Chemical recycling could be an industry game changer
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Environmentalists are stepping up warnings about the dangers of plastic waste in our oceans. Scientists say plastic trash goes into the marine food chain after it washes out to sea. Recycling is only a partial solution because most products cannot be recycled. Janet Shamlian shows us how a cutting-edge plant outside Portland, Oregon, may hold the key to keeping plastic out of the ocean.
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I love the awareness you guys are bringing to this plastic problem. Please keep these stories mainstream and educational for people on how to better recycle and reduce single-use plastics
Stop being nice , i shame people now
I disagree. See my comment above. Conflating solid waste processing with ocean litter leads to poor decisions that lack focus on specific issues.
Asia is the problem.
Asia is a continent. @@mactek6033
@@andrewfoster1641 And your point?
This is a very good concept, and the fact that your using 95% of all plastics, and returning them back into clean binary compounds that can be used over and over, is good business. Keep up the good work.
Good job coke. Promising to take 10 years to do what everyone is doing today
It's up to us to choose products that are already eco-friendly.
(Who needs that expensive sugary crap anyway.)
@@heyimrobee Yeah shouldn't be drinking soda anyways since its like pouring acid on your teeth
There's still eco friendly ways to consume! I like a coke now and then, I just opt out of plastic for beverages and drink from cans only. Aluminum cans are 100% recyclable and can be recycled indefinitely. Just make sure to give a good rinse.
I know rite 4 real😒
Róbert Paulik while that may be the case, it’s not right or fair. Our decisions have very little impact, and corporations need to make choices to protect the environment.
They can make bio-degradable plastics from hemp, but that would make too much sense
Too expensive too
@@neanam you need scale to drive down cost, gotta start somewhere
That would be an excellent idea, and by no means a cost factor, if it can be applied to marine supplies like floats, ropes and netting, and other coastal products that tend to end up at sea. Further, consumers are limited and regulated by the Coast Guard.
They have to be able to be composted without industrial composting.
twistr too expensive to save the planet?
Could end up on your plate . . . I do believe it's a bit late.
Good news! Plastic tuna can be consumed _ad libitum_ and you won't gain an ounce of weight!
People got be reminded always.
No discussion on the health effects of nano and micro plastics that we are all consuming. FYI... its not good
This should have its own separate video to give it justice.
Please provide proof that eating microplacists is bad for health
@@danielgorzelniak3209 , one example is BPA being released into the environments. BPA is is a proven endocrine disruptors and is just one of the many nasty things various plastics can break down into. www.plasticsfacts.com/blog/2018/3/29/the-dangers-of-bpa-in-our-oceans
@@danielgorzelniak3209 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4679188/ more BPA info as a xenoestrogen
Remember when cola bottles were glass and were cleaned instead of thrown away?
Yes and people could get a nickel for each one on return.
Republicans destroyed deposit laws, like they destroy everything for the benefit if their wealthy contributors
They stop because cleaning them is an issue, and alot of time people use the bottles as ashtrays. And also they sometimes break during bottling due to the pressure from the CO2.
Glass is infinitely recyclable. If it breaks, it should go in a recycle bin to be reprocessed or used in road construction.
@@AndreS_-df2nw and it's made of sand and not oil so won't be encouraging fossil fuel extraction either. But I think there's not enough sand to make glass that can effectively replace plastic...
@@MrDileepkoppu need heat to melt & process glass.... oil products are needed to create that heat, usually natural gas... Which is abundant.
Don't fool yourself.
As usual the hard questions (cost) are glossed over.
There is already a HUGE cost for cheap plastic. However this cost is not reflected in the price of the cheap plastic.
According to Agilyx for every $1 for processing their return is $5.
How come none of these stories explain who is putting the plastic in the ocean. That’s the real problem
Come to chicago! We need better recycling options.
why dont they ever discuss cost? thats what matters because price reflect a lot
Cost is relative. It depends on scale and government backing.
Recycling cost should be incorporated in the plastic products' price as there is already an environmental cost but no one pays it. That's why cheap plastic is cheap, wile actually it is very expensive.
@@heyimrobee By government backing, you actually mean taxing.
@@1bigfin Taxing for plastic and government substitution for eco-friendly alternatives. Yes, I mean that.
The problem is, that nobod wants to pay the harm done by cheap plastic... so this price should be incorporated in the products' price.
Where do the Chemicals go after they are used? Our air? Our water? Or our Land?
Food processing. Don't worry about it.
@@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer I was really worried there for a min.
**wipes sweat off forehead**
Everything's fine, it's not wasted.
@@jaridkeen123 the go into a container
What is your solution?
That's a good question and worth a dive into what that company is offering. The CBS story is for a wider public audience so it's not exploring those details. A facility for chemical processing is closed and monitored for run-off and chemical spills. Don't panic.
It blows my mind that in Europe they have a way to exchange used bottles for new bottles at almost every store. Meanwhile, in America we think there's no solution. Let's bring back glass bottles and exchange them out.
About damn time. Lets get this started, this is the step in the right direction.
Awesome, I'd love to see more and more of theses plants all over the U.S!!
This is the best way to process plastic. Save our oceans! Limit throw away plastics.
I honestly thought this was how recycling was done my whole life even as a kid. Blows my mind it’s not until recently we’re doing it.
I wish our area had a chemical recycling plant like that
The voice news people use is recyclable too... jeez the way news is presented takes away from the seriousness of the message
A step forward, now if they give these companies the same incentives they give oil, tobacco lobbyist then we in business. LMAO
They do get really good incentives.
It's up to the general public to put pressure on governments all across the globe to force eco-friendly incentives.
Otherwise they won't do it by themselves.
What was the name of the recycling plant/startup?
'Could eventually end up on your dinner plate'? Lol.... It already does! You are eating plastic particles whenever you eat a fish.
Hello from Guatemala. We are a small plant in the Recicling plastic business too, we granulate the recicled product and make poliduct/water hosse with it. There are a Lot of work to do in order to foght pollution
(Recicladora Velásquez is based in Quetzaltenango Guatemala, with a capacity to recicle 20 tonnes of plastic weekly)
It is so fun to see creative people who are changing our world for the good, bettering life for all of us. Thank you CBS for bringing this to our attention!
We could go back in time about 100 years
before plastics were even invented .....
blame the oil companies. I'm old enough to remember when glass was the primary container of choice, especially for soda, yet somehow these same little 1/2 liter bottles are suddenly made of plastic instead...
Are you from this timeline ?
finally some good news in the world. I've been so depressed about our plastic problems
I have an area in my house where there is so much things to recycle. But I don't know where to bring them, because Atlanta don't have a place to take them.
Whats lurks beneath if thats whats above!!!????
Plastic usually floats. There's not much inside the ocean as there is on the surface. There are islands of plastic in the oceans which we know of but they are too far away for us to do anything about it. Those have formed because of ocean currents and earth's rotation. But the scary part is that the microplastics will be found in our bodies because we can eat the marine life which have them and that's not good. I would say maybe limit seafood a lot if the use of plastic doesn't slow down.
@@SahilP2648 i wasn't necessarily referring to plastic!!
How much toxic waste, armaments from wars & training exercises, & weighed down plastic or other substances EXIST in the abyss!!!
Actually, some kinds of plastic do sink. Auto parts that are insert molded with metal parts, or broken tail lights from polycarbonate tend to sink. When an accident happens on a city street, guess where the trash ends up? Uh huh. That's why tow trucks have brooms...have a look some time.
PET or #1 plastics MIGHT SINK. Iron sinks, and yet we have iron ships. Bottles float because they are hollow. Compression to make plastics sink might also yield a useful product (i.e. paving tiles), so that requires analysis and discussion.
It's hard to beat the price of natural gas with any kind of recycled fuel, unless the input is vast, uniform and rather clean...which it isn't without labor intensive sorting and cleaning. We have a huge issues with ocean litter, lack of export demand, and wishful thinking by community waste generators. Pyrolysis or incineration? Which is more practical? Well, both are better than dumping.@Robert King
Turn plastic to diesel. That diesel will burn off and it’s the only way to make plastic disappear for good
How
Carbon emissions
KevSamaFreekicks since plastic is made from fossil fuels, it can be heated up until it’s vaporized and condensed into liquid which can be turned into diesel.
@@nbdb23 dude you need to go to school. If that were the case don't you think these people would have already done that? Diesel is a lot more expensive than plastic. Cheap plastic + heat =/= Costly diesel. Stop spouting crap and do your homework.
Sahil Pethe you have a better solution? The reason it doesn’t happen enough is because getting petroleum and making diesel from that is a lot easier than making diesel from waste plastic. And I’m a freshman at the University of Washington so don’t think I don’t go to school.
the first company to do outerspace garbage is gonna be the way to go.
I am a packaging engineer. I see a lot of ideas that are claimed to be able to save the world. Most we hear about won't see mass market use. And the rest are 10 years out when you first hear of them. I would rate this a 8/10 of the potential to make a positive change in the near future. But I need to look into issues with scale and cost first.
The best solution is still educating people on how to make their stuff more recyclable by reducing the amount of contamination so that less will be deemed as trash due to time needs to slot them up for recycling.
As China now only accept recyclables that is less than 15% contaminated, that means stuff that looks and smell as good as new.
Glass bottles and jars are 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without any loss in purity or quality. Buy glass and then recycle it whenever you can.
glass bottled items cost more than those packed in plastics. some can easily charge you $10 more for the glass jar. Oh, and glass makes good weapons too as compared to plastics.
Use. (wooden) chopsticks instead of plastic utensils!
Yeah and wooden straws!
That leads to deforestation. Use metal utensils and simply wash them or steam clean them!
Awesomeness!
over 90% of ocean plastic comes from china and africa - what we do has little effect
And you are from which country?
an IV tube is one use plastic. So is the super thin bag your lettuce is in, which keeps dripping meat from putting salmonella in your salad. We can do without single use plastics, but some people will have to die.
We could make a wide mouth 2 liter plastic jar made to be re-usable, and put things like mayo in them. Then you could bring it back to the store and use it to put your bulk rice in. Those who did not re-use them could rinse them out and give away, and they could go to the hardware store to be filled with bulk nails. Manufacturers could use them for other non food items like rubber bands, fertilizer, clothespins, or pens.
It is NOT TRUE that 91% of plastic we put in recycling cannot be recycled. I've toured a recycling plant myself and - while there is about 30-35% contamination - the majority of plastics we send to recycling plants are successfully reclaimed and ultimately reprocessed into something else. See our Waste Management recycling plant tour here - ruclips.net/video/crcg1yDTMos/видео.html
While I'm excited about the advancements noted in your story, your inaccurate information COULD DISCOURAGE RECYCLING by viewers. PLEASE RECYCLE PLASTICS!
Anyone know the name of the Company?
We needed this 40 years ago.
Good message but i think I like what Europe is working on which is turning a lot of that stuff back into diesel. That way its not making more plastic and since there looking at commuting buses... pretty good all around. This is still good and we do need more pro active changes to these issues.
So what's the disadvantage?
Sounds great but when I hear the words chemical and I’d like to know what damage the chemical the doing to the environment Let alone the plastic
How safe are the chemicals used to break down the plastic? Sounds like fixing one problem but creating another.
Bravo!!!!
It’s reusing and eliminating the trash in the process. It’s more environmentally friendly than putting it into a landfill. The third world countries need to follow the same path too though.
How does it work?
*Hundreds of these recycling centers should be opened worldwide and should be made mandatory!! Limit the use of these plastics but make the recycling mandatory asap!! We have the solutions but now it must be put to use!!!*
oregon needs stricter waste & recycle laws
We should be disgusted at all the plastic we are using and we should be telling manufacturers to stop using it.
Bennet Fox it’s significantly more expensive to not use plastic. Think about how heavy and inefficient cars were in the 1950s that is what we would have without plastics. The cost of everything would be unsustainable financially in today’s world.
We need more biodegradable and better recycling programs.
Rendering factor of 21st century. Good stuff. Smart business.
There is so much work to do on cleaning up the oceans. It will take everyone in the world to get it done. There needs to be a waterway tax that pays for cleaning up the ocean.
We need to stop consuming and producing single use plastic containers. Recycling is only a small part of a solution.
i also dont understand why they said the ocean clean up is impossible? maybe im just ignorant to the inner workings of these industries but it just seems like common sense (if chemical recycling says it can recycle contaminated plastic) to clean up the ocean use that plastic and just keep reusing it. i just dont understand why thats not an option or why thats not happening.
This process sounds all well and good but is it actually better? Does this process use more energy? Is it toxic? Does it end up releasing more chemicals into the environment, what are the byproducts? How feasible is this technology, and is it realistic to assume that it can be implemented on a world wide scale? I find myself left with more questions than answers after this segment. Thorough reporting is needed to address questions like these in an effort to unpack the more difficult problems of waste and pollution.
What country is shown with all the plastic in he ocean9the end of the video)?
Hope that gets big
Problem is most cities don't recycle or towns.
great thanks!!!!
If marine life doesn't want to die from plastic maybe they should find a other planet to live on!
Soctom that’s about the dumbest comment ever !
I would suggest a tax on plastic manufacturing that is earmarked for subsidizing plastic recycling or companies that use glass or other alternative in packaging, but you know big centralized government would turn that into something unrecognizable within a few years.
Yes!!!!!!
Hope this works. Plastic is a major problem.
1:36 - Reporter states "Here's why it matters" in an illogical and unverifiable shift in the story from solid waste technology to ocean contamination. THEY ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES. The only connection is the material "plastic" which is a vast subject area, most of which isn't newsworthy for a general audience. Solid waste facilities deal with material that is PROPERLY handled - put into recycling or waste bins. Landfills AREN'T killing fish unless they are poorly designed. Fish and marine wildlife die from non-point source pollution from global warming, plankton blooms, oil, plastic, fertilizers, sewage, and fire debris - THAT is the story for the oceans. Closing the plastics loop with chemical recycling might have an eventual effect on on Non-Point Source pollution - or it might not. But that's another story. Stop pandering to fears and please educate the public. Fight pollution not plastics!
I don't understand the need for excessive packaging especially when it's used for product made and sold on site like coffee cups, mc Donald's bags and wrappings etc
Plastic isn't the problem. People are the problem. That plastic didn't make it's way to the ocean on it's own. Why do people always call the symptom the problem?
Hillary Clintub
Yep. Can't be recycled if we have a population of people that through it in the ocean. Then blame the plastic bottles for it.
You can add it to roads that last longer.
What’s the name of this company in the video I want to check them out
This makes me Happy... Now, if we could get someone like a Bill Gates or Jeff Bezos or Tom Steyer to back and expand this process... With China rejecting recyclables, a State like California could be a leader in the process.
When i was a kid all soft drinks came in glass bottles that was reused what wasn't glass was cans .....maybe the easiest solution is to back to returnable glass bottles
This is really cool I wish this was available everywhere but you remember that person who developed the fungus that would actually eat Plastics.... are we even using that
Look up thermal depolimerization.
Tell me how if I throw plastic in the trash does it go in the ocean? Wouldn’t trash company and the city’s be responsible for it then
Why are they even dumping plastic to the ocean?
Most of the plastic in the ocean is not dumped there deliberately.
"We estimate that between 1.15 and 2.41 million tonnes of plastic waste currently enters the ocean every year from rivers, with over 74% of emissions occurring between May and October. The top 20 polluting rivers, mostly located in Asia, account for 67% of the global total."
www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15611
Education.
Most of it isnt dumped deliberately it gets there mostly from birds transporting from landfills actually some places are making efforts to bury trash to avoid this but as its not biodegradable you can only bury so much before theres quite literally no space
@Captain Howdy false majority comes from Asia by any reliable source
The recycling triangle means nothing, most items can't be recycled 😯
Recycling of these plastic materials is totally contraproductive. We need to take these Materials out of the production cycles and not keep them in. We need to substitute plastic with bioplastic.
No matter how good we get at recycling, it is still not good enough when some folks simply toss their plastic out of the car window. We should be making things out of materials that are non-toxic and bio-degradable.
Google "eco efficiency vs eco effectiveness" if you want to find out more.
stop using plastic all together
As you type this on something thats made with plastic
Sensible change is needed, not anti-plastic hysteria.
Rational thinking and wise decisions help more than sudden radical rushed decisions.
Soda could be sold in glass bottles, like beer is. One of the reasons I don't drink it anymore is the plastic changes the taste of the soda. You don't see beer sold in plastic bottles! Why? It ruins it! Same with soda! Just saying.
And nick is right we dont need plastic but it has to be world wide thing not just US.
Glass was good enuff when i was young enuff. There was no plastic on the shelves.
What waste does this process produce ? Is that worse?
How can I send you my plastics? They stopped recycling in my city.
How do i get a piece of this action
Wait we havent been doing this already?
I kinda feel like this is going to make it seem ok to keep using plastic
Put a value on the recyclable material and people would be more willing to help. Because they will make 💰
Make it into synthetic motor oil? That's huge.
Well, the plastic problem is solved, but has a new problem arisen? What about the chemicals they're using? What are the effects of the chemicals they're using? Can the chemicals be reused, or is it replacing one bad thing with another?
Sounds like as easy fix, hope it becomes one.
Why isn't this the only way that's used to recycle plastics?
This is just disgusting I can’t believe that large company haven’t started this kind of recycling no instead they throw it in the ocean so ocean life suffers as a result
Why is this not a bigger deal? Throw funding at this and grow it. Overhaul our trash infrastructure to route all recyclable materials to centers who can process it chemically
I'm sure it's cheaper to recycle the clean plastics the way they are.
In many parts of south east asia you cannot go to the beach without swimming in various trash and plastics
Luckily here in Tennessee we have the government actually banning plastic bag bans. USA, USA..
USA, damn right! You know what? It's a particular kind of bag that is causing the problem - the light weight HDPE - high density polyethylene bag - often called a "T-shirt" bag because of it's shape. If you have a vote there in Tennessee, keep an eye on the laws. HDPE bags float in the air and get stuck in water ways and also seize up recycling equipment. They are the cheapest bag a store can buy - but they also cause the biggest problems. Other bags aren't as bad.
What about tires its funny how u can get a ticket if u was driving down the road and a plastic bag flies out ur car and a cop says ur getting a fine for littering but why can't truck drivers get a ticket for leaving their flat tires behind isn't that littering.
So what happens to the massive amounts of chemicals they use in this process 😑
Mostly gets filtered out like water is reused after filtering. The filtered stuff mostly goes in the landfill but it would be on the order of 2-10% of the mass of plastics. And after putting it in the earth, the bacteria will break down those chemicals. Its very hard to break down plastics as compared to chemicals.
That's a good question. It looks like they are mostly breaking down styrofoam, which would mean the mass is pretty light.
It should be against the law to throw anything away. Everything should be recycled or sorted someway some how.
Did anyone else think she said, "Gary Shandling"?
Monetize recycling by allowing a materiel backed currency to be issued for recycled materiel. That would allow recycling to outpace demand and add resiliency to inflation from panic buying.
Calling in loans would generate more materials for products.
A product we can't live without? Just most of history.