A few corrections based on the feedback I received from Marcus Eriksen, the lead author of the '171 trillion plastic particles' study: MOST IMPORTANT: 06:29: "Over 80% of the plastic emitted to the ocean comes from Asia" - The video implies that Asia is responsible for the majority of plastic in the oceans. This is, in fact, very debated because South East Asian countries have been recipients of the global trade of waste. While there's plenty of plastic leaking from SE Asia, much of it actually originally came from the US and Europe. Other corrections: 05:07: The 171 trillion particles number does NOT include nanoplastics. Only macro and microplastics. The total number of particles if we included nanoplastics would be higher. 05:09: "There's the famous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 3 times the size of France" - Scientists now steer away from using size comparisons to countries because the boundaries of the accumulation zones in the gyres are not defined. They extend from one continent to another with varying concentrations
your explanation of statement at 06:29 is a nice try but wrong. It assumes that the countries it came from are still responsible for it ending up in the environment even though they not longer have custody of it, they sold it, its not "theirs" anymore. Using your line of argument you need to look at blaming the original source of the plastic base material that the item was made from before it was consumed "in the US and Europe" to then be sold to SEA.. which is probably the SEA or China anyway. Anyone who has seen the filth that just gets dumped into waterways in pretty much any Asian country knows that banning some McDonalds straws is like trying to bail the ocean with a thimble while these waterways are still being used like magic rubbish vanishing machines.
Here is an excerpt of my insights from 75 years of life and the last 35 of them in the subject: Collective Neurosis (Wolfgang Heuer, 2023) The cause of civilisation / "high culture" and all its undesirable developments / deficiencies in civilised society is "The (THE) disease of society" (Kütemeyer, Fromm, Krishnamurti, et al.), a "collective neurosis" (Fromm, Frankl, Bodamer, Meves, etc.), as the (generic) term in sociology goes; a mass trauma-consequence disorder of the non-material soul - not of the material "psyche", as psychiatry calls the object of its work. Unfortunately, most of those who know about (Collective) Neurosis are, for reasons of their own affliction/impairment, unable to recognise the true extent of the problem. The very few truthful descriptions / expertises were / are ignored, concealed, denied or the authors discredited for the same reason. The fear of truth is pathological (neurotic), but can - and must (for healing) - be overcome. Collective neuroses consist of the individual neuroses of the (majority of) members of the - respective, meant - collective. I understand neurosis primarily as the state between psychological injury / traumatisation and fundamental, natural, healing. In reality, neurosis is much more than the conspicuous symptoms described in some publications. The greater part of the symptoms "hides" in the - alleged, supposed - "normality" of civilised society. The disease itself "hides" in the unconscious of the afflicted. In the state of neurosis, the soul - which I see as a purely energetic (non-material, subtle) living being - is in a kind of "retreat / protective posture", whereby its performance potential for the material (gross material) aspect of the human being is only available to a limited extent. The power potential of the soul essentially comprises TWO components: 1.: (Universal) ENERGY (non-material, subtle, life-energy, power of love and peace, healing power, etc.) and 2.: (Universal) INFORMATION (intuitive insights, intuitions, hunches, divinations, guidance, etc.). If these components are lacking, no true life / being, no healthy development can take place - so that afflicted people also cannot truly (spiritually-soulfully) grow up. I see (collective) neurosis as the essential causal factor of all so-called "disorders" / "diseases" including the disturbance(s) of the capacities for true responsibility and real, human, relationships. Collective neuroses can escalate into "collective psychoses" such as war, civil war, uprisings, persecution, expulsion, terror(-ism), massacres, genocide, etc.. The outbreak of Collective Neurosis >17,000 years ago (in presumably a group of orphaned traumatised children) led to loss of culture and the division of the afflicted into mainly 2 symptomatic groups: About 1% rather psychopathic, aggressive "enslavers" / exploiters / tyrants and Approximately 99% rather fearful mental enslavers. With continued non-recognition / non-healing, the afflicted population is threatened with extinction. We find corresponding warnings in the literature. We have been experiencing this worst of all diseases for >17,000 years - and are faced with the challenge of finally recognising it collectively and treading the path of fundamental, natural, healing. This requires intensive truthful education - and with increasing urgency; for the disease is growing exponentially. Read more: www.seelen-oeffner.de/basis-info/ (www.Seelen-Oeffner.de )
Thank you for the clarification, I was gonna look into the comment but was happy to find this as the asian plastic emission is the result of global political decisions of countries trying to get rid of the plastic waste and delegate to other countries, in our case Asian countries. keep up the great work i love your channel and content !
I did a large part of my physics PhD researching whether microplastics from the ocean surface can transition into the atmosphere. The surprising answer is yes. A tiny fraction can, during waves, bubble bursts and raindrop impacts, get into the air, and possibly be transported across continents with the wind. Microplastics have extremely high mobility in the environment. They are impossible to remove from the environment in significant quantities. We have to close the tap, to reduce plastic pollution by behavioral change. And even that won't fix the existing pollution.
Apart from the outstanding visualizations, I also really commend your dedication to showing your sources and the sound design in this video. Super well done!
“Our brains aren’t made to visualize numbers that big” thank you for saying that, I think this is an important point to remember when we talk about grand things -: the fact that we are often unable to even comprehend numbers that high and how it screws with our perception.
Having fewer than 3k views and on a channel with only 11k subscribers is crazy to me, absolutely cannot wait for the algorithm to pick you up and give you the recognition you deserve!
Wow, you must have put a TON of time into this video! Collecting the data, doing the animations, music, editing, etc. Great job!! I'm subscribing for more!
In my current preperations for my upcomming exams I learned about the biasis associated with maps. In your figure/map at 5:55 I would have appreciated the a visualistion of disribution of the 1000 stations recording the data. This came since I thought the number of monitoring stations seemed so small in contrast to the area covered by ocean. It would be intresting to see if the areas of relativ small numbers of plastics are due to lack of monitoring stations in the area. Cheers keep up your amazing work! Edit: Nice to see the increase of surveillance in the recommended solutions! PS: Binge watching all your videos in my study breaks, great content to turn my attention away from the topics of study for 10-15 minutes, but still learning about new and intesting topic in data science and analysis.
Holy shit! This is the best video I've seen in a very long time about pollution. The structure of the video, the storytelling, the authentic sources and even the clear, doable solutions given. The only thing I can say is to keep making vids like this one so that many people will get inspired, just like I got.
You addressed it in your pinned comment, but I feel like this gets glossed over so often it can't be a side-note: Asia being the top contributor to plastic waste is because: a) (as you pointed out) they receive quite a bit of plastic waste to "recycle" from the West b) their population size is massive with high density populations with poor waste management capabilities. thus, rather than looking at the overall percentage a "per capita" number would paint a clearer picture. c) most of manufacturing and a ton of food production has been offshored to the "East" besides that: fantastic video.
Asia is the top contributor because Phillipines exists and countries have huge population like India [1.4B], China [1.3B], Indonesia [273M], Pakistan [230M], Bangladesh [170M], Japan [125M] that's all.
It's also important to include the way different countries deal with the plastics. Most of them don't just throw it to the ocean, f. e. in India they literally burn it in small temperatures with no further adjustments. So the plastics don't end up in the ocean but much worse gases end up in the atmosphere.
Hi, I recently stumbled upon your RUclips channel and wanted to take a moment to express my admiration and appreciation for the excellent work you are doing. Your content is incredibly engaging and refreshing in its approach, and I am impressed with the unique perspective you bring to the platform. I think your videos stand out because of their impartiality and neutrality. It's quite rare to find a creator who can present analyses without any bias or tint with such quality. Your dedication to providing unbiased insights is truly commendable and sets you apart from many others. I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos as they are super easy to understand and provide us with valuable information on various topics. Your commitment to delivering accurate information with reliable sources is something that deserves recognition. Please know that your efforts have not gone unnoticed, and your contributions to the RUclips community are highly valued. I encourage you to keep up the fantastic work you are doing. Your authenticity and dedication are inspiring, and I have no doubt that your channel will continue to grow and attract a diverse audience of like-minded individuals. I hope I will eventually be able to help you further with the growth of your channel.
Although I was subscribed and had clicked the notification bell, I didn't receive any alert from RUclips about this new video. However, I eventually found it and was thrilled to watch it. Your work is excellent and I appreciate your dedication to providing insightful data, beautiful visualizations, and compelling presentations. Thank you so much for your valuable contributions!
I feel like when it comes to packaging yes other conventional solutions do have higher emissions but at least they are not now permanently stuck in the environment. Also you can create circular systems that reduce and take back in the Emissions with agriculture products.
I just LOVE scale demonstrations like this! I wonder if you would be interested in doing anything on cosmic scales… like one of those comparisons of insanely huge stars
It seems to me like channels which are able to evoke consciousness become more and more in demand. And I'm genuinely happy that time has given me the opportunity to witness and contribute to this. Wishing the best to the author, the audience and other wanderers who have stumbled upon this comment.
Wow, I can't believe this gem hasn’t been discovered by more people! 😮 The content is top-notch, and the quality is just amazing. Just stumbled upon this, and it’s safe to say, I’ve hit the jackpot! 🎰🌟 Can’t wait to see more from this channel. Liked, subscribed, and notification bell: ON! 🔔👍 #Underrated
Well in the 60' until 2000 a family usually recycled a lot more than now......for example water was kept in a glass, plastic bags were reused 5-6 times(in every house was a plastic bag full of other plastic bags that were being used a couple of times) .........also a big contribution can be traced to consumption of proccesed food
The one thing that needs to be considered in the idea of recycling plastic, as in melting down plastic to recreate it into something else, that I have heard is: 1) the quality of the plastic degrades when re-melted so making it into the same product it once was may involve more materials (possibly other raw ones not recycled), 2) the cost of the process since you need machines and manpower to divide and conquer, and 3) dividing the plastic types and being able to break them down to make a new product since there are different types produced with different chemicals mixed in. I have heard it is a more complex system and it takes time to research. Japan has some ideas such as recycling bottle caps into fuel/gas and reusing styrofoam, but even that is a lengthy and tedious process...we definitely need new innovations.
Wow. I am glad i found this channel so early on. Is there a particular reason as to why most graphs tend to increase or decrease in an exponential fashion?
Oh, that's actually way better than I thought. The way people make it sound is that it is hopeless and there's not much point in even trying at this point. We're still in super easy-mode. It looks like the simple answer is to replace the plastic used for Asian fishing equipment with something that fish can eat when broken down by the sun/water.
A thing to consider would also be, that we don't have to recreate the packaging of everything every time. Plastic is cheap to produce, yes, but it is also strong and long lasting.. Why not use it with these traits considered? For example, why does packaging for bottles and shampoo have to be recreated? Why can't we for example buy only the contents and not bring in the new packaging every time? That empty shampoo bottle can surely handle bunch more refills, that plastic bottle can hold the next cola you buy too.. It is important to not always put all your hopes just on science.. And don't get me wrong, I am a STEM person, I want to become an engineer, but I am also convinced that not all problems have to become the task on researchers and scientists to solve. The AdamSomething channel sums it quite well, we can't push the burden of our livestyles purely on scientific advancement. Although funnily enough, Climate Town then shows that these disposable livestyles that we have, are not just our fault, though I'll link that video here if anyone was interested: ruclips.net/video/PJnJ8mK3Q3g/видео.html
Wonderful video, there is a phenomenon called plastic migration where 1st and 2nd world export their plastic to the third world. The insights around that would have been a greate addition to an already amazing production.
Awesome video, these visualisations make it so much easier to understand. keep it going! Some feedback, I sometimes have trouble hearing what your are saying and I'm not sure why. It feels like you may be talking too fast or you may need to enunciate a bit more. Or I'm just getting too old and deaf. -_-'
For those who believe , that "ocean clean Up" (and other Start ups.) whould solve this by collecting , realtive small amounts of plastic, sorting it Bringing it back to shore and recycling it ,making new plastic stuff, (Glasses etc...) Sorry! this is not the solution. Yes reusing plastic i good if it is collected in a energy effective way . "Ocen clean up" use supply ships with diesel enginens ,these kind of ships are not made for effective transportation of big volume, they can have a fue containers on board , or anchors . They are constructed for serving the of shore oil industry, whit primery , supply transports , and anchor handling , and security/rescue /fire fighting/tow / oilspill clean up ;services for the platforms. my solution would be 1.collecting at the source, by stopping plastic from land getting into the water in the first place . Where land fills are used (and cant be avoided) Make sure the landfill is secure From garbage being spread in the environment. 2.plastic products can be sold With extra fee that are given back to the buyer when the product has reached its,end of life via cash return systems. This is already done in many contrys . 3. All that goes out to sea from rivers is not bad. Non toxic Tree debris plants from different sources can actually serve as protection and biotopes to arciplagic fish etc. Therefore this type of debris should be allowed to remain in the sea , and not be be removed from rivers. 4.collect plastic on large scale in the sea in large vessels like big bulk ships( not small supply vessels) and probably burn the most of of it at sea , cleaning the exhaust from the garbage kiln. The ship could be using electric / hybrid drive propulsion (today diesel electric drive lines are standard in ice breakers for ex.) it not so hard to add a hydrogen fuel production and fuel cell system as a hybrid fuel source In a bigger ship.With cargo holds, there are space in the hull for this. Also the combustion power plant could be built in the holdes. The ship could produce hydrogen from the energy produced by burning waste, then producing electricity to run with the hydrogen. Yes it would produce co2 emmitons ,but burning fuel oil does that too... and the co2 could also be collected at the source/ shimny , and stored with (c)arbon (c)apture and (s)torage, If you have enough fuel (waste) to drive the ccs process. ccs Is actually a process that is fairly energy consuming.
Very good video! However one point i think is very misleading is about how much each continent releases into the ocean. Asia releases 80% of plastic into the ocean, however USA and Canada literally pay asian countries to take their plastic and dispose of it, alot of it ending up in the ocean. So its very unfair and misleading to say that 80% of plastic is released into the ocean by Asia when most of USA, Canada and other western countries simply ship their plastic overseas instead of dealing with it themselves
Zeroes are a human invention! Great video from begging to end, very good insights on individual and collective responsibilities, let's not forget you can always carry your own water container. In the meantime... I am a universal depackager.
Recycling plastics is a dangerous waste of time that not only produces an even more toxic form of plastic, which itself would slowly shed microplastics, but the recycling process itself produces microplastics, which facilities tend to wash and discharge the resultant microplastics-laden wastewater into the river or the ocean without much treatment if at all.
Came across your channel by chance. Brilliant work. You have just 4 videos but i can see you will have 1000 ...!! u will be next Mr. Beast channel...!! Kudos
Great video. Thanks for making this overview. In the end you talk about making the right policies. Could you make a video on how the political system does not work in favour of the people, in favour of big business? This is why we probably will end up seeing the world burn down, and not saved.
There's a machine to transform plastic into Gasoline, relatively easy; we need more of these machines and we could have solved the problem. Also plant a lot more trees. Politicians are lazy: the People don't supervise them enough, and no consequences for them really; corrupt: robbing the Tax $, and favor the rich; so I don't think policy is working much, only at a bare minimum. Great video. Shared.
Here is an excerpt of my insights from 75 years of life and the last 35 of them in the subject: Collective Neurosis (Wolfgang Heuer, 2023) The cause of civilisation / "high culture" and all its undesirable developments / deficiencies in civilised society is "The (THE) disease of society" (Kütemeyer, Fromm, Krishnamurti, et al.), a "collective neurosis" (Fromm, Frankl, Bodamer, Meves, etc.), as the (generic) term in sociology goes; a mass trauma-consequence disorder of the non-material soul - not of the material "psyche", as psychiatry calls the object of its work. Unfortunately, most of those who know about (Collective) Neurosis are, for reasons of their own affliction/impairment, unable to recognise the true extent of the problem. The very few truthful descriptions / expertises were / are ignored, concealed, denied or the authors discredited for the same reason. The fear of truth is pathological (neurotic), but can - and must (for healing) - be overcome. Collective neuroses consist of the individual neuroses of the (majority of) members of the - respective, meant - collective. I understand neurosis primarily as the state between psychological injury / traumatisation and fundamental, natural, healing. In reality, neurosis is much more than the conspicuous symptoms described in some publications. The greater part of the symptoms "hides" in the - alleged, supposed - "normality" of civilised society. The disease itself "hides" in the unconscious of the afflicted. In the state of neurosis, the soul - which I see as a purely energetic (non-material, subtle) living being - is in a kind of "retreat / protective posture", whereby its performance potential for the material (gross material) aspect of the human being is only available to a limited extent. The power potential of the soul essentially comprises TWO components: 1.: (Universal) ENERGY (non-material, subtle, life-energy, power of love and peace, healing power, etc.) and 2.: (Universal) INFORMATION (intuitive insights, intuitions, hunches, divinations, guidance, etc.). If these components are lacking, no true life / being, no healthy development can take place - so that afflicted people also cannot truly (spiritually-soulfully) grow up. I see (collective) neurosis as the essential causal factor of all so-called "disorders" / "diseases" including the disturbance(s) of the capacities for true responsibility and real, human, relationships. Collective neuroses can escalate into "collective psychoses" such as war, civil war, uprisings, persecution, expulsion, terror(-ism), massacres, genocide, etc.. The outbreak of Collective Neurosis >17,000 years ago (in presumably a group of orphaned traumatised children) led to loss of culture and the division of the afflicted into mainly 2 symptomatic groups: About 1% rather psychopathic, aggressive "enslavers" / exploiters / tyrants and Approximately 99% rather fearful mental enslavers. With continued non-recognition / non-healing, the afflicted population is threatened with extinction. We find corresponding warnings in the literature. We have been experiencing this worst of all diseases for >17,000 years - and are faced with the challenge of finally recognising it collectively and treading the path of fundamental, natural, healing. This requires intensive truthful education - and with increasing urgency; for the disease is growing exponentially. Read more: www.seelen-oeffner.de/basis-info/ (www.Seelen-Oeffner.de )
this video is good news. actually. even if we take 10g of plastic per 10x10 meters it`s nothing. even if plastic dissolves for 500 years. we will get only 5kg within 500 years on 10x10 surface (and dont forget 3500 meters of depth). and then we start counting the dissolving.... plus 10g per year, minus 10g due to dissolving. thats it. 5kg of plastic per 350 000 cubic meters!!! thats 1 grain of salt in full glass of water.
Why didn't you show a cube the size of the Earth's ocean next to the cube of plastic for comparison? Could it possibly be because the disparity between the two would be so great that the plastic cube dwarfing the Empire State Building wouldn't scare people as much?🤔
A few corrections based on the feedback I received from Marcus Eriksen, the lead author of the '171 trillion plastic particles' study:
MOST IMPORTANT:
06:29: "Over 80% of the plastic emitted to the ocean comes from Asia" - The video implies that Asia is responsible for the majority of plastic in the oceans. This is, in fact, very debated because South East Asian countries have been recipients of the global trade of waste. While there's plenty of plastic leaking from SE Asia, much of it actually originally came from the US and Europe.
Other corrections:
05:07: The 171 trillion particles number does NOT include nanoplastics. Only macro and microplastics. The total number of particles if we included nanoplastics would be higher.
05:09: "There's the famous Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 3 times the size of France" - Scientists now steer away from using size comparisons to countries because the boundaries of the accumulation zones in the gyres are not defined. They extend from one continent to another with varying concentrations
Keep up the good work bro
your explanation of statement at 06:29 is a nice try but wrong.
It assumes that the countries it came from are still responsible for it ending up in the environment even though they not longer have custody of it, they sold it, its not "theirs" anymore. Using your line of argument you need to look at blaming the original source of the plastic base material that the item was made from before it was consumed "in the US and Europe" to then be sold to SEA.. which is probably the SEA or China anyway.
Anyone who has seen the filth that just gets dumped into waterways in pretty much any Asian country knows that banning some McDonalds straws is like trying to bail the ocean with a thimble while these waterways are still being used like magic rubbish vanishing machines.
Here is an excerpt of my insights from 75 years of life and the last 35 of them in the subject:
Collective Neurosis (Wolfgang Heuer, 2023)
The cause of civilisation / "high culture" and all its undesirable developments / deficiencies in civilised society is "The (THE) disease of society" (Kütemeyer, Fromm, Krishnamurti, et al.), a "collective neurosis" (Fromm, Frankl, Bodamer, Meves, etc.), as the (generic) term in sociology goes; a mass trauma-consequence disorder of the non-material soul - not of the material "psyche", as psychiatry calls the object of its work.
Unfortunately, most of those who know about (Collective) Neurosis are, for reasons of their own affliction/impairment, unable to recognise the true extent of the problem.
The very few truthful descriptions / expertises were / are ignored, concealed, denied or the authors discredited for the same reason.
The fear of truth is pathological (neurotic), but can - and must (for healing) - be overcome.
Collective neuroses consist of the individual neuroses of the (majority of) members of the - respective, meant - collective.
I understand neurosis primarily as the state between psychological injury / traumatisation and fundamental, natural, healing.
In reality, neurosis is much more than the conspicuous symptoms described in some publications.
The greater part of the symptoms "hides" in the - alleged, supposed - "normality" of civilised society.
The disease itself "hides" in the unconscious of the afflicted.
In the state of neurosis, the soul - which I see as a purely energetic (non-material, subtle) living being - is in a kind of "retreat / protective posture", whereby its performance potential for the material (gross material) aspect of the human being is only available to a limited extent.
The power potential of the soul essentially comprises TWO components:
1.: (Universal) ENERGY (non-material, subtle, life-energy, power of love and peace, healing power, etc.)
and
2.: (Universal) INFORMATION (intuitive insights, intuitions, hunches, divinations, guidance, etc.).
If these components are lacking, no true life / being, no healthy development can take place - so that afflicted people also cannot truly (spiritually-soulfully) grow up.
I see (collective) neurosis as the essential causal factor of all so-called "disorders" / "diseases" including the disturbance(s) of the capacities for true responsibility and real, human, relationships.
Collective neuroses can escalate into "collective psychoses" such as war, civil war, uprisings, persecution, expulsion, terror(-ism), massacres, genocide, etc..
The outbreak of Collective Neurosis >17,000 years ago (in presumably a group of orphaned traumatised children) led to loss of culture and the division of the afflicted into mainly 2 symptomatic groups:
About 1% rather psychopathic, aggressive "enslavers" / exploiters / tyrants and
Approximately 99% rather fearful mental enslavers.
With continued non-recognition / non-healing, the afflicted population is threatened with extinction. We find corresponding warnings in the literature.
We have been experiencing this worst of all diseases for >17,000 years - and are faced with the challenge of finally recognising it collectively and treading the path of fundamental, natural, healing.
This requires intensive truthful education - and with increasing urgency; for the disease is growing exponentially.
Read more: www.seelen-oeffner.de/basis-info/ (www.Seelen-Oeffner.de )
thank u
Thank you for the clarification, I was gonna look into the comment but was happy to find this as the asian plastic emission is the result of global political decisions of countries trying to get rid of the plastic waste and delegate to other countries, in our case Asian countries. keep up the great work i love your channel and content !
I did a large part of my physics PhD researching whether microplastics from the ocean surface can transition into the atmosphere. The surprising answer is yes. A tiny fraction can, during waves, bubble bursts and raindrop impacts, get into the air, and possibly be transported across continents with the wind. Microplastics have extremely high mobility in the environment. They are impossible to remove from the environment in significant quantities. We have to close the tap, to reduce plastic pollution by behavioral change. And even that won't fix the existing pollution.
Apart from the outstanding visualizations, I also really commend your dedication to showing your sources and the sound design in this video. Super well done!
“Our brains aren’t made to visualize numbers that big” thank you for saying that, I think this is an important point to remember when we talk about grand things -: the fact that we are often unable to even comprehend numbers that high and how it screws with our perception.
Having fewer than 3k views and on a channel with only 11k subscribers is crazy to me, absolutely cannot wait for the algorithm to pick you up and give you the recognition you deserve!
Wow, you must have put a TON of time into this video! Collecting the data, doing the animations, music, editing, etc. Great job!! I'm subscribing for more!
Thank you!
@@memeabledata how long did this video take
@@MattGarcyaDC It took me a bit over a month
In my current preperations for my upcomming exams I learned about the biasis associated with maps. In your figure/map at 5:55 I would have appreciated the a visualistion of disribution of the 1000 stations recording the data. This came since I thought the number of monitoring stations seemed so small in contrast to the area covered by ocean. It would be intresting to see if the areas of relativ small numbers of plastics are due to lack of monitoring stations in the area.
Cheers keep up your amazing work!
Edit: Nice to see the increase of surveillance in the recommended solutions!
PS: Binge watching all your videos in my study breaks, great content to turn my attention away from the topics of study for 10-15 minutes, but still learning about new and intesting topic in data science and analysis.
Holy shit! This is the best video I've seen in a very long time about pollution. The structure of the video, the storytelling, the authentic sources and even the clear, doable solutions given. The only thing I can say is to keep making vids like this one so that many people will get inspired, just like I got.
Thank you!
You addressed it in your pinned comment, but I feel like this gets glossed over so often it can't be a side-note:
Asia being the top contributor to plastic waste is because:
a) (as you pointed out) they receive quite a bit of plastic waste to "recycle" from the West
b) their population size is massive with high density populations with poor waste management capabilities. thus, rather than looking at the overall percentage a "per capita" number would paint a clearer picture.
c) most of manufacturing and a ton of food production has been offshored to the "East"
besides that: fantastic video.
Asia is the top contributor because Phillipines exists and countries have huge population like India [1.4B], China [1.3B], Indonesia [273M], Pakistan [230M], Bangladesh [170M], Japan [125M]
that's all.
It's also important to include the way different countries deal with the plastics. Most of them don't just throw it to the ocean, f. e. in India they literally burn it in small temperatures with no further adjustments. So the plastics don't end up in the ocean but much worse gases end up in the atmosphere.
Great video. That is probably the most informative and well-analyzed video on this topic from what I have seen
For those who will be here when this channel reaches 1 million subscribers, I was here at 10,000.
Sometimes I wish you could buy shares in a RUclips channel, for when you find one that you're sure will be big. This is one of those times.
@@StevenCoxAI fr
Same x)
I was here at 11.1k
And I was here at 20,000
Top-notch data visualization, artistic and engaging. So, no surprises here💥
Definitely underrated channel
Hi, I recently stumbled upon your RUclips channel and wanted to take a moment to express my admiration and appreciation for the excellent work you are doing. Your content is incredibly engaging and refreshing in its approach, and I am impressed with the unique perspective you bring to the platform.
I think your videos stand out because of their impartiality and neutrality. It's quite rare to find a creator who can present analyses without any bias or tint with such quality. Your dedication to providing unbiased insights is truly commendable and sets you apart from many others.
I have thoroughly enjoyed watching your videos as they are super easy to understand and provide us with valuable information on various topics. Your commitment to delivering accurate information with reliable sources is something that deserves recognition.
Please know that your efforts have not gone unnoticed, and your contributions to the RUclips community are highly valued. I encourage you to keep up the fantastic work you are doing. Your authenticity and dedication are inspiring, and I have no doubt that your channel will continue to grow and attract a diverse audience of like-minded individuals.
I hope I will eventually be able to help you further with the growth of your channel.
your videos are so well made. bravo!
Although I was subscribed and had clicked the notification bell, I didn't receive any alert from RUclips about this new video. However, I eventually found it and was thrilled to watch it. Your work is excellent and I appreciate your dedication to providing insightful data, beautiful visualizations, and compelling presentations.
Thank you so much for your valuable contributions!
The quality you come to expect from memeable data 👌
Huge
Another piece of memeable data is that this got 20k views and the birth month video got a million
Imagine how long the human lifespan would be if we didn’t have plastic in our veins
I feel like when it comes to packaging yes other conventional solutions do have higher emissions but at least they are not now permanently stuck in the environment. Also you can create circular systems that reduce and take back in the Emissions with agriculture products.
I just LOVE scale demonstrations like this! I wonder if you would be interested in doing anything on cosmic scales… like one of those comparisons of insanely huge stars
If it were a regular discussion video, I'd quickly get bored but note this one. This is satisfying and knowledgeable.
It seems to me like channels which are able to evoke consciousness become more and more in demand. And I'm genuinely happy that time has given me the opportunity to witness and contribute to this. Wishing the best to the author, the audience and other wanderers who have stumbled upon this comment.
Wow, I can't believe this gem hasn’t been discovered by more people! 😮 The content is top-notch, and the quality is just amazing. Just stumbled upon this, and it’s safe to say, I’ve hit the jackpot! 🎰🌟 Can’t wait to see more from this channel. Liked, subscribed, and notification bell: ON! 🔔👍 #Underrated
Great video! Keep it up!
Great video man!
Well in the 60' until 2000 a family usually recycled a lot more than now......for example water was kept in a glass, plastic bags were reused 5-6 times(in every house was a plastic bag full of other plastic bags that were being used a couple of times) .........also a big contribution can be traced to consumption of proccesed food
The one thing that needs to be considered in the idea of recycling plastic, as in melting down plastic to recreate it into something else, that I have heard is:
1) the quality of the plastic degrades when re-melted so making it into the same product it once was may involve more materials (possibly other raw ones not recycled),
2) the cost of the process since you need machines and manpower to divide and conquer, and
3) dividing the plastic types and being able to break them down to make a new product since there are different types produced with different chemicals mixed in.
I have heard it is a more complex system and it takes time to research. Japan has some ideas such as recycling bottle caps into fuel/gas and reusing styrofoam, but even that is a lengthy and tedious process...we definitely need new innovations.
Wow. I am glad i found this channel so early on. Is there a particular reason as to why most graphs tend to increase or decrease in an exponential fashion?
excellent visualizations + story telling. definitely subscribing!
Excellent video. Thank you!
What a great video and channel, can't wait to see it grow!
Another great video! Keep going!
Love the visualization, keep it up!
I eat plastic straws after I use them so they don't end up in the ocean. If I eat 3 straws a day, how much longer do I have to live?
Such a good channel! It’s gonna blow up really soon I’m sure
Amazing work! I'm excited to see this channel blow up soon! :D
Oh, that's actually way better than I thought. The way people make it sound is that it is hopeless and there's not much point in even trying at this point. We're still in super easy-mode. It looks like the simple answer is to replace the plastic used for Asian fishing equipment with something that fish can eat when broken down by the sun/water.
Best video I've seen on the topic. Thank you for your work
Wow this is a seriously great video. Horrifying, but the production quality is great. Keep it up!
You have great content, I hope you can keep making it! Good luck! Thanks!
A thing to consider would also be, that we don't have to recreate the packaging of everything every time. Plastic is cheap to produce, yes, but it is also strong and long lasting.. Why not use it with these traits considered? For example, why does packaging for bottles and shampoo have to be recreated? Why can't we for example buy only the contents and not bring in the new packaging every time? That empty shampoo bottle can surely handle bunch more refills, that plastic bottle can hold the next cola you buy too..
It is important to not always put all your hopes just on science.. And don't get me wrong, I am a STEM person, I want to become an engineer, but I am also convinced that not all problems have to become the task on researchers and scientists to solve. The AdamSomething channel sums it quite well, we can't push the burden of our livestyles purely on scientific advancement. Although funnily enough, Climate Town then shows that these disposable livestyles that we have, are not just our fault, though I'll link that video here if anyone was interested:
ruclips.net/video/PJnJ8mK3Q3g/видео.html
This is a very well made video
great quality, awesome speaking ability. i hope i can use less plastics in daily life
this video should have billions of views.
Wonderful video, there is a phenomenon called plastic migration where 1st and 2nd world export their plastic to the third world.
The insights around that would have been a greate addition to an already amazing production.
this is really well made, thank you for the presentation
Fantastic video as always. Really like your content. Must be so much time you put in one of these videos
Thank you!
this channel 100% deserves more subs
this video deserves much more attention !
very good video! Well DONE!
one of the highest quality videos ever
This was really well made, good job!
Another great video!! 👏👏
Great vid bro
Awesome video, these visualisations make it so much easier to understand. keep it going! Some feedback, I sometimes have trouble hearing what your are saying and I'm not sure why. It feels like you may be talking too fast or you may need to enunciate a bit more. Or I'm just getting too old and deaf. -_-'
Amazing channel, amazing videos and incredibly easy explained. Remember who was here before 50k subs❤
For those who believe , that "ocean clean Up" (and other
Start ups.)
whould solve this by collecting , realtive small amounts of plastic, sorting it
Bringing it back to shore and recycling it ,making new plastic stuff,
(Glasses etc...)
Sorry! this is not the solution.
Yes reusing plastic i good if it is collected in a energy effective way . "Ocen clean up" use supply ships with diesel enginens ,these kind of ships are not made for effective transportation of big volume, they can have a fue containers on board , or anchors . They are constructed for serving the of shore oil industry, whit primery , supply transports , and anchor handling , and security/rescue /fire fighting/tow / oilspill clean up ;services for the platforms.
my solution would be
1.collecting at the source, by stopping plastic from land getting into the water in the first place . Where land fills are used (and cant be avoided)
Make sure the landfill is secure
From garbage being spread in the environment.
2.plastic products can be sold
With extra fee that are given back to the buyer when the product has reached its,end of life via cash return systems.
This is already done in many contrys .
3. All that goes out to sea from rivers is not bad.
Non toxic Tree debris plants from different sources can actually serve as protection and biotopes to arciplagic fish etc.
Therefore this type of debris should be allowed to remain in the sea , and not be be removed from rivers.
4.collect plastic on large scale in the sea in large vessels like big bulk ships( not small supply vessels) and probably burn the most of of it at sea , cleaning the exhaust from the garbage kiln. The ship could be using electric / hybrid drive propulsion (today diesel electric drive lines are standard in ice breakers for ex.) it not so hard to add a hydrogen fuel production and fuel cell system as a hybrid fuel source
In a bigger ship.With cargo holds, there are space in the hull for this.
Also the combustion power plant could be built in the holdes.
The ship could
produce hydrogen from the energy produced by burning waste, then producing electricity to run with the hydrogen.
Yes it would produce co2 emmitons ,but burning fuel oil does that too... and the co2 could also be collected at the source/ shimny , and stored with (c)arbon (c)apture and (s)torage, If you have enough fuel (waste) to drive the ccs process. ccs Is actually a process that is fairly energy consuming.
History have been made
Very good video! However one point i think is very misleading is about how much each continent releases into the ocean. Asia releases 80% of plastic into the ocean, however USA and Canada literally pay asian countries to take their plastic and dispose of it, alot of it ending up in the ocean. So its very unfair and misleading to say that 80% of plastic is released into the ocean by Asia when most of USA, Canada and other western countries simply ship their plastic overseas instead of dealing with it themselves
A big fan of this channel!
Good video, actually learned some important things!
Zeroes are a human invention! Great video from begging to end, very good insights on individual and collective responsibilities, let's not forget you can always carry your own water container.
In the meantime... I am a universal depackager.
What's the song at 3:55?
Recycling plastics is a dangerous waste of time that not only produces an even more toxic form of plastic, which itself would slowly shed microplastics, but the recycling process itself produces microplastics, which facilities tend to wash and discharge the resultant microplastics-laden wastewater into the river or the ocean without much treatment if at all.
But why plastics fall apart? And how much small or big is the plastic when it stops to fall apart?
Came across your channel by chance. Brilliant work. You have just 4 videos but i can see you will have 1000 ...!! u will be next Mr. Beast channel...!! Kudos
moral of the story: throw your car battery in the ocean
Music at the end was a touch too loud it kinda drowned you out, terrific video
Great video. Thanks for making this overview.
In the end you talk about making the right policies. Could you make a video on how the political system does not work in favour of the people, in favour of big business? This is why we probably will end up seeing the world burn down, and not saved.
Im not very concerned about air pollution, but sea pollution is what bothers me
This video is awesome, and peer review based. Thank you. Asian countries must start implementing garbage incinerators to eliminate their ocean inputs.
I basically had an existential crisis watching this while eating breakfast and breathing air.
looking forward to more videos!
You either "Try" or you "Do" at this point all we are doing is "Try" however with growing awareness we may upgrade to "Do"
Great stuff, joined Patreon :)
Thank you very much!
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Brilliant!
What a great channel
There's a machine to transform plastic into Gasoline, relatively easy; we need more of these machines and we could have solved the problem. Also plant a lot more trees.
Politicians are lazy: the People don't supervise them enough, and no consequences for them really; corrupt: robbing the Tax $, and favor the rich; so I don't think policy is working much, only at a bare minimum.
Great video. Shared.
How am I just finding this channel?
Chinese should see this video.
These are really cool videos, portubro
Oh my country Philippines, what a world record!
Fire content Thanks
Your videos are great!
Thanks!
Here is an excerpt of my insights from 75 years of life and the last 35 of them in the subject:
Collective Neurosis (Wolfgang Heuer, 2023)
The cause of civilisation / "high culture" and all its undesirable developments / deficiencies in civilised society is "The (THE) disease of society" (Kütemeyer, Fromm, Krishnamurti, et al.), a "collective neurosis" (Fromm, Frankl, Bodamer, Meves, etc.), as the (generic) term in sociology goes; a mass trauma-consequence disorder of the non-material soul - not of the material "psyche", as psychiatry calls the object of its work.
Unfortunately, most of those who know about (Collective) Neurosis are, for reasons of their own affliction/impairment, unable to recognise the true extent of the problem.
The very few truthful descriptions / expertises were / are ignored, concealed, denied or the authors discredited for the same reason.
The fear of truth is pathological (neurotic), but can - and must (for healing) - be overcome.
Collective neuroses consist of the individual neuroses of the (majority of) members of the - respective, meant - collective.
I understand neurosis primarily as the state between psychological injury / traumatisation and fundamental, natural, healing.
In reality, neurosis is much more than the conspicuous symptoms described in some publications.
The greater part of the symptoms "hides" in the - alleged, supposed - "normality" of civilised society.
The disease itself "hides" in the unconscious of the afflicted.
In the state of neurosis, the soul - which I see as a purely energetic (non-material, subtle) living being - is in a kind of "retreat / protective posture", whereby its performance potential for the material (gross material) aspect of the human being is only available to a limited extent.
The power potential of the soul essentially comprises TWO components:
1.: (Universal) ENERGY (non-material, subtle, life-energy, power of love and peace, healing power, etc.)
and
2.: (Universal) INFORMATION (intuitive insights, intuitions, hunches, divinations, guidance, etc.).
If these components are lacking, no true life / being, no healthy development can take place - so that afflicted people also cannot truly (spiritually-soulfully) grow up.
I see (collective) neurosis as the essential causal factor of all so-called "disorders" / "diseases" including the disturbance(s) of the capacities for true responsibility and real, human, relationships.
Collective neuroses can escalate into "collective psychoses" such as war, civil war, uprisings, persecution, expulsion, terror(-ism), massacres, genocide, etc..
The outbreak of Collective Neurosis >17,000 years ago (in presumably a group of orphaned traumatised children) led to loss of culture and the division of the afflicted into mainly 2 symptomatic groups:
About 1% rather psychopathic, aggressive "enslavers" / exploiters / tyrants and
Approximately 99% rather fearful mental enslavers.
With continued non-recognition / non-healing, the afflicted population is threatened with extinction. We find corresponding warnings in the literature.
We have been experiencing this worst of all diseases for >17,000 years - and are faced with the challenge of finally recognising it collectively and treading the path of fundamental, natural, healing.
This requires intensive truthful education - and with increasing urgency; for the disease is growing exponentially.
Read more: www.seelen-oeffner.de/basis-info/ (www.Seelen-Oeffner.de )
Great video!
It would be interesting to know the average amount of plastic waste per person by country
You might be able to find that here in case you’re interested: ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution
@@memeabledata thank you )
Amazing video!
Did disrupt make a new channel😏
I don't understand it after 11 months this video only has 31k views
this video is good news. actually. even if we take 10g of plastic per 10x10 meters it`s nothing. even if plastic dissolves for 500 years. we will get only 5kg within 500 years on 10x10 surface (and dont forget 3500 meters of depth). and then we start counting the dissolving.... plus 10g per year, minus 10g due to dissolving. thats it. 5kg of plastic per 350 000 cubic meters!!! thats 1 grain of salt in full glass of water.
75-200 million tons of plastic... (shows the 3D cube)
Me: > This is really small actually...
Why didn't you show a cube the size of the Earth's ocean next to the cube of plastic for comparison? Could it possibly be because the disparity between the two would be so great that the plastic cube dwarfing the Empire State Building wouldn't scare people as much?🤔
Your video remind me of the game Hitman Go, with the stylish little figures :D
very cool
Found this channel at 35k
I believe we are fucked.