorenzoblum868

3 жыл бұрын

@Ooohbopbopboppadoohwah M.I.C. The elephant in the room indeed. Thanks for the link. This video should be widely broadcasted, shared, even though the carbon footprint of the military industrial complex is still largely underestimated...

@lorenzoblum868

3 жыл бұрын

@Ooohbopbopboppadoohwah MIC: Military Industrial Complex

@lorenzoblum868

3 жыл бұрын

@Ooohbopbopboppadoohwah here is some more reading www.athena21.org/in-english I've sent many links in many comment sections and I foster anyone to do as well although KZread algorithms can be a drag....

@lorenzoblum868

3 жыл бұрын

@Ooohbopbopboppadoohwah another video kzread.info/dash/bejne/foB3qJmvgMTUorw.html

Not only did they change the model for themselves. Where I live they cannibalized the market by actively getting and destroying the glass bottles of the local soda companies that were already stablished. They couldn't keep up with the costs of having to produce new expensive glass bottles so many of them went bankrupt, only the ones that adapted to Coca Cola's plastic model survived

x1.25 speed AT LEAST. It's below 10 mins which probably fucks up the suggestion algorithm, but it's much easier to watch which probably favors the algorithm more than the duration.

Imagine forcing coca cola to go around the world and recycle/properly dispose of all of their bottles ever and reimburse all of the local water loss costs, we need to make these companies accountable.

It makes me cringe when I see people buying plastic bottles tbh, it's not a lack of understanding cos everyone knows the plastic problem... just selfishness 😔 consumers drive demand