One Nigerian Entrepreneur's Solution For Millions of Old Tires | World Wide Waste | Business Insider

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  • @bigwheelsturning
    @bigwheelsturning Год назад +4969

    It's labor intensive, but puts a lot of people to work doing good for their country and the world. Power to her efforts.

    • @StormInATeaCup35
      @StormInATeaCup35 Год назад +169

      Reality is Nigeria has a lot of cheap labour that needs jobs. Seeing stuff like this is great

    • @TheGUARDIANOFFOR
      @TheGUARDIANOFFOR Год назад

      @@StormInATeaCup35 You mean flamable childred play grounds well in rate they go in flames they will definelty have lot of bussiness...
      But dude seriousli think about it ..... This is beyond stupid idea.... we dont make rubber playground for a reason....

    • @AndrewTSq
      @AndrewTSq Год назад

      Its also using lots of chemicals bad for the enviroment.. but its in Africa so the west does not care aslong as their driveway looks nice with these bricks.

    • @HaunterButIhadNameGagWtf
      @HaunterButIhadNameGagWtf Год назад +22

      And to poison kids :)

    • @48hourrecordsteam45
      @48hourrecordsteam45 Год назад +16

      The world need to pay her

  • @Mark-nm9sm
    @Mark-nm9sm Год назад +1464

    A mother of 2 in a developing country, and an entrepreneur. Total Respect , keep motivating people !!! 🔥🔥

    • @donvoll2580
      @donvoll2580 Год назад +7

      Yes good for her. Hope for the best Thanks

    • @snowflakemelter1172
      @snowflakemelter1172 Год назад +12

      With a European accent, which means she didn't study in Africa.

    • @User-jr7vf
      @User-jr7vf Год назад +32

      @@snowflakemelter1172 I speak some English and depending on the topic you can't tell whether I'm from an English speaking country. Yet I learned all of it through practice because I had to live with some natives for a few years in my country. To sum up, the fact that she speaks with an European accent doesn't prove she studied abroad.

    • @jiras9271
      @jiras9271 Год назад +42

      ​​@@snowflakemelter1172that changes nothing, Africa doesn't need food aid or money, Africa needs more people like her

    • @Patrickf5087
      @Patrickf5087 Год назад +1

      To bad it's already being done in all 1st world countries

  • @El_Que_Vee
    @El_Que_Vee Год назад +552

    This is a REAL influencer! Good for her and her company. I hope she continues to grow and make more profits, more jobs, etc

    • @jeeperzcreepers1147
      @jeeperzcreepers1147 Год назад +2

      This is cancerous material lol you do not want ur kids playing in this

    • @shona5512
      @shona5512 Год назад

      ​@@jeeperzcreepers1147 They've literally been using this for playgrounds for over 70 years. Firestone & Goodyear have been using recycled tyre pellets for PIP Rubber surfaces since the 50s. It does not cause cancer by playing on it. I suppose you think Tyre fitters at your local mechanics get cancer from handling tyres all day too? Stop spreading misinformation.

    • @lordveera3610
      @lordveera3610 Год назад

      ​@@jeeperzcreepers1147then whats your solution for this old tyres

    • @p3chv0gel22
      @p3chv0gel22 Год назад +7

      ​@@jeeperzcreepers1147didnt the video end with "no harzard found, but don't eat it"?

    • @AveragePDGamer
      @AveragePDGamer 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@jeeperzcreepers1147you are cancerous material, "lol"

  • @psidvicious
    @psidvicious Год назад +217

    Good for her!! Such a great success story to hear. Realized a problem and went about using her brain to come up with a profitable and productive solution. The world needs more people like this.

    • @JohnDoe-mx3vg
      @JohnDoe-mx3vg Год назад

      Sorry but Goodyear has been doing that for years she simply used an idea that already existed . America has been putting recycled rubber in playgrounds for years.

    • @gergelyritter4412
      @gergelyritter4412 Год назад +2

      I am not sure whether its truly a success story. It seems to me, that the company is making negative, from the sentence "Free Recycle is on the verge of being profitable"

  • @mercedesvan-doors34
    @mercedesvan-doors34 Год назад +1080

    I find what this lady has done a real inspiration, truly a human to be proud of.

    • @turn-n-burn1421
      @turn-n-burn1421 Год назад +18

      That's basically the history of business. Find a missing need or want and create a product or service to fill it.

    • @PraiseTheLordyourGodJesus
      @PraiseTheLordyourGodJesus Год назад

      Ephesians 6:10-18 says, Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. The bible is no old book. You have to really let Christ open your eyes; to see the world in shambles. Many people say it's a religion to lock up people in chains, and say it's a rule book.. why? Because people hate hearing the truth, it hurts their flesh, it's hurts their pride, it's exposes on what things have they done..people love this world so much, s*x, money, power, women, supercars.. things of this world. Still trying to find something that can fill that emptiness in your heart. You can't find that in this world.. only in Christ, the bible is no chains, it's a chainbreaker. Breaking your sins into pieces... Repent now, and turn back to the true Lord only.. God bless.
      😊😊😊😊😊

    • @Pomaufour
      @Pomaufour Год назад +6

      I thought so too. Amazing women. She must have had some help at some point, she must have a good team around her

    • @dvig3261
      @dvig3261 Год назад +2

      There is no facility in that operation to sanitize their product. They are reusing the rubber for a while, but they will end up in a landfill eventually. It is a filthy product, and really does nothing for the problem.

    • @Radar120155
      @Radar120155 Год назад

      @@dvig3261 I see you can see problems , do you also have solutions ?

  • @AuntyLaniLee
    @AuntyLaniLee Год назад +1258

    I LOVE THIS WOMAN! She creates jobs, helps the environment and created an entire industry. She needs a Medal of Honor from the entire world!

    • @Pedgo1986
      @Pedgo1986 Год назад +27

      kudos for her but this is not new idea nor first person doing this, but there is reason why only few companies try it. I hope for the best for her but as other she will soon hit the economics wall and close the shop.

    • @karlscher5170
      @karlscher5170 Год назад +26

      Her fellow africans will destroy her business or accuse her of witchcraft or racism, because her active endeveaours make their lazines look bad.

    • @Mulberrysmile
      @Mulberrysmile Год назад +58

      @@Pedgo1986
      An economic wall….
      The company is making a small profit…that means costs are covered, wages are covered, and if she is wise with the profit, she could invest in upgrading her power generation, reducing cost for increased profit.
      So, the question is not if the business model works…it does. The question you are raising is:
      “What is the matter with being successful enough to earn a fair wage, and enable others in your community to also earn a fair wage, while helping solve an environmental problem, but not having a goal to be a wealth hoarding psychopath?”

    • @martinsaunders7925
      @martinsaunders7925 Год назад +3

      @Pedgo1986 Nailed it.oops. Now it's got a flat.

    • @OneTwoMark
      @OneTwoMark Год назад +15

      From the entire world? Maybe a medal from her own country, the rest of the world was doing this long before she did.

  • @MrSettin007
    @MrSettin007 Год назад +439

    As a fellow Nigerian, this is inspirational and rewarding to see it shared around the world via RUclips. Great job @insiderbusiness

    • @TheGamingg33k
      @TheGamingg33k Год назад +12

      Better not see ur email in my junk with all that inspiration

    • @MrSettin007
      @MrSettin007 Год назад +24

      @@TheGamingg33k LOL! You got jokes. (As a matter of fact: I am an actual Nigerian Prince)

    • @Malwat440
      @Malwat440 Год назад

      ahaahahahh@@MrSettin007

    • @bloodlove93
      @bloodlove93 Год назад +2

      unfortunately it'll likely never be shared beyond this video.
      plenty of similar situations worldwide, 3rd World areas,entrepreneurs with intriguing idea etc, but they never grow or scale well, and the profit depends on many factors, this would work all over Africa better than anywhere in the USA for example.
      but the major money players,the nations with the most junk, they will likely continue as they are, they don't care enough.

    • @MrSettin007
      @MrSettin007 Год назад +3

      @bloodlove93 I agree with your statement that it would work best in Africa as opposed to other countries that have priced out actual labor dedicated tasks and jobs. The cost margin would make it impossible to sustain unless heavily funded by the government or other entities.

  • @martitinkovich4489
    @martitinkovich4489 Год назад +392

    It's so good to see someone doing something positive in the wake of the industrial nightmare we live in. Makes me feel like there's some hope, how ever late in the game.

    • @Krunch2020
      @Krunch2020 Год назад +12

      Apparently you forgot about the apocalyptic environmental catastrophe in the 1960’s. The skies were black. Oil was washing up on beaches. War with China in Vietnam. Russian nuclear threats. The Cuban missile crisis. If you think it’s bad now, you haven’t lived!

    • @gergelyritter4412
      @gergelyritter4412 Год назад +1

      Yeah, sadly my generation cant comprehend, that we have actually come a long way in terms of effieciency and restriction of harmful substances. I am not even sure if they know about the time, when lead was put into gas or the time, when a fridge cooling agent burned a hole through the ozone layer.
      We are progressing. We are constantly taking steps to get to a better world. They just cant see it and want immidiate changes, which would cripple every economy worldwide and thus doom millions of people to starvation or other horrors.

    • @NikolayBychkovRus
      @NikolayBychkovRus Год назад

      I am sorry, dude:( this technology is scam. Binder is too expensive, making final product nonviable. I remember dozens of such companies opened around a glob, but all of them were closed after 1-2 years. Usually, they got moneys from some fund like "eco-friendly technological company", after all money we're consumed, they closed. Some sort of green washing.

    • @neogeo1670
      @neogeo1670 Год назад

      ​@@11BscoutNGyour right but i could do without those selfish people thinking they will live to see humans fall 😂

    • @DeleteMyas
      @DeleteMyas Год назад +1

      @Krunch2020
      HOLY GODDAMN BALLS
      THANK YOU.

  • @robertforrester578
    @robertforrester578 Год назад +60

    That's just plain old good work Lady. All the luck and blessings to your company and family. To help 100 employees put food on their family's dinner tables is one of the best things an entrepreneur can do. Thank you from Philadelphia

  • @tepidtuna7450
    @tepidtuna7450 Год назад +116

    Regarding malaria: Dragonflies eat significant amounts of mosquitoes. Attract them to the tyre storage yard. 1.8m wooden poles placed around the yard are perfect for attracting them as they are used by the dragonflies to scan for mosquitoes.
    Great video, and great use of these old tyres.

    • @NyneIX9
      @NyneIX9 Год назад +5

      Fascinating! How or why exactly do these poles attract dragonflies?

    • @pitrek121g
      @pitrek121g Год назад +17

      ​@@NyneIX9probably they just have a place to sit having a higher ground lol :D exactly like a bench attracts the people 😂

    • @krusher74
      @krusher74 Год назад +2

      1.8 million poles is a lot!

    • @pitrek121g
      @pitrek121g Год назад +4

      @@krusher74 m is the shortcut for meter, M is the shorcut for million.

    • @igorpotocnik7231
      @igorpotocnik7231 Год назад +1

      @@krusher74 It's 1.8 metres which equals 2 yards.

  • @alexmousley7213
    @alexmousley7213 Год назад +135

    What an inspiring woman and story. The world needs more like her who reduce the damage our wild consumption is having on the planet whilst improving safety for children.

    • @jeeperzcreepers1147
      @jeeperzcreepers1147 Год назад +3

      This is not a feel good story when you look at the effects of the materials being used in tires lol this is cancerous for the children

    • @alexmousley7213
      @alexmousley7213 Год назад

      If the rubber is bonded and the kids aren't eating it, it's OK! Far more carcenogenic is vehicle exhaust particulate matter- that kills thousands every year from respiratory problems as well as increasing strokes. Tyres are used on kid's playgrounds in the UK and the USA.
      @@jeeperzcreepers1147

    • @DCCXXV
      @DCCXXV Год назад +11

      ​@@jeeperzcreepers1147Are the children going to eat the bricks???

    • @p3chv0gel22
      @p3chv0gel22 Год назад +3

      ​@@DCCXXVpretty sure in that case a normal brick wouldn't be good either xD

  • @Mambwe-g2z
    @Mambwe-g2z Год назад +26

    Am from Zambia, just growing my food business & i must admit am truly,an questionable motivated by this woman ability to sought a nich of space and identify a billion dollar business am truly encouraged to make such BUSINESS MOVES

    • @africaninvestor7032
      @africaninvestor7032 Год назад

      I want to start this business in Zambia

    • @Mambwe-g2z
      @Mambwe-g2z Год назад +1

      When approximately, maybe we could further explore on business opportunities together should you seriously proceed with the plan.

    • @africaninvestor7032
      @africaninvestor7032 Год назад

      @@Mambwe-g2z in the very near future,I’m currently in the states and I work for the biggest tire recycler in North America called liberty tires,they do it all,roads,playgrounds,mulch,floors,etc,not only do I want to get into recycling but also selling of good used tires also,let’s connect

    • @stephanieyee9784
      @stephanieyee9784 11 месяцев назад +1

      Work out what each of you could contribute to the project, financial resources, technical knowledge, labour etc.
      Then talk to each other. Formulate a business prospective first then contact the lady in Nigeria and discuss it.
      Good luck! ❤️ 🇦🇺

    • @africaninvestor7032
      @africaninvestor7032 11 месяцев назад

      @@Mambwe-g2z sorry I thought I responded to this,I’m thinking in not more than 5 years,I work for the biggest tire recycling company in North America we pick up tires for them with our own trucks,so I’m learning how the business works,let’s connect

  • @philbailey496
    @philbailey496 Год назад +165

    She is the type of people the world needs. I wish her all the success.

    • @MrRafagigapr
      @MrRafagigapr Год назад +5

      true i love inovators that promote the increase of microplastics in rainwater

    • @Petesworkshop2225
      @Petesworkshop2225 Год назад

      White girls can do this too.

    • @Pulsonar
      @Pulsonar Год назад

      @@Petesworkshop2225what has the colour of skin got to do with anything here? Are you taking medication? Wtf??

    • @lukaede7172
      @lukaede7172 Год назад +1

      @@MrRafagigaprstill better than malaria.

    • @TheHamburgler123
      @TheHamburgler123 Год назад +2

      ​@@MrRafagigaprIt's nothing compared to all the microplastics created by tire wear in the first place.

  • @ibnawf112
    @ibnawf112 Год назад +425

    ... I hope her business becomes successful and brings in billions. We need to celebrate someone like her 🎉🎉🎉

    • @calebgabbysmith506
      @calebgabbysmith506 Год назад +7

      Totally agree. Great lady

    • @MrJack556
      @MrJack556 Год назад +4

      Sadly that probably won't happen

    • @itscalleddesign9940
      @itscalleddesign9940 Год назад +13

      16 cents per tire X 150 tires per hour means the whole plant makes $25.60 per hour... nowhere near billions.

    • @realmcafee
      @realmcafee Год назад

      those are toxic bricks whioch destroy the environment, this is why there is no cash.

    • @coreytrevor3910
      @coreytrevor3910 Год назад

      Yeah not billions but 16 cents profit is huge for that area. That's 16 cents after everything is paid for. labor, land, tires, consumables. Honestly not bad @@itscalleddesign9940

  • @zig_ziggy
    @zig_ziggy Год назад +366

    It's good to see a labour intensive business in Nigeria, where jobs are so hard to find.

    • @martinsaunders7925
      @martinsaunders7925 Год назад +17

      Might give scammers something else to do.

    • @simongrushka983
      @simongrushka983 Год назад +7

      it would be better to see it being automated to a greater degree thou. i mean pouring dyed rubber and than the black one on top of it isn't something that couldn't be done by the machines.

    • @williamdavidson9009
      @williamdavidson9009 Год назад

      Yeah it could be done by machine, but the labor is available so might as well use it as purchase an expensive machine from another country.@@simongrushka983

    • @davidolujinmi1919
      @davidolujinmi1919 Год назад

      @@martinsaunders7925 Has a Nigerian ever scammed you?

    • @diederikvandedijk
      @diederikvandedijk Год назад

      @@simongrushka983 and by better you mean easier to scale up and make profit instead of employing people that need a job.

  • @samuele7313
    @samuele7313 Год назад +23

    Much respect to this people and that woman business, from a tire technician in Italy

  • @herrunsinn774
    @herrunsinn774 Год назад +162

    What a fantastic role model this woman is! Wishing her great and continued success! 🙏

  • @johncunningham4820
    @johncunningham4820 Год назад +51

    Clever Girl . Doing something to benefit her entire Continent and the Whole World in general . I wish her all the success she deserves .

  • @nishaismail
    @nishaismail Год назад +903

    She’s inspirational! Providing jobs and saving the environment one tyre at a time. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @Ass_of_Amalek
      @Ass_of_Amalek Год назад +17

      unless the rubber or the polyurethane really do leech toxins, in which case the spongy permeable structure of the bricks has a lot of surface area that's very good at leeching a lot of them.

    • @jeaslofs-7396
      @jeaslofs-7396 Год назад +8

      although it is only temporary, it's good. I hope one day they could eliminate micro plastics as well, which is another issue.

    • @rizdalegend
      @rizdalegend Год назад

      She came up with this? Sounds like a government shill to me...

    • @Nathan-Higgers_13
      @Nathan-Higgers_13 Год назад +24

      Plastics bricks are not good for the environment lol. Microplastics everywhere

    • @croakingembryo
      @croakingembryo Год назад +17

      Burning diesel to recycle rubber ain't good for the environment. They need to get solar asap.

  • @TheArtisteJoleeta
    @TheArtisteJoleeta Год назад +6

    This post made me cry when he said Nigeria is at the bottom 10 in recycling, BUT SHE IS ABOUT TO CHANGE THAT 🔥🔥🔥
    Let's join her, let's recycle as much as we can, we can do this!!!

  • @thomphin3261
    @thomphin3261 Год назад +415

    I am an epidemiologist/vector-borne disease prevention specialist in the US. Discarded tires are basically the perfect places for mosquitos to lay eggs. Mosquitos lay their eggs in stagnant water, which tires are exceptionally good at holding. They never drain. Plus they are actually surprisingly difficult to empty: due to their shape the water just flows to the other side and stays in the tire when you try to tip the water out.
    People sometimes pile up tires in their backyards, and they are like mosquito breeding factories. Here in the US we have diseases like West Nile Virus which are bad enough, but I can only imagine how bad this problem is in places like Nigeria where malaria and dengue fever are endemic.

    • @N0Xa880iUL
      @N0Xa880iUL Год назад +5

      Scary

    • @rochellepenaranda7392
      @rochellepenaranda7392 Год назад +3

      Maybe they consider fogging etc

    • @eSheeep
      @eSheeep Год назад +1

      @@rochellepenaranda7392 Look up the size of a "common" tire waste site and now imagine the damage to the environment if you decided to fog these places with chemicals multiple times a year in their entire square footage.

    • @VelpkeTrials
      @VelpkeTrials Год назад +2

      Thanks for the insight, never thought of that!

    • @matthewhartley8756
      @matthewhartley8756 Год назад

      It just shows how old that technology is like. Wow, it takes this long to start recycling all our products
      This fu
      ing stupid

  • @myeyessolow
    @myeyessolow Год назад +99

    I remember her on RUclips when she first started. Making everything using buckets and minimal equipment.. she's gone a long way 🔥🔥🔥

    • @abdulhamza172
      @abdulhamza172 Год назад

      ​@silentgamer7550link?
      I need to see how she started too

    • @silviapanzeri3742
      @silviapanzeri3742 Год назад

      ok recycling, but.... Carcinogenic air, working conditions that in Europe would require immediate reporting! THE NEW SLAVES. Were those tires made in African factories? NO. Had those tires been used by Africans? NO. At that time?! EUROPE and USA RECYCLE THAT WASTE IN THEIR HOME. Stop exploiting Africa, STOP EXPLOITING AFRICANS!

  • @theyard6958
    @theyard6958 Год назад +149

    I am so happy for her, and proud of her intentions goals and achievements. I love what her husband said about her. especially the line " She is disturbingly efficient" LOL I feel ya brother.

    • @caesaraltamiranor.7789
      @caesaraltamiranor.7789 Год назад +2

      Now let's see what the feminist are gonna say about this?

    • @celiisspeaking
      @celiisspeaking Год назад

      ​@@caesaraltamiranor.7789.. They would say 'Good for her' and move on with their day?

    • @Somerled_Pox
      @Somerled_Pox Год назад

      @@caesaraltamiranor.7789 brother just enjoy humans being humans

    • @Emma-Maze
      @Emma-Maze Год назад +9

      ​@@caesaraltamiranor.7789? What do you even mean? As a feminist, I'm just happy to see her succeed.

    • @gædeling
      @gædeling Год назад

      Studies have shown that this gives children cancer. Well done you're putting heavy metals into playgrounds

  • @DonKeibals2
    @DonKeibals2 Год назад +10

    Wow, this is awesome. We need to see more stories like this in the daily news cycles. I wish this woman and her company great success.

  • @moali68
    @moali68 Год назад +231

    This is such an amazing story! Good to hear that people are working on such efforts and even making money from this. We need more people like her who are good at thinking outside of the box.
    Also great reporting on this subject!

    • @CalvinHikes
      @CalvinHikes Год назад +3

      *Losing money.

    • @gædeling
      @gædeling Год назад +8

      Studies have shown that this gives children cancer. Well done you're putting heavy metals into playgrounds

    • @tomellis4750
      @tomellis4750 Год назад

      Rubbish. Thomas 76@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist5

    • @ronvanderkellen
      @ronvanderkellen Год назад

      We could be doing this kind of entrepreneurship with this and other endeavors ... BUT ... GUESS WHAT ... first we need environmental impact studies and "input from the community" and :gifts to the city planners and permits up the wazoo and THEN we have to connect with the proper tradesmen and MAYBE IN 10 YEARS we can break ground for the facility that will take care of whatever the endeavor is for - IF some properly connected person or company wants the project, then it's bye-bye PAL!

    • @gædeling
      @gædeling Год назад

      @@ronvanderkellen yep, lets give kids cancer. good idea midwit

  • @rexbrown2409
    @rexbrown2409 Год назад +11

    My heart is smiling. I am so so proud of your ingenuity. Now I am even more confident that Africa's future is secure.

  • @FB13
    @FB13 Год назад +3711

    If only we made things to be recycled

    • @JacobSnover
      @JacobSnover Год назад +365

      This video is about a company called 'Free Recycle' that recycles a product that people thought wasn't recyclable. This proves the problem doesn't fully lie with how current products are made.

    • @lordsussyindustries2021
      @lordsussyindustries2021 Год назад +87

      There's a problem: does anyone need to stop making man-made materials? No, we can't. Innovation and greed makes this continue.

    • @ph11p3540
      @ph11p3540 Год назад +141

      Easier said than done. Generally speaking, high quality long lasting items are hard to recycle. Tires are one of the hardest thing to recycle after plastics due to contamination through usage. Our best minds have been struggling for decades to better recycle plastics, composites and rubbers. The infrastructure to recycle is not yet there or mature. We will eventually make it there.

    • @lordsussyindustries2021
      @lordsussyindustries2021 Год назад +1

      @@ph11p3540 you mean like some processes for recycling these so-called "long-lasting" products are still in development or had been done on a small scale?

    • @fortheloveofnoise
      @fortheloveofnoise Год назад +51

      That would require corporations to care.

  • @MahaBenjelloun
    @MahaBenjelloun Год назад +6

    This is amazing ! Many respect to this lady, I really wish we could fund her and standardize this process everywhere...

  • @carriebradley7634
    @carriebradley7634 Год назад +68

    What an amazing lady. Making a difference for her environment, her community by employing all of those people, and is making a difference for Nigeria. I love this and wish her huge success. She is a beautiful human being. ❤

    • @silviapanzeri3742
      @silviapanzeri3742 Год назад

      ok recycling, but.... Carcinogenic air, working conditions that in Europe would require immediate reporting! THE NEW SLAVES. Were those tires made in African factories? NO. Had those tires been used by Africans? NO. At that time?! EUROPE and USA RECYCLE THAT WASTE IN THEIR HOME. Stop exploiting Africa, STOP EXPLOITING AFRICANS!

  • @davewettlaufer7885
    @davewettlaufer7885 Год назад +18

    I’m glad there are some smart people in the world who are really trying to make a difference in this world, good for that company and video. 😌

  • @Zulu2020
    @Zulu2020 Год назад +22

    You go girl we need more people like you on this planet

  • @VictorJohnny-z1u
    @VictorJohnny-z1u Год назад +7

    This reel is the type if thing that fills my heart with love about Africa . ST. Vincent

  • @TwilightStorm
    @TwilightStorm Год назад +120

    Best wishes to her, her family, and all the people she employes. ❤

    • @busterbiloxi3833
      @busterbiloxi3833 Год назад

      The epidemiologist is against her because he’s a racist White Dude.

  • @mavericklimsk
    @mavericklimsk Год назад +171

    The world needs more people like her. Well done! 👍

    • @mark675
      @mark675 Год назад +2

      No we need less 😂

    • @sorincaladera936
      @sorincaladera936 Год назад +1

      To "invent" a practice north America had been doing for decades? Why? She's about as useful as a politician.

  • @voltampscircuits
    @voltampscircuits Год назад +20

    Amazing! I love what a person can do when they understand how to repurpose something for another cause that helps our environment. I will be one of those people soon.

  • @AAvfx
    @AAvfx Год назад +1

    That's very inspiring and illuminating. Make the world a better place 💞

  • @faithefeosarenkhoe1569
    @faithefeosarenkhoe1569 Год назад +11

    I'm highlyy impressed and pray that this project expands to the six geo-political zones in Nigeria and other parts of Africa for proper handling of non-biodegradable wastes.
    Kudos to you & your team ma"am, you all are doing humanity a great service.

  • @charlesayache6801
    @charlesayache6801 Год назад +20

    Wonder woman! The world needs more like her!

  • @JugMelodies
    @JugMelodies Год назад +117

    She's an inspiration 🙏❤️ Hope she keeps going and her team gets bigger and better , she will go long.💪
    Also, we need to stop producing so much stuff. Consumerism needs to end!

    • @claymoreroomba
      @claymoreroomba Год назад +6

      consumerism is what feeds me bud, nah 😂

    • @marcus.H
      @marcus.H Год назад +1

      Apparently some recycled tyre products contain dangerous substances.
      Changing one rubber for another won't actually fix anything. It does us lots of energy though, so there's that

    • @josephward6422
      @josephward6422 Год назад +8

      Be an example: You stop buying or using anything!!!!

    • @isThreeman
      @isThreeman Год назад +4

      What would replace consumerism? Seems like you're saying something should end without even having a well thought out replacement.

    • @claymoreroomba
      @claymoreroomba Год назад +2

      @GigaChad-vv7oo what she does in this video is both self-sufficiency and 'producerism'; she's made her crop to feed her family, and that crop is recycled tyres that the masses then 'consume' to fuel society. Are you simply suggesting everyone isolates from everyone? There is literally no life with out consumption, reproduction and decomposition... we tend to forget these true natural laws in the folly of society... but whose going to build your electric generator? Will it be solar or hydro-powered? And who will manufacture the bearings and wires? And who will mine the raw materials to build said components? Literally everything that has been and ever was is 'consumerism'

  • @Anetnetlovesnoopy
    @Anetnetlovesnoopy Год назад +1

    I hope they do a health study. To back those clams that tire dust doesn't cause cancer.
    This just reminded me of those kids who played on recycled tire soccer fields got cancer. Maybe tires made today are better. But those are still older tires. When they are vacuuming the dust out is it being cleaned before it is released into the environment?
    Good for her for helping solve a problem. I just hope for the best. And not creating a new problems.

  • @glensankey4623
    @glensankey4623 Год назад +6

    Wishing this young entrepreneur the very best and much success in her business. Well done

  • @mattblack9069
    @mattblack9069 Год назад +11

    This operation is admirable and just shows that people can develop good ideas not only big corporates, and obviously as time goes on improvements will develop to speed up the operation and increase production.

    • @snowflakemelter1172
      @snowflakemelter1172 Год назад

      Who do you think manufactured the tire recycling machinery ?

  • @passbyicecube
    @passbyicecube Год назад +6

    oh my god, I remember her! Years ago there's video about her, it used to be a lot more smaller and require a lot of man power and charcoal burning. I'm glad her business going great!

  • @SRBrown9032
    @SRBrown9032 Год назад +14

    She, and men and women around this world, give me real hope. I love how her husband described her as "disturbingly efficient".

  • @PrideSage99
    @PrideSage99 Год назад +6

    Wonderful job, Ifedolapo! I admire anybody who can recycle in a way that creates value out of what was previously an issue. Thank you for helping keep the planet a little cleaner.

  • @pn7064
    @pn7064 Год назад +5

    Thanks Insider Business, I love this content. I think this is the second video you have done on this business woman and I appreciate the follow up. Lets keep up the good work of covering some of the progress in African countries :)

  • @markstevens1729
    @markstevens1729 Год назад +9

    Great story, I wish her great success. The future depends on people like her.

  • @jaminova_1969
    @jaminova_1969 Год назад +3

    One woman, making a difference! Respect!

  • @wolfman3295
    @wolfman3295 Год назад +4

    She's brilliant and as her husband said "she's charming but disturbingly efficient" which I think is a great compliment.

  • @alannorman6166
    @alannorman6166 Год назад +10

    Well done we need more people like you on this planet

  • @redbarchetta8782
    @redbarchetta8782 Год назад +42

    She's an inspiration.

    • @HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOvera
      @HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOvera Год назад

      Why ? Any fool can start a money losing venture. Why is she unique in any way ?

    • @cptntwinkletoes
      @cptntwinkletoes Год назад +6

      ​@@HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOverahow about you do something with your life rather than responding to every comment with negativity and not so subtle misogyny.

    • @Arts11234
      @Arts11234 Год назад +1

      ​@@cptntwinkletoeshe's a bot.
      Do not bother

  • @kjmax1068
    @kjmax1068 Год назад +6

    wow, this is amazing!!! You are amazing!! Every country needs this. I am from New Zealand and we so need your expertise. What a hero ❤

    • @yevhenshatalov2157
      @yevhenshatalov2157 11 месяцев назад

      Probably, you are wrong. Usually tyres have a lot of toxins, so you can not just shred them. Some chemical dissociation needed.
      Also, another negative side is small plastic particles that already led to global pollution, so you can even find some in fish blood and so on.
      So, no, not every country need it!

  • @technoviking9999
    @technoviking9999 Год назад +144

    I think EU is banning the rubber bricks since they spread a crazy amount of micro plastic/rubber.

    • @nurwsama
      @nurwsama Год назад +29

      Your shoe, slipper, tire and other things is already made of plastic.

    • @tomkelly8827
      @tomkelly8827 Год назад +31

      What do they do with the tires then? Just burn them? Is that better?

    • @sakumisan
      @sakumisan Год назад +49

      yea what about all the microplastics and rubber generated by just using the tires on the road?

    • @wezerd
      @wezerd Год назад

      ​@@tomkelly8827export them in order to make it someone else's problem. And yes, they often get "made into energy", to use their euphemism.

    • @smvsspould
      @smvsspould Год назад

      ​@@tomkelly8827We need to move away from petrochemical tyres.

  • @Mista_Jones
    @Mista_Jones Год назад +44

    Those rubber bricks are genius! If they're affordable, I could see those being used for dozens of landscaping, playground, and internal flooring uses. Affordability is the key here, no one is going to buy them if they have to pay even little extra most likely.

    • @Mallchad
      @Mallchad Год назад

      eh. if its a government or project it can be given away for free

    • @Thworkify
      @Thworkify Год назад +12

      The particles that come off of the recycled tires might be carcinogenic however so probably should not be used for playgrounds.

    • @HeyYoFabels
      @HeyYoFabels Год назад +4

      in the beginning of the video it talks bout how tire fires are hard to put out, imagine someone dropping a cigarette at a playground with these installed, house fires will get a lot worse too

    • @Mallchad
      @Mallchad Год назад

      @@ThworkifyI wouldn't worry honestly. Asphalt and tarmac is even more toxic and plastic particles are fairly unreactive in the body and dont' even really get absorbed in the stomach. Greatest risk is probably breathing and sawdust and sand is far worse. Lead, coal fumes, etc.
      Oh sorry, I'm being dumb. Most tyres are thermoplastic rubber which is a mix of petroleum based plastic elastomers and natural rubbers. and a few bulking agents and processing agents. sulphur, oils, resins, silica, carbon, chalk, rayon, steel... It's about as bad as normal concrete and asphalt and car fumes

    • @DaveBuildsThings
      @DaveBuildsThings Год назад +6

      @@HeyYoFabels A rubber brick will not catch fire if a cigarette is dropped on it any more than a regular tire would. Simple basic science. Did you learn any? 🙂

  • @alxk3995
    @alxk3995 Год назад +3

    This is news we need to see in the world! Positive change is possible everywhere. Those who claim otherwise are either malignant or uneducated.

    • @gaymohammed3137
      @gaymohammed3137 Год назад +1

      It's actually not that new. Also this is really bad once it rains all the micro plastic will enter the ground and contaminate it's water.
      Fact is, nowhere in the world exist easy solution's for difficult problems.

  • @Angel-rq3pi
    @Angel-rq3pi Год назад +2

    Goodyear actually filed a patent for vulcanized tires that NEVER wear out. Around 1990-91..... It was decided by GY execs and the US govt to "scrap" the manufacture of same bc it would put too many out of work.....

  • @salaciouscreations4323
    @salaciouscreations4323 Год назад +41

    I worked in a tyre recycling plant 20 years ok in Manchester UK. Even with face masks goggles and PPE back then I still occasionally cough up some of that black dust. It was an interesting place to work from the feed hoppers to the machines that chopped up the lumps into granulated bits. Even the dust was re sold. Sadly no matter the quality of the face mask you would be blowing loads of it out of your nose and after 2 hours the black dust would be all around the inside of the mask.

    • @busterbiloxi3833
      @busterbiloxi3833 Год назад +3

      You could wear a full face clear plastic visor with a passive air filtration system. It’s not hard.

    • @salaciouscreations4323
      @salaciouscreations4323 Год назад +5

      @@busterbiloxi3833 this was 2001 era. And the whole place got closed in the end as the entire local area was suffering with lung issues as houses weren't far away. All they had was a n95 face mask. The dust used to be inside in almost no time at all.

    • @salaciouscreations4323
      @salaciouscreations4323 Год назад +4

      @@poa2.0surface77 sadly for people who lived local to the place they were all suffering with lung issues so it got closed down. Washing and windows were covered. Tyre dust goes right down to microscopic level.

    • @fakhrussalhin3149
      @fakhrussalhin3149 Год назад +3

      In this factory they're using vaccum to collect the dust. So I'm guessing it's a lot more effective then just wearing a mask. Neighbours probably don't face much problems either

    • @captiannemo1587
      @captiannemo1587 Год назад +1

      Yah the dust issue is often overlooked.

  • @anthonyg934
    @anthonyg934 Год назад +81

    need this in soo many countries. hope this expands all over.

    • @1stDegree-xn2gx
      @1stDegree-xn2gx Год назад

      lmfao@@HoaLe-py5ij

    • @peter-xw1mu
      @peter-xw1mu Год назад

      This is nothing new. The West has been recycling tires for decades for other products.

    • @irmiwolf
      @irmiwolf Год назад +1

      Did you even watch the video? It talks about how the US already recycles 80+% of all its scrap tyres. All 1st world countries recycle most of their old tyres. The problem is poorer countries where the recycling is too expensive to be worth it.

    • @1stDegree-xn2gx
      @1stDegree-xn2gx Год назад

      did you even think about the polution that "recycling" produce ?
      like it's about the price LMFAO
      people who care more about wealth than health should be recycled .@@irmiwolf

    • @fabianatrindade56
      @fabianatrindade56 Год назад +1

      ​@@irmiwolf Dude, why are you spamming this comment?

  • @Sp1der44
    @Sp1der44 Год назад +31

    It's excellent seeing her take on the challenge of tire recycling and come up with great ideas and products for the recovered rubber. The pavers look like they would be great for all kinds of projects. The rubber mats they were making are great for club and bar flooring. Brilliant stuff. 👍

    • @sorincaladera936
      @sorincaladera936 Год назад +1

      Wasn't her idea though, not even close. We've been doing it for decades now

  • @carol2974
    @carol2974 Год назад +2

    Good for this lady, so happy she is doing good and providing work for the people in her country. Hope she does expand the recycling company to bigger things.
    Women are very smart.

  • @yaykruser
    @yaykruser Год назад +7

    -Over 100 full time employees.
    -16 cents per tire.
    -150 tires per hour.
    Anyone else seeing a problem here?

    • @eboyce24
      @eboyce24 Год назад +1

      I assumed it meant profit margin (after costs) for the company, but yeah, $24/hr in profit wouldn't be worth a lot to invest in that kind of machinery, especially with debt load.
      Probably ok for a small business in Africa though. The Nigerian Naira is .0013 value of USD, so $24/hr = ₦18374 / hr, or $4160/mo = ~₦3.2M / mo. Family of 4 average monthly costs in Lagos ~$1600 or ~ ₦1.2M

    • @Simon-hh7bq
      @Simon-hh7bq Год назад

      Welcome to Africa my guy, it's the place where getting paid beats getting nothing at all since a large population of them don't have access to food or water :).

  • @itzmranonymous
    @itzmranonymous Год назад +4

    In our school they have reused these tyres by creating a tyre park, which has swings having seat of a tyre, we have flying fox, whose mechanics was also fixed with tyre, a maze made with tyres and much more, and a hanging swings where around 4-5 people can sit made using tyres ❤ proud to say our school made that park 7-8 years ago. And even reshifted that park new place nearby with some recently bought used tires (just 2 years ago) because now at that area they have built a swimming pool(that's not built by tires 😂) .

  • @mauwaasani1663
    @mauwaasani1663 Год назад +17

    This is so cool! This woman is a genius! Keep up the great work, sister!

  • @rexgoodheart3471
    @rexgoodheart3471 2 месяца назад +1

    Way to go, Nigeria!

  • @kuelimika
    @kuelimika Год назад +11

    She is amazing! More power to her, Nigeria, and Africa! An example to follow! We need more like her on the African continent, but also in the world. ❤❤❤

    • @DirectorHMAN
      @DirectorHMAN Год назад

      Where are you from? You could be the next one!

  • @bolstar1
    @bolstar1 Год назад +17

    Good luck to her and her business, she deserves to succeed.

  • @ArtemysNyx
    @ArtemysNyx Год назад +35

    She is a world leader. I'd follow her in a heartbeat.

  • @siowamamako5927
    @siowamamako5927 Год назад +2

    Proud of this Woman creating an entire economic nitch for her people...Expand eastward please 🇰🇪

  • @johnnydingo8680
    @johnnydingo8680 Год назад +14

    Admirable 👍 The world needs more entrepreneurs like this lady.

  • @enlightendbel
    @enlightendbel Год назад +7

    4/5th of all microplastics in the ocean comes from tires, 3/4th of all micro-particulates in the air are from tires.
    So reusing them in wear surfaces like roads and pavement simply gives the tires even more chance to turn into dust, so they can pollute.
    The tires aren't turned back into tires either, meaning we just keep producing more of the same problem.
    Instead of a pile of tires somewhere, we have stuff made from tires everywhere, it's just hiding the pollution, not solving it.
    It is a nice economical initiative for their area.
    Remember, you're watching "Insider Business", not "Insider Environment".

  • @genfiveten595
    @genfiveten595 Год назад +4

    We have been using this exact process to recycle tires since the 70's.

    • @cool06alt
      @cool06alt Год назад

      Where are u from? So there is no royalty/liscense/trademark for this tech?

  • @RailroadsandRailways
    @RailroadsandRailways Год назад +1

    A couple of British Entrepreneurs answer to the European Tire Mountains, some visible from space. A unique process that gives you 60% re-finable crude oil by tire volume, recyclable spring steel and carbon black used in quantity in steel making. A proposal I put forward to the fook heads in charge, that would use the moth balled refinery at Stanlow and it's rail head to produce free fuel and chemical carbons from waste that we charge the rest of Europe to process.

  • @Iunio92
    @Iunio92 Год назад +78

    Having recently heard about some of the dangers associated with exposure to these sorts of materials when repurposed for use as turf (several Phillies players' deaths that have come to light this year) I hope that the same issue isn't being caused here.

    • @GNZeis
      @GNZeis Год назад +25

      The carcinogens will get to a person. And they are not wearing respirators during the production? Innovative but deadly.

    • @silviapanzeri3742
      @silviapanzeri3742 Год назад

      ok recycling, but.... Carcinogenic air, working conditions that in Europe would require immediate reporting! THE NEW SLAVES. Were those tires made in African factories? NO. Had those tires been used by Africans? NO. At that time?! EUROPE and USA RECYCLE THAT WASTE IN THEIR HOME. Stop exploiting Africa, STOP EXPLOITING AFRICANS!

    • @janos8616
      @janos8616 Год назад +17

      Tires contain some toxic chemicals and endocrine disruptors like 6-PPD (antioxidant) or the degradation product 6-PPDQ , so I would be careful with putting them in the Environment again

    • @uncletiggermclaren7592
      @uncletiggermclaren7592 Год назад +10

      IF that is true . . . and I notice there was no vast law-suit in the USA, asking for hundreds of billions of dollars worth of damages, from the Players Union* . . . anyone who walks near a road is in exactly the same danger, because
      WHERE DO YOU THINK THE TIRE MATERIAL THAT WEARS AS THEY DRIVE OFF GOES TO, CLOWN.
      * This is me saying you are obviously fantasising.

    • @sethss1131
      @sethss1131 Год назад

      ​@@uncletiggermclaren7592The same for PET, curiously it becomes toxic only when you decide to reuse it

  • @Atomicallyawesome.
    @Atomicallyawesome. Год назад +8

    Reminds me of zipline, startup was ridiculed for being stupid yet 2 years later its expanding with a good business perspective. This could also definitely blow up in the coming years.

  • @AfifShahSadipSeven
    @AfifShahSadipSeven Год назад +64

    Amazing work. She and her team is creating solutions to a age old problem. 👏🏼👏🏼

    • @DirkusTurkess
      @DirkusTurkess Год назад +2

      Ah yes, the dark age scourge of tires.

    • @peter-xw1mu
      @peter-xw1mu Год назад

      This is nothing new. The West has been recycling tires for decades to turn it into other products.

    • @irmiwolf
      @irmiwolf Год назад +5

      Did you even watch the video? It talks about how the US already recycles 80+% of all its scrap tyres. All 1st world countries recycle most of their old tyres. The problem is poorer countries where the recycling is too expensive to be worth it.

    • @AfifShahSadipSeven
      @AfifShahSadipSeven Год назад +1

      @irmiwolf, you understand English, mate?
      What US does isn't my problem, maybe its yours. It clearly means She and her team are doing great job with an issue they have, or you feel like typing whatever comes to your mind and vomiting ?
      Understand context don't BS where tou please.

    • @DrunkenDemon
      @DrunkenDemon Год назад +2

      @@AfifShahSadipSeven i dont get the Anger. I am more angry at nobody simply funding this for the people in These countries. A factory like this cant be that expensive :(

  • @twinsistersllc
    @twinsistersllc Год назад +1

    Us women business owners are growing and thriving! The world needs to put more spotlight on the women of the world who are changing it for the better of the next generations!!

  • @DeniceBilson3519
    @DeniceBilson3519 Год назад +4

    Wow this is so inspiring and makes me have hope for the future!! Her creation will make a big impact in Africa then in the rest of the world!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @mickvonbornemann3824
    @mickvonbornemann3824 Год назад +3

    This type of process was invented in the Soviet Union many decades, ago. It’s good to see Nigeria has also taked on this technology for tyre recycling.

  • @alexolvera6403
    @alexolvera6403 Год назад +10

    Now THIS is Women Empowerment!! Supporting business like this!!! This is what we should aim for in the US.

  • @catchapl
    @catchapl Год назад +2

    Amazing! So it seems that Africa is catching up with technology known in other part of the world for decades! Well done!

  • @jibreeelbinnuh1482
    @jibreeelbinnuh1482 Год назад +3

    Extraordinary! I love my country Nigeria 🇳🇬.

  • @effyleven
    @effyleven Год назад +5

    Excellent woman! Good luck to her, her company, and all her employees.😊

  • @thinkdesignbuild8893
    @thinkdesignbuild8893 Год назад +31

    The amount of energy that goes into recycling is crazy, i used to work in a tyre recycling factory here in Australia.
    Interesting to see how their process works compared to what we did.
    I can see a number of ways to speed up the process of getting to the different sizes of rubber, unfortunately its extremely expensive

    • @elenasinlao651
      @elenasinlao651 Год назад

      pp

    • @levismith7444
      @levismith7444 Год назад +1

      Has to be done though

    • @Big_Slick
      @Big_Slick Год назад +1

      I work for a tire recycling equipment provider. This is a very low cost set up for classifying different size material. I have seen massive gyratory screeners that cost more than this entire plant by a long shot. They can easily do 5-10 tons/hr. These guys aren't even doing 1 ton/hr and I bet labor is cheap so this works for them.

    • @DragonRaider5
      @DragonRaider5 Год назад +1

      @@levismith7444 problem is that the energy has to come from somewhere. When diesel is used (like in this plant), it might be better for the environment to straight up burn the rubber, as energy production also takes it toll on the environment. That's just something to kepp in mind.

    • @levismith7444
      @levismith7444 Год назад +1

      @@DragonRaider5 tbh most of Africa runs on diesel generators these days due to severe power cuts.. as for the tire smoke I can’t imagine that’s better for the environment than diesel fumes

  • @stephanieyee9784
    @stephanieyee9784 11 месяцев назад

    Kudos to this woman who is making a real contribution to her community and country. Its a wonderful idea and a win/win situation.
    Employing as many people as she does is great for the local people and economy. The men are learning technical skills as well and that may lead to further education.
    Well done. ❤

  • @williepelzer384
    @williepelzer384 Год назад +4

    I worked building a scap tire recycling business for 22 years, in Oregon. I've seen millions of tires ground up and turned into useful rubber products, we made tone's of money, till a large corporate company bought us out and shut it down!!!! So sad.

  • @BigDipper79
    @BigDipper79 Год назад +4

    Think of all the tire dust that’s in the environment. That’s mind boggling. It’s in everything from water to air.

  • @flyingcat2054
    @flyingcat2054 Год назад +3

    Love this! Made my day! The lady inventor is a rock star! She’s saving the earth now and for the future while providing jobs and building materials! I hope her company dominates the recycling world one day! Follow your dream!

  • @vengefulvegan
    @vengefulvegan Год назад +1

    I can recall an environmental disaster in Florida(?) using old tyres to create artificial reefs on the ocean floor. What could possibly go wrong.

  • @frederikaltmann9051
    @frederikaltmann9051 10 месяцев назад +4

    ah yes, the great african solutions which all lead to fires that are basically not extinguishable

  • @techtactics788
    @techtactics788 Год назад +16

    What about the micro plastics released into the air, soil? The staff should be wearing masks or respirators.

    • @insertphrasehere15
      @insertphrasehere15 Год назад +8

      Health and safety at work is more of suggestion in Nigeria.

    • @techtactics788
      @techtactics788 Год назад +1

      @@insertphrasehere15 I'm not trying to use it to paint Nigeria as inept.

  • @muchwithamouthdogepool255
    @muchwithamouthdogepool255 Год назад +14

    God bless this owner. I hope the business will get bigger so they could process more tires per day.

    • @desertstar223
      @desertstar223 Год назад

      God has nothing to do with this. It's business.

    • @tabcreedence6553
      @tabcreedence6553 Год назад

      @@desertstar223 You came from monkeys right? and they came from tadpoles that exploded out of space dust? cool story bro

  • @Maddie9185
    @Maddie9185 2 месяца назад

    I am always happy when I see new businesses tackling waste in a way that benefits the environment in a positive way.

  • @griffer695
    @griffer695 Год назад +4

    I had this idea some years ago and this video brings it back to mind...
    I was wondering if vehicles bodies could be made of rubber instead...
    I think it would make accidents less fatal...

    • @marky5493
      @marky5493 Год назад +2

      that's true I mean condoms are rubber and they stop many accidents lol

    • @griffer695
      @griffer695 Год назад

      ​@@marky5493😁

  • @Pepesilvia267
    @Pepesilvia267 Год назад +6

    Her first video showed the manufacturing process was very low tech and scary. Glad she’s got all these cool machines now and has grown the business so much!!

    • @GFSwinger1693
      @GFSwinger1693 Год назад +1

      lol, where's the non low tech part?

    • @el_micha
      @el_micha Год назад +1

      Nothing wrong with low tech (cheap, easy to maintain, probably true-und-tested) if work safety is regarded and no harmful substances are poisoning the workers there.

  • @elulugnie4250
    @elulugnie4250 Год назад +9

    This is so awesome. Recycling, job creation, making new products. I only wish the workers could acquire better protective clothing, especially to give extra protection to their lungs.

  • @Dzeividz
    @Dzeividz Год назад

    That’s a very smart woman, not only she found a way to easily earn a lot of money, but is also actually helping her country

  • @linesided
    @linesided Год назад +16

    This is so awesome - great ingenuity and a superb low tech solution. Hope for lots more success like this in Africa and across the world. Re-using resources is the way to go.

    • @HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOvera
      @HomelessWhiteMaleStartingOvera Год назад

      This is 1950's technology. The reason the west is not doing it is it costs more than what the product is worth.

    • @peter-xw1mu
      @peter-xw1mu Год назад

      This is nothing new. The West has been recycling tires for decades to turn it into other products.

  • @Kevin-ht1ox
    @Kevin-ht1ox Год назад +6

    These toxic and dangerous tires are some how magically transformed into safe playground material.

    • @oldtwinsna8347
      @oldtwinsna8347 Год назад +1

      or not, just the illusion of it. cancer is something you won't get right away from exposure to things like that, but 30 years later you'll wonder why you have it when it's because you were exposed as a kid living and breathing it for years. by then the companies that made these products laugh their asses off because they cashed out while you're done for from a painful horrible death.

    • @Habib_Osman
      @Habib_Osman Год назад

      @@d-lebAh.. and you have'nt mentioned the real killer: heavy metals!
      Here is a list of All the crazy ingredients of a standard modern car tire:
      Natural rubber, which is OK;
      Synthetic rubber compounds, including butadiene, a known carcinogen;
      Benzene, a solvent, and a known carcinogen;
      Toluene, a solvent with negative health effects;
      Xylene, an irritant;
      Petroleum naphtha, a toxin;
      Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: These include phenols - some are endocrine-disruptors - and benzo(a)pyrene - compounds linked to cancer;
      Heavy metals: zinc, chromium, nickel, lead, copper and cadmium. These are the most common contaminants found in foot path garden soil;
      Carbon black, which is possibly carcinogenic;
      Vulcanising agents: sulphur and zinc oxide;
      Polychlorinated biphenyls, which are known carcinogens;

    • @ConicalRamirez
      @ConicalRamirez Год назад

      Yes, is it crumb rubber? That has links to childhood cancers in goalkeepers who play on it

  • @raymondborror6996
    @raymondborror6996 Год назад +6

    Congratulations to a cutting-edge businesswoman. Both making a profit and solving pressing environmental problems!

    • @BornIn1500
      @BornIn1500 Год назад

      It's not "cutting edge" at all. We've been literally doing the same thing (and much more) with old tires for decades. Sure it's a good thing for her country, but businessMEN in America and other countries did it first. cope

  • @etienne8110
    @etienne8110 Год назад +1

    It has the same issues as with astroturfing: plastic microparticles.
    There has been lots of leukemias a'd lymphomas in children playing on astroturf.
    Making houses and roads out of bricks made of the same stuff wil be paid for in a few years...
    Tires can be reshaped. (It s what s done for trucks)