Takeout creates a lot of trash. It doesn't have to.
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- Опубликовано: 2 янв 2018
- Our single-use items aren't helping the fight against climate change but there are easy hacks to reduce and reuse.
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People often forget that the first of the three R's is REDUCE. The best way to save earth is to just stop producing unecessary waste, not recycling.
I %100 agree. There wouldn't be any problems to fix if we just don't cause them in the first place. You'd think we'd have that figured out by now!
People mostly just don't understand that it's in order.
You should reduce, if not, then reuse, if not, then recycle.
I agree. That means giving up the idea of “shopping” as a hobby. Some people go to the store to buy new clothes, even when they already have clothes at home they barely wear. Also gadgets etc etc.
The first 'R' is now refuse. Just say no to all plastic and then reduce by bringing your own containers
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but reduction alone won't help us maintain our quality of life after peak oil.
I think it would be such a great idea if restaurants and cafes offered a discount if people brought there own reusable container, mug, etc.
Starbucks does.
^ yup. But we need more, more!!!
Agree
I feel like there should be some sort of standardization for lunchboxes, bottles, etc. Because when I go with my half liter reusable bottle I can't pay for a small coffee for instance.. And I don't need that much coffee.. So it would be nice if I could have a smaller one (in a specific recognized size) that all cafés and cafeterias would recognize.
Pick n save does too
Delivery in South Korea is actual plates and bowls that are picked up about an hour after the original delivery, that would be cool to do in the US.
that's so amazing!!
@윤혜진 Hyejin Same here, but its unlikely.
Yea and they have lots of 24 hr food services
Note that this might look cool, but this also means that the delivery driver have to drive twice to your place; that extra fossil fuel burnt might as well just offset a large part of using reusable plates and bowls.
For this to make sense, the pick up should probably be from another company that picks from multiple houses in bulk, washes them, and then redistribute the clean plates and bowls back to restaurants; but leaving these plates and bowls longer at customer's place also increases the risks of contamination, it also means that most restaurants in the area would actually have to agree to use one common plates/bowls pick up service. Food delivery waste is a difficult balancing act between waste, hygiene, and convenience.
Where was that at? I used to live in Daegu and my delivery was always styrofoam and plastic.
Philadelphia has sunscreen dispensers around city parks in order to increase the amount of people wearing SPF and to decrease the amount of waste created from sunscreen packaging
윤혜진 Hyejin there was one in LOVE park and some at Citizens Bank Park, and a few more downtown.
sunscreen kills our oceans.. the chemicals in them kills our coral reefs.
Ruby Garcia yes, only the harmful chemicals, there are sunscreens that doesn’t have those chemicals
Nice! Do you have to put a quarter in or something for it to dispense?
Wow that's neat.
I love how America has these great innovative ideas that other countries have been doing for years
Gabriel Ethan Mohamed Also, if we make a switch to better eco friendly stuff, we make a big difference!
Better late than never ;)
China, take notes
Ya china take more notes
Sure "America". I'm not trying to discredit the home-grown geniuses of America. They are very smart and innovative. But a lot of states like Cali here have smart immigrants/foreign-borns from other countries and culture, they contribute a lot to America. So "America" can claim from these brain gains.
In Germany you have to pay a small amount for plastic bags in supermarkets. That makes people reuse or bring their own bags.
einfach nur Leo same in the UK
Same in India. And it works.
We had that here in Dallas, TX but people got angry & upset, so they took it away SMH
I was shocked when I was at the register in an American Grocery Store. The amount of bags they give you is endless. We got about 10 things and ended up with 6 plastic bags. Shure, not having to worry about bringing your own bag might be easier, but most of the time, here in germany, I just keep a basket in the car and a foldable bag in my backpack.
Same in Hong Kong
2:32 Ive worked in retail before and trust me some customers would act like you tried to kill them if you didnt give them a bag... i can already hear the Up-itty voice “AND A BAG?!” “Ummm.... Are you serious?!” “This is unbelievable” “You expect me to hold and carry my burrito?!” “Can i speak to your manager?” And of course the people who just stand there still, and stare at you.
yesterday a worker asked me "do you need a bag or can you put it in your purse?" and i thought it was so sweet and a nice way of making people re-think it
I work at a shoe store and about two weeks ago we ran out of bags. We’ve ordered more but they haven’t come in yet. Surprisingly, almost no one has complained. If someone is buying like 3 or more pairs of shoes at one time, I offer a trash bag. I like the trash bags better than our usual bags anyway because a single bag can hold 4 shoeboxes. But most of the time people are just buying 1 or 2 pairs of shoes and are perfectly happy carrying the boxes in their hands. A lot of people have even had positive reactions when I tell them we don’t have any bags at the moment. They go, “oh cool! Saving a bag!” Or “one less thing to throw away”
How about you act like a person in retail and disposition the customer accordingly.
I work in a fruit smoothie shop and I am saddened by the amount of plastic we produce. Just recently a found out that usually when I don't ask people if they want the ice cream in a cone or a cup, they don't even expect it to come in a cup. Or when I just hand them the sandwich in the small paper box it's in, they usually just take it without asking for a bag. And I also started asking them if they really need the cap on their cup. A surprisingly large number of them realizes they, in fact, don't need the cap. Because why should it be a sure thing to get the whole set (cup, cap and straw)? Why not treat the last two things as items for special occasions (when driving etc.)? I just wish my manager wouldn't sabotage my efforts by handing bags and cups to everyone that enters...
I experience quite the opposite. In NYC they still hand you the plastic bags without asking in grocery stores and I need to repeat 3 times and almost yell at the cashier NO BAG PLEASE!!! One time a person said back to me "But it's free...". Omg, really? Also, Seamless checkbox almost never works. I check it and then duplicate in the delivery instructions but they still end up putting napkins and utensils... The struggle is real
In Panama we just banned plastic bags!!! It was such a win. Now on to other single-use items.
Bagels!
Souls of the innocent?
We are still using plastic for Takeouts so no..
Same in Pakistan!
@@abdullahishaq4174no, Pakistan MAKES plastic bags for China.
I remember when those water bottle drinking fountains were put in at college. People used them so much that they had to replace the 2 year filter after a year.
Autymn Maas The machines at my university were on 6-month cycles. They also tripped the 1mil counter twice in my four years.
We have them at school, they are brilliant! No-one wants to buy water if they can get unlimited clean cold filtered water for free as long as they have a bottle with them.
Eulogy I forgot about the counter! That made it almost fun.
So Big Shaq's "no ketchup" principle is actually very eco-friendly
XD
He says man's not hot .May be he is referring to global warming
I always knew that he's secretly a genius
"Quick maffs" phrase most certainly refers to importance of education.
Gido He was on Genius
I'm mostly learning that the US is facing some problems that are already tackled or being tackled in Europe.
This channel taught me that America is a mess
@Sarah Leason I'm not checking news too often
uh you people do realise trash or plastic in America doesn’t really only affect America, it is affecting everyone with increased global warming and such. its no comparison who's being better in consumption and reducing than whom, its all about lets all work together to save our planets by making conscious decision. Because trash in America will affect rest of the world and likewise.
@@salmiahakhtar3371 AGREED
Basically anything you do in Europe in the US we are at least 10-20+ years behind on it except for technology, fashion and architecture. I haven't left the country yet but you are 100% right in your assessment!
Rethink,
Refuse,
Repair,
Repurpose,
Reuse,
Reduce,
Recycle,
Recreate,
Replace with reusable solutions.
Rejoice!
Represent!
Rot
Repurpose
-- i appreciate this
-- I don't think I could easily remember this
-- I can't see teachers teaching it to kids as a motto the same way "reduce, reuse, recycle" is taught right now.
How about
1.Rethink
2.reuse
3.reduce
4. recycle
5. Rejoice!
because i think the ideas of 'refuse' 'repair' and 'repurposed' can call be taught and talked about with just 'rethink'
e.g. "rethink getting a plastic bag (refuse)" "rethink buying a new table and fix the one you have instead (repair)" "rethink throwing out the pants that don't fit you and donate it instead" I liked the addition of rejoice! To end it in a happy note, and it can open a conversation about being public about your sustainability in a way that influences others,
Regicide
This should be #1 trending not Logan Paul news
Sara Rhodes Lmaooo rightttt😂
Sara Rhodes My faith in the human race diminishes every time he gets a million views.
You underestimate the power of entertained children.
sad but true, and the catch me outside girl
I had to google who Logan Paul is
This is the type of content that needs to be on trending
AGREED!
It is
I feel like Vox lids usually are and thankfully they make good vids about going green and helping our planet! (and lots of other things too, of course)
Yup not shitty katy perry song or pewdidie whatever he is
jay fawn he's rarely ever on trending...
In Ireland you can rent school books and at the end of the year u give them back or reuse them for another 3 years
That's great!!!
THANK YOU UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA! THANK YOU UC IRVINE! THANK YOU UC MERCED! Gosh, we need more people like them! Especially in US!
Let’s go Merced !
Here in the UK we switched to pay for plastic bags (5p~) for large businesses (supermarkets & large stores). Critics were saying this will destroy the local business economies and be terrible for hygeine, plus people will keep buying bags.
But small businesses don't have to impose this, neither do meats/other hygeine essential shops. Our plastic bag consumption has dropped by like 80%!
The 5p bag profits go to charities. £66 million has gone to all sorts of charities since this came into play
Awesome! That seems pretty well implemented.
5?? It should be 1, it's cheaper her in Norway
5p is like half a kroner...
Companies have to pay for plastic bags and for every one they give out for free they lose money, having a small charge for a bag makes sense.
My library has those water bottle refill fountains. I love em
They're called water fountains
In the U.K. tap water is safe to drink.
I have 5 in my home, 2 more on the outside. I call them taps.
James Kirk it's a water fountain where there is a top down spout. So you can fill up a water bottle easily without having to tip it under the drinking spout.. it's has the ability to drink from or easily fill bottles. Most drinking fountains it's not easy to fill water bottles
My family owns an Italian restaurant and we offer takeout. Here are some of the things we do:
- We only put plastic silverware and napkins if the person order requests them. (95% of people do not) And we don't even offer plastic bottles with our takeouts.
- Yes, we do use plastic bags for our smaller orders. For larger orders, or orders with liquids (soup, side sauce), we put them in a cardboard box that we got kitchen supplies in order a paper bag. We can also manage to put things in a paper bag or cardboard box if someone requests.
- We put bread in ALL our to-gos. Although we do package them in a plastic bag, we tie them with the ties that we get from produce like asparagus.
- One of the things we don't do is just hand someone a single container when they order one meal. This is because of 1. The food is usually very hot and 2. All our meals come with bread and most come with a salad with a choice of dressing. (If they don't, it usually comes with a little container of grated cheese.) So it's NEVER really _one_ container.
- 90% dinners are packaged in an aluminum container with the cover being one side aluminum and the other side a thick paper. The only time we use a plastic top is when we have a salad for 3 people or a medium antipasto. That's it.
- None of our to-gos contain any styrofoam. (I don't think they ever have...)
- We try not to over-package. The only time is when we have a paper bag that is poor quality, and we just "double bag" it, which is putting the paper bag in the plastic bag.
- To separate each container in our takeout orders, we use cardboard from the boxes we get our supplies in.
Great advertisement and great job
Save the Earth
WHO PUTS KETCHUP ON CRISPS?! 2:04
no u
"Save the Earth" is the Motto for Over the Horizon 2015 (samsung)
No. You save it
Watch earthlings the movie its free on RUclips and cowspiracy
Please get this to trending
Paradox Malik True
How to get it to trending?
its all up to youtube to promote the video
#5
It’s #5 right now
It's funny because my boss has been saying this for decades "always ask if they want the food altogether in one bag never separate, only give a carrier bag if they ask, and if it's a home delivery never give plastic forks and try and wrap it in paper instead of using a bag...and only give straws with milkshake not bottles or cans unless asked" simple cost cutting measures that's save you and the customers money in the long run and help the environment!
Bpmm 01 nnnnnnice!
The thing a lot of business don't get is by doing that you're saving yourself money in the long run. So being eco friendly is the capitalist way at the end of The day.
Wow decades, where do you work?
See now, that is useful!
In Korea they bring ur food in bowls when u order black bean noodles and when ur done u leave it outside ur door and the delivery guy picks it up
MOMO COCO Are You A 韓國분
Woah that's really nice
Let's be real, that wouldn't work in America lol
I am glad my local government starting to banned straws, plastic fork, spoon, any plastic packaging for food and plastic bag.
only allow cloth or paper bag, paper cups and paper food packaging.
but sadly In Indonesia, only Bali who do this at this time (as far as i know), I really hoping other area starting to follow Bali.
Since July 1st this year, in NZ, stores are legally not allowed to give out single use plastic carry bags. Yay!
And I've heard, in Portugal, next year, grocery stores will not no longer use single use plastic produce bags or plastic meat containers.
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@@louiselessels117 Heck no. Let's hope America stays on own.
@@isaacg5438 I hope America gets on board
Paper bag and paper food packaging actually have their own problems. So the best thing is to bring our own bag and utensil then reuse them afterwards.
I love this host, Dr. M. Sanjayan is just so enthusiastic about it all, if he cares this much then so should I lol
Then why does he eat out all the time?
Dubious just played his T R A P CARD
Jamitty Man, Dubious' profile pic is his reaction to your comment lol
I agree wholeheartedly with 99% of this video. The 1% I don’t agree with is dude putting ketchup on his potato chips at 2:03 #isthisathing
OH MY GOD YES IT IS A THING.
I've been dipping both Lays and Doritos in ketchup since the 1970s. Not always, but not rarely either.
Me too10/10
Well in Canada, we have Ketchup flavoured Lays, so I guess it is for Americans who don’t have the luxury of Canadian imports haha
Prof. Potato most popular patato chips in Turkey are ketchup flavored
When I was a kid, sodas come in glass bottles. We gotta return the bottles to the store. They also tasted better since they were chilled in glass bottles. Wish the companies would do that once again.
can companies just plain STOP making bottled water LOL
MrPolyalert I don’t think we can just completely cut it out that plain it would take a lot of work especially in America
Bottled water has its uses. Like larger groups of people going on a trip somewhere where they would need to stay hydrated constantly.
@@dreamof_me You can bring your own water bottle though and have a container filled with drinking water and ice for refils. I've seen some events where they do that
@@dreamof_me But not worth the damage they cause :(
ViVi yeah but that’s not always feasible or affordable. Bottled water is often overpriced and subpar when it comes to quality and the average person doesn’t need so much bottled water
This video tackles the problems that I see one a daily basis. I work at subway and a guy asked for a plastic to-go bag. He went to the nearest table, ate the sandwhich and threw the bag out.
Austin What an idiot smh
Austin He probably changed his mind, no need to go home and write about it on the internet like you’re some hero
Maybe he did, but it also kind of gets on my nerves when people want a bag just for a 6-inch sandwhich.
Wow that’s sad. Humans are made to crave things and stuff. Most don’t know true consequences of those plastic. Education is most important. Restaurants should have more postings about their waste and consumption. More people need to be made aware of the our waste problem. Every business that produced waste should take a responsibility in reducing it. Only way it will change
Austin so you’re expected to carry it around in your hand until you reach your destination? What if you’re riding a bike?
I love this series, it gives me hope that there are people out there who care about these things and are trying to make things better for the planet
It’s frustrating how automatically a store employee will put your item into plastic bag. When I bring my reusable bags, I have to remind them multiple times that I brought my own bag. In some cases, they’ll stick my items into a plastic bag and then into my reusable one. IMO, reducing overpacking and waste begins with training away employees’ instinct to immediately bag items.
IK MEE TOO! they pack my items in a plastic bag before I even notice! And sometimes they would get offended if I tell them I don't need that much palstic😂
In Europe there is no such thing. Plastic bags are not free and are considered an item that has a price tag on it. The price tag is very low but it is very well known that a token price tag still has a massive impact on how often people take it.
My high school instituted the first composting system in my school system as a pilot program last year, and have since been expanding it across the district to other high schools. It was really tricky at first, but our environmental club has helped a lot. Recently the district switched to paper and/or cardboard trays, and don't package most meals. We installed a water bottle filling station in the cafeteria, and many of our students carry reusable water bottles out of sheer convenience. Though it isn't a perfect system, there's still far more plastic packaging than we as a school ever need, and the composting system is still young, it's shown a remarkable improvement. I'm really proud of my school and their club, which was the one that brought it to the district as a potential to save money.
Vox basically reads my mind
average human same I just thought about this yesterday
Well I think of this every time I go to a store or a fast food joint and they give me all this garbage.
And that is just the start. Soon they'll be able to write to your mind too! The future is awesome :D Yey!
Was literally thinking about this yesterday and just watched it.
Ikr i just bought some takeout
As a result of watching this video, I am writing my university to start doing the reusable, take-out containers.
Mikah tomorrow you'll wake up with a different idea . and you know it.
yes! my school doesnt use that ozzi program they showed in the video, we just have a little trade system to keep count of the containers
Hooray! Hope it goes well! It’s pretty much a no-brainer when you think about it.
Awesome! Don't forget to highlight all the money they'll save and the positive PR they'll get.
I work at kfc and I want to put up a sign that says please tell if you don't want a bag or utensils but i'm scared bc really rude ppl come to the store and maybe the manager and company won't approve.
Maha Shahid you could ask them while they pay :)
i work at a grocery store and i feel the same, we are supposed to ask about bagging larger items like milk gallons or packs of soda, and then people people say “sure,” kind of reluctantly. i wish they would just say no if they don’t need it. and with receipts, it would be nice to have the option to not print considering the amount of people who refuse them.
Most of this stuff needs to be national standardized already. Enough is enough
I know this isn't too much of a help but I love re-using shoe boxes for containers. I think they look really cool.
Toby Fisher what’s a good way to re-purpose a shoe box?
Charles Jennings just whack some CDs or DVDs in it. I'm not creative enough to do anything smart with them really but you can stack em up if you're tight for space. Maybe use them for spare toiletries? Up to you.
Quinten used to do that at my school but hung it up a few years ago, I miss it. Vans boxes just look cool.
Besides using it to contain random stuff, like old toys, I also use my shoe boxes to keep my shoes, and I write what shoe is inside so that it's practical to find what you need. Great suggestion Toby!
Rafael Coelho might sound silly but shoes are a good idea! Can get a bit messy at times. Like the toy idea, would make for good memory boxes especially if the box is from the same time. Heavy aesthetic points.
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This annoys me so much
(Not the comment just the frikin plastic bags when u least need them)
Thank you next plastic bag
u forgot the have a nice day
not to flex on y'all but in NZ we banned plastic bags
You're like the Canada to Australia
Trampoleen yea we’re better version of Australia just like Canada is better version of USA.
Way to go NZ, thats awesome
Zomato is a food delivery app in India and I loved it when I saw that they too have put the No Plastic Cutlery option but then when I ordered the food I got the plastic cutlery anyway. I stopped ordering from them. #zomatostopplastic
When I go out to eat I bring a reusable container for my leftovers. I also have a pencil box where I keep utensils for ordering takeout or eating at work!
Me too! I wish they had suggested this.
My family does it too!
A pencil case! Such a great idea thank you!
I use a single bottle but have never thought that doing so I help the planet (I do it because it's cheaper than buying a 1 litre bottle every time water runs out). Thank you so much for making such videos, Vox, and you, Dr. Sanjayan. These tips seem so obvious but we don't really think about them unless we are pointed to them.
What kind of bottle do you use ?
Because a normal water bottle that you can but in a store is dangerous for your health to re use it.
Really? I use a regular water bottle I bought in a grocery, not these fancy ones. Although after watching the video I started to think about getting one.
By water bottle i mean plastic you can squeeze.
Yeah you need a fancy bottle here in the netherlands you can but it for 12 euro s in the Americas for 14 dollars is not that exspensive
“We need to have ketchup dispensers that everyone can use instead of packets”
*Laughs in Coronavirus*
How does coronavirus spread via a ketchup dispenser?
@@20quid maybe the handle. But so do doorknobs and all that other stuff people touch all the time
@@Dongonzales123 The outside of a ketchup dispense can be sanitized in the same way that the surface of every table in a restaurant will be sanitized between uses.
Anything reusable is by design easy to clean and resistant to damage from cleaning. Think cloth napkins compared to paper napkins.
Single use and overpackaging is always cleaner no matter what... You're going to get every customer to wipe down the system after use and rinse the nozzle... How many wipes or rolls of paper is this gonna use in the process?
@@Squaretable22 *USE YOUR SHIRT SLEEVE TO USE DISPENSER* OBVIOUS. YOUR EXCUSES TO POLLUTE ARE USELESS
When you go to Tim Hortons , and bring a reusable cup you get 10% off
And Starbucks too. Idk if Dunkin Donuts does or not.
Vox, always asking the real questions.
my spirit animal is snorelax
i mean this is a pretty important question, if that’s sarcasm
Elena I was being serious and somewhat playfully saying it lol
Not really. Sometimes they all do stupid vids
It's amazing how when Vox makes a non-political video using this format of presenting the viewer with a claim, facts, expert opinion, and it's importance. No one has an issue with it, but any political video made with the exact same format is considered not trustworthy or poorly made.
Beyond Lorien It's because vox clearly leans one way politically with their videos. Also no one likes politics.
While Vox does have a bias. The facts they do present aren't false (and if they are or misrepresented they do often issue corrections in the comments). And regardless if people don't like politics, politics still dictates a good portion of our lives. So that excuse never really flies with me. People's disinterest in "so and so" bill going through legislation won't protect them from its consequences.
J Thomas It's because of the bias and the dislike of politics especially since they lean so clearly to one side that makes them so disliked. Those aren't excuses it's just the truth. If they were a bit more neutral when presenting the facts then people most likely wouldn't have issue.
But all news outlets are biased. Even outside of politics, no matter what the subject is, people will be biased towards one side or the other and argue for it. So it doesn't make sense to hate any video or report for bias so long as their facts are correct and none of what's being reported is fake.
Beyond Lorien I actually think it's because of how left thry lean. If they were mostly neutral but a few left leaning point in videos then people wouldn't care as much. Philip defranco is like a left leaning centrist and he tells both sides which is why people like him.
I love this!! We have to all start making small changes in our lives to make a difference. :)
We need a pandemic version of this! I notice now that we are using a ton of single use items now!
"we should take the trash and push it somewhere else" - Patrick S.
andrewhuang316 I read that in his voice. I'm too high for this 😂
MAKE THIS TOP COMMENT!!
andrewhuang316 obviously
I'm totally on board. Vox you are my favorite channel you broaden my horizons and constantly change the way I see things. I'm so glad you exist that tears escape my eyes. THANK YOU VOX AND HAVE A GREAT 2018
Damn quit crying it’s just youtube
Why does this not have more view? It's so important!!!
It's not important. But it is amusing
VOX, please keep making this series! It's amazing and we need more
Alright, the comments are funny, but finish the god dam video before you claim he was asking you to put a tuna sandwich into your back pocket.
Damn, I wish there was more RUclips channels out there like Vox. Always has great content/people.
David Stoneback LOL
Try GreatBigStory; An amazing YT channel.
They're really great when they stay away from US politics
If anyone here speaks German: watch Simplicissimus, they have lots of great content that is like Vox stuff.
My work (a restaurant who does door dash) stopped carrying plastic bags, and we only have paper bags...no one's noticed 🤷♀️
I love this video and i love most of Vox's videos, particularly the ones made with UC. I live in the UK and today I tried to order a take away from a random fast food without taking most of the trash they offer with the order. I received a rejection of my request and i received all the trash a normal fast food would give (double bagging, plastic cutlery, another paper box etc.). I feel that those type of videos has to be promoted to the authorities and politicians, so a law can be made against the over-usage of trash. Right now, every company will give you the trash they have just because....
Vox, nice topic, hope you can continue create more awesome videos in year 2018.
rewer yeah stay away from politics
Some of their political videos have a clear left-wing bias, and these types of videos are better than biased videos.
I'm kinda right wingy myself and I enjoyed every of their political just for the objectivity!
I actually like their political videos as well. Just my humble opinion.
The thing is that I don't think I've found a Vox video I don't like, but it's just that I prefer a particular topic over another. Also, even if they do have a political bias, at least Vox always makes the video high quality, interesting, and overall worth watching.
Vox videos always have amazing editing and quality
When i was in Germany for an internship the coffee machine at the university had an option for using your own cup, and it made so much sense. I can guarantee you every research lab is stocked up with mugs way beyond what is necessary, no one needs 3 single-use plastic cups a day.
*Laughs in Norwegian and our bottle 'pant' system and obligatory trash sorting.*
A lot of places here (including starbucks) also give discounts for people bringing their own reusable container/cup
'Pant' is a sytem where you pay 1-3kr (NOK) ($0,1-0,3 USD) extra for any and all bottles and cans you buy like sodas and water, and you collect those bottles at home before bringing them back to the store to put them through a machine to pant them which gives you back the 1-3kr extra that you spent. Meaning if you collect a big bag of it you could be sitting with over 100kr (~$12 usd) extra for your shopping.
When you pant you also get the option to not get your money back and rather donate it to health organisations.
If you do choose to throw your bottle in the trash (or put on top of it if you're nice) because those 2kr isn't worth carrying your bottle around, there are constantly homeless or poor people picking through the trash to collect the bottles thrown away for extra money.
Aroundd 90% of all bottles and cans in Norway get recycled because of this system.
It's honestly such a good system and I don't understand why it's not more used in other countries.
Companies really should be held responsible for the disposal of their packaging. This will definitely push them to cleaner alternatives.
Iris think about all those phones you can't use for more than 2 years. they create more toxic trash you think apple cares ? clearly you don't either.
Lechiffresix six Think about all that trash that will keep accumulating if we don't do something. How does that imply I don't care?
Don't forget about k-cups which are so wasteful for just a little bit of extra convenience. Brewing coffee isn't even that hard
megakirbyx Not to mention the machine gets moldy and gross.
KCups make me shudder.
I hate Keurigs for exactly that reason!!!!
Then add in the ewaste of the machines themselves, which seem *designed* to break periodically to force purchase of the next model with the newest coffee-based antihacker technology.
Not to mention more expensive. A bag of ground coffee is way cheaper than a box of like 12 kcups, and its extremely annoying to not be able to control the coffee-water proportion yourself.
I have a lot of collapsible items that I can carry with me - reusable bags, a watercolor that folds up when it's empty, and a Tupperware that flattens. I carry these things with me everywhere, and they don't take up as much space, and they ensure that I don't have to take away a lot more trash. It's also helped me reconsider some of my purchases, choosing items that are not individually wrapped or to reconsider sitting down at restaurants and cafes to eat my food. A lot of places have washable cutlery, plates, and glasses for people who want to stick around.
this is probably the best series Vox has done. we need way more of these
In restaurants near my home, for take outs they usually ask us to get our own boxes or they charge us for containers
It's good to see some American still believe in climate change and doing something about it.
Many Americans do. Our president does not accurately represent us.
That’s an understatement.
Fake newws. Chinese hoax crooked scientists
Modern environmentalism literally started in the US in the 60s. Unfortunately there are some Americans who attract the most attention when they spew their ignorant drivel. When foreigners see that, they think this is the opinion of the majority of Americans, when in actually it’s the complete opposite.
David Bauman: “The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.”
David Bauman Seriously, I don't understand you people, what isn't there to believe?
Changing the food container design also helps reducing waste. In Germany many supermarkets are selling takeaway food not in foam containers, but in boxes which are actually thin plastic bags fixed into a paper carton base, glued only on 8 corner points. When you finish eating you can see at the bottom of the empty container the instruction to recycle the packaging: Rip the plastic off paper box and throw them away separately. Paper is much easier to recycle than plastic so this design minimizing plastic proportion really helps.
BTW in many roadside takeaway fast-food restaurants in Germany, food like wraps or sandwitches are just packed in paper or aluminium and handed over with a piece of napkin outside, no plastic bag given. Supermarkets also generally stopped offering plastic purchase bags, but paper bags for single use or durable farbic ones.
In Europe a bag costs money and you can’t buy plastic bags only paper bags and that is amazing because u get more conscious about bringing your own bag and reuse everything to safe money! Im from Berlin BTW
Europe is a really wide word. This is not the case in most European countries
Good video, it reminds me to be more aware.
But I also have to say the US seems to bee the craziest example for producing waste. Here in Germany, the plastic bags cost 10-20 cents, and you will be asked if you need one. So people will bring their own bags or back packs with them.
There are still a lot of other areas where waste can be prevented. I hope more countries will see the oppurtunities and switch to more reuse.
take out food is just as bad in Germany. I ordered home today, now looking at the amount of trash it produced, I feel bad.
Paying for plastic bags/ the “don’t offer it” method has been going on in the US and around the world for years. This isn’t new...
We need to start using hemp plastic
That plastic bag thing was tried but didn’t work because people got pissed that they had to spend 10 cents for the sake of the future of mankind
“ I already payed 2$ tax on my confederate flag, now why I gotta pay 10 cents for a bag to put it in, global warning sum fabricated liberal bullshit”
BennyBeGoode California (West Coast US) has this as well, which has worked effectively. Thing is, each state differs from each other, as I’ve heard that some states’ citizens were angered by this (not sure why) and they had to retract this system.
my hoarder mom would try to steal those reusable take out boxes from the establishment 😂
they'd charge her. You have to use your account to get one and if you don't return it they charge you.
Oasis Spirit I am pretty sure if you don't give it back you are fined
if you don’t like lugging around reusable cups/mugs/containers, there are plenty of collapsible options available! you can often find them at shops that sell camping supplies like MEC, & online if you can’t find any around you. i’m trying to find a collapsible coffee mug so i can just chuck it in my bag without it taking up much space in case i find myself wanting to buy a drink while i’m out.
This should be a video that each person on the earth watches everyday !!
VOX IS STARTING THE NEW YEAR RIGHT!!!
Rose Volkov vox is cancer and is a media puppet and always will be. Dont be deceived.
this video should be in trending
My campus has those water fountains with the reservoir to put your water bottle in, and it has the little counter on it that counts how many water bottles it has saved! It also labels the trashcans “landfill” on them and has recycle bins that say things like “recycle” and “sustain” on them, and I just love how that language is there to really make people think about their waste.
My university has recycling bins all over the place but over 90% of it goes to the trash anyway because the accepted items for recycling are so strict, so the bags usually end up being contaminated with something non-recyclable, and they throw the whole bag away :(
When I was first in United States I was shocked by the amount of plastic bag being used. The amount that was used just for me(for example in target, besbuy, etc.)in Europe could end up between 4-6 people.
I´m 20 now, and i might have payed for a bag in a grocery store twice. Living in Germany you kind of get used to bringing your own bag.
The reusable take out thing would be incredibly profitable in large cities, including mine. That could be interesting way to entrepreneur.
I know. If only I had the resources to do that. I would bring that idea to Chicago.
One really easy way to reuse plastic bags is to use them as garbage bags in smaller trash cans. The bag does get thrown away eventually, but you kinda got a second use out of it. Unless you don’t use like a bin liner in those smaller cans. That works too.
Really loving this series
This is what I think of whenever I go to subway, they always seem to bag everything even for dine-in
Eric Southard maybe have a chat/write a letter to the manager, suggest that all that packaging is unnecessary and most people would prefer it not packaged. They could serve it on a ceramic regular plate perhaps?
If you're not buying recycled products, you're not really recycling.
How would we know if the product is recycled or not?
Usually the company brags about it on the label somewhere
Considering how much is recycled nowadays, a lot of it goes unaccounted for if all of the companies put it on their label.
Anyways, the more the product is recycled, the lower the likelihood for it to be used for food and beverage packaging.
It would probably be used for d.i.y parts, tissues,books or other other uses that I can't think off from the top of my head.
nice idea for the next episode of climate lab! What are the recycled goods we can and should buy? Is there a Stigma around using recycled? Are concerns about hygiene and quality rational?
Robert Lott that's a good bragging.
Finally someone made an informative video about waste minimization. I’ve been practicing it but I’ve never thought of compiling every idea in one video so it can be easily shared. Thanks Vox! Love this channel! :)
Most of the fast food franchise here in the UK have switched to paper cups and straws and there is a 5p charge if you want to use a plastic bag at the store, fortunately most people bring there own. Most clothing stores use paper bags. Microbeads are also banned in cosmetics.
Fact: it takes 600 years for a plastic fishing line to fade away in the ocean.
+Sam Fosdick you talking about yourself?
why not use string from spiders,or sheep ?
I conducted research in this area four years ago and people are working on it. Main thing right now is just how cheap and easy it is to produced monofilament line of varying tests.
Matt Kid fact: Climate Change is a Chinese hoax
Thongmaster fact: Donald Trump is not omnipotent.
As a packaging science major I love this video and have to say it is really well done. I will be adding it to my playlist of videos that explain what the hell I do.
Packaging science major lol!
Lechiffresix six XD
is that an actual job?
thats ur major??.... my god
Packaging is used everywhere, it's a clever thing to pick. All part of logistics
I'm so glad the takeaways I get in my town use aluminium foil containers with a card top, plastic containers that we can and do reuse for things like leftovers, and never give us plastic cutlery. The only other packaging is the one plastic bag it all comes in
Great to see people tackling the take out problem. I’d also love to see ‘take out’ containers when buying meat, milk, butter etc. all those things that are so hard to buy zero waste from the supermarket.
I think we should go back to how they used to do glass bottles for soft drinks, like you would buy one in a glass bottle and then for every bottle you return you get money. It was five cents, but they could give out more.
Sadly It's not that simple regarding glass bottles. With the extra shrinkage (for obvious reasons), plus the extra weight during transportation, means that glass bottled soft drinks can actually emit more CO2 than plastic. You can just put a deposit on the plastic bottles, of course.
Lmao it’s 2018 no one drinks soda anymore
Glass bottles has poor "value", they cost more to transport and they break easily
Plastic is lighter (cheaper transport) and doesn't break
Norway and other countries have this system, where you get paid for delivering bottles and cans (not glass anymore)
At least in northern Europe you get money back for returning plastic bottles, which encourages people to collect them for pocket money :) Glass has the bad quality of breaking so they aren't as reusable
Ur Mom unless you live in one of the many countries without safe drinking water. Several countries drink more soda than water.
Lmao.
Charge some cents extra when customers want these things and see how the numbers are dropping. And add pawn for the bootles, like in Germany and people will recycle
or do it like the uk with their sugar-tax. A few cents really make a difference in the way humans act!
We do nee to rethink a lot of stuff in our lives... composting, industrial farming, mindless retail, patriarchy...
In India, last year our government passed a bill for banning plastics. It was quite good tbh. All the shopkeepers and major malls in country started handing out paper bags or cloth bags(customers are charged for that too). So people basically bought their own bags to shopping or eateries. Biodegradable material is mostly used and plastic consumption reduced a lot. Feels good man!
i thought people in the USA need to ask for plastic bag like where i live but i guess i was wrong
Septian ernanto7 in some cities, states (California), or stores that is how it works, but it isn’t mainstream in America yet.
Septian ernanto7 depends on where you live. I’m from DC, and there they charge you 10 cents for a plastic bag. Where I live now (NYC) doesn’t. (Which is weird but I digress.)
i live in country in asia. we started 3 years ago to limit plastic bag and even charge (equivalent 15 us cents) per plasitc bag small or large
Septian ernanto7 southeast Asia?
here is the actual solution, just make your own food, why is this such a big problem in the US? are they just too lazy to make their own food?
Wait, you guys don't eat your bags too? Is everyone else super wasteful, or am I just a weirdo?
Bags are high in fiber
both!
ElyssaAnderson
Does it have to be an “either/or” situation?
ElyssaAnderson hahahaha
I just reuse the plastic bags as trash bags.
Here in my country most schools don't serve food in single-use plastic or paper, it's all washed again. My school has the refillable water station dispenser but you have to pay less than $0.25 for every glass
LOVE this series!! Thank you, thank you! Take out waste is my worst enemy on my zero waste journey.
UCM!! Such a small town here. Glad my hometown is featured here doing the world a good deed :)
Great to see an important video like this on trending!
In the Netherlands businesses have to charge like 10c for plastic bags and because of that the use of plastic bags is dramaticly reduced.
In Germany (where I'm from) there are three different kinds of bottle
- Einwegflasche (single use plastic bottle, you have to pay a deposit of €0,25 per bottle (which is legally required) and every supermarket has a machine where you can put in Einwegflachen and get your €0,25 back. They will be molten down and used for either new Einwegflaschen or something else)
- Plastik-Mehrwegflasche (reusable plastic bottle, you usually have to pay a deposit too, but it's not legally required and is usually less than for Einwegflaschen. Mehrwegflaschen will be refilled up to 25 times and will be molten down when they're worn out. They're often sold in crates of usually 12 bottles (can be up to 24 for smaller bottles)
- Glas-Mehrwegflasche (reusable glass bottle, will be refilled up to 50 times before melting down, otherwise like plastic Mehrwegflaschen)
Fun Fact: If a single use plastic bottle is bigger than 3 liters (slightly more than 100 oz) then it's exempt from the deposit rules so occasionally you see a 3,1 Liter bottle but the beverages in those are usually cheap and taste bad.