How Garbage Is Recycled At The US' Largest Recycling Facility
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- The Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in Brooklyn is the largest recycling facility in the country. In just one day, the facility sees about 800 tons of recyclable materials. That's the equivalent of nearly 100 elephants. Because of the amount of materials the center is able to process, it's helped remove more than 200,000 garbage trucks from NYC's streets.
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I don't know why but I feel so happy everytime I see recycling videos
Much respect for this factory and for the people who work there thank you all
I think we need more factories like this across America so we can get more people working and more waste being recycled .
Yea, it's a dirty job, but it's better than having plastic contaminate the environment. Also, people should ideally rinse recyclables before putting them out, otherwise they just get thrown in with regular trash if food particles are still present.
I think people should just sort the garbage at home, work or in public into categories so the guys at sorting will have an easier job. In fact there shouldn't be any "mixed garbage" We would be able to recycle almost everything. Sorting garbage is one of the worst, nastiest job ever. It's not for everyone and I don't think that most people would accept it.
Not Just AMERICA Throughout the world needs it
@S M i have workd i a fish oil factory,, hehe, say 2 week old rotten fish dont smell good in the summer heat spesially when you heat it to a boil to seperaste out the oil.. but after 5 to 15 minutes the brain eliminates the smell, and you dont notice it anymore.
later in life i hawe workd on say farms.. you get used to the smell just as fast there.
It's a sorting plant, and then shipped the waste to poor asian countries, end up in illegal landfill on a farmland, polluting the land, and waiting storm to flush it into the Ocean. COOL.
I want to see videos on what happens to the different materials after they get sorted at this Brooklyn facility.
I recently subscribed to Dr. Richard Venditti. He has taken tours that show the reclaim process of some recyclable materials.
Literally TODAY. Lol.
They get thrown out. Many are not recyclable
you need work there for a week, you will understand how it's work... in general unrecyclable materials go to burning facility...
It’s like Wall-E
Milkshake Master yep
Hey my name's Wall---y 😆
That magnetizing part reminded me of Toy Story 3 lmao
Stanley Ng Me too
Same it was suspenseful
Stanley Ng we have just watched it
Stanley Ng LOL
Maybe ! THIS !! Whole !! RECYCLING !! FRENZY !! COMES !! FROM !! TOY !! STORY !! THREE !!!
My left ear really enjoyed the audio in the beginning
Here before "you're everywhere" reply
Justin Y. I see your comment on literally every video wtf is this 😂
Why do I see you everywhere?
Justin Y. SAME UGH
Justin Y. I see you’re here as well
I work in a recycling facility in MN. Here are tips.
1. Remove caps from plastic bottles or we take them off ourselves which waste time.
2. Plastic bags and film MUST be recycled at separate plants or they clog up the conveyors. You can find places to recycle these at Walmart, target, or any other large retailer. If you put them in traditional recycling bin they end up in a landfill because we can't process them.
3. If you want to recycle shredded paper put it inside a *paper* bag tied closed with a zip strip. If the shreddings are loose they get thrown away when the conveyors are cleaned.
Good to know!
Tell that the EU because they made it compulsory that the cap is fixed on the bottle
We need more recycling centres like this around the world
HOPEFULLY !! WE !! WILL !! GET !! ONE !! IN !! SWAZILAND !! ONE !! DAY !!!
If people filmed this process and uploaded it in consecutive videos. I would be addicted to it.
Ummmm. This isn't recycling. It's a sorting and selling facility
But, they made cubes of contaminated plastic and shipping to China and SEAsia
NY is liberal state all feel better soon people
It's ok to ship it to China
They will (Take care of it)
Ok
@@samlabo1688 why we should accept it?
@@samlabo1688 and It will end up in illegal landfill on a farmland, waiting storm to flush it into the OCEAN and suffocate some sea turtle and baby penguin, Love that.
They sort recyclable material and sell it. What’s not clicking?
technically, this facility is NOT recycling anything,,
IT'S JUST SORTING!
True. No recycling happening there.
libs don't care as long as they feeeeel good, never mind it goes overseas and is burned or dump in the ocean or dump. There is a very limited use for mixed plastic waste.
But then the shorted is reused
@@davisdelp8131
& like a good lib,
Davis here wants to believe he saw something he didn't
You witnessed sorting,, that's it!
Your 'lib imagination' is convincing you it's being "reused",
eventhough you clearly DID NOT SEE it being done!
ALL you witnessed was it being sorted,, or in your case 'shorted'
Aren’t you suppose to clean out the item before you recycle?
not really, the idea is that the plastic recipients are clean enough to reflect the light and be separated from each other, avoid to leave a layer on on inch of cream, but don't clean like a champagne glass
THE !! WATER !! WILL !! GET !! CONTAMINATED .!! IF !! YOU !! DO !! THAT !!!
We just got to visit! Its so amazing to see in person. Kara gave a great tour!
0:28 *Wall E intensifies*
If only I could sort out my life like how they're sorting out all the garbage
Dumi Madikane that is life I guess
you can because your life is garbage too
Can only imagine the smells...
Well if people would rinse out recyclables like they should then it wouldn't be all that baf
it smells very strong, winter is the best saison to visit it
@@EoRdE6 rinsing recyclables doesn't kinda defeats the point? you putting something that would be easy to clean in a recycling plant into water
@@khhnator what? What??? Do you understand how recycling works?
@@EoRdE6 imagine glass recycling, where they melt the whole thing to make new glass. there is two possibilities, they either can't allow contaminants mixed with the glass so they HAVE wash them or they don't care as it gets separated in the recycling process i really don't know which to be honest and doesn't really matter.
because if they do wash the bottles they likely do it in a much more water efficient way than you can do in your kitchen sink. and if they don't wash... well they don't wash. either way you just wasting water
Wow! It's amazing ! NYC is a model to an environmental city .
It isn’t. Look at what amsterdam does with trash
Not really, 80% of our energy grid still runs on fossil fuel.
OOHH !! SO !! THIS !! IS !! SLEEPY !! JOE'S !! HOUSE !! AMAZING !! THIS !! IS !!
The clawwwww !!!!
Booner360 LOL
But the real question is...where does it really go?
Asia
there's no way you can sort all the shit by the time it reaches them. we need to have a system where everyone is responsible for sorting their own trash. and companies who sell everyday goods with packaging need to make it easier for us to do that.
If the US would adopt the recycling bin in every state than that would already help us for 60 procent.
The netherlands has 3/4 bins
1 for: plastic and needs to be in a plastic/paper bag.
2 for: paper
3 for: garden/nature
4 for: is optional
Also we have a chip attached to the bin to look for any warnings for people that’s didn’t recycle, as a result your trash won’t be picked up.
And many places in the netherlands have underground trash dumpsters for smell (would really work in nyc)
Or better yet,
Companies need to stop manufacturing disposable
Plastic sh!t
People who work in this industry definitely deserve a raise
Me and my group are using this source for our science fair where we have to present our project. This video is so helpful :D
Thanks for your hard work!
We need less plastic in general. All cookies , packed in plastic packages plus plastic tray inside each package, eggs in clear plastic container, dry fruits and nuts in clear plastic containers, etc... All those packages can be made from paper.
its like playing with a huge claw machine
WHAT !! EARTHMOVING !! EQUIPMENT !!??
I heard about an office building where they had recycle containesr for all the different kinds of recyclables. Everyone did their part for the planet and went home probably feeling good about it. then once a week, the maintenance guy came by, emptied them all and threw it all in the dumpster because there was no recycle place nearby....
This happens in a lot of places, unfortunately
Welcome to America
This is America
You guys chose the MOST music and sounds to make this video.
Reminds me of TOY STORY 3
Same I was thinking that! When the claw saved them from their death which resembles global warming and how bad pollution is getting.
Olivia the Magical unicorn yup
A big salute to everyone who works overthere
What percent of plastic is recycled in US?
Plastics accounted for 12 percent of the 292 million tons of municipal solid waste generated in the U.S., totaling some 35.7 million tons. However, the volume of plastic waste recycled in the U.S. is 3.1 million tons, giving a recycling rate of just 8.7 percent.
How long have they been doing this?
Yes we need to improve ways to get the trash to this factory instead of the ocean. Also make more of these 🏭 across America. I agree on this it's a great plan.
Great job.👍👍👍
Why not make the people sort the plastic paper glass?
It’s amazing what humans do.
YOU !! AND !! I !! ARE !! VICTIMS !! OF !! IT !!
I wonder how it smells.
Decent, it's probably mostly water bottles and paper.
You don’t want to know
Same as when u don't take bath for 1 week...maybe🤣
I remember monsters inc
The only detailed video made by INSIDER.
I'm reading a lot of confused comments saying it just goes to landfills or "Why should we recycle?" I had the same thoughts as well. Even if you don't care about the world, let me explain.
I just started designing projects for a recycle company and from what I have learned. Recycling is a billion dollar industry. Companies would rather buy recycled material than new expensive materials. By cutting the cost, you create more jobs. These recycle or sorting companies don't need the government's help, the government needs theirs lol. Those cubes of cans and paper are called bails. They are sent to a company where they broken down and transferred to another company. Aluminum is very expensive. Some cubes are worth about $1000 each because aluminum is very expensive to extract from the earth like some metals we use in technology. For paper, just imagine how much the demand of toilet paper went during Covid19.
Now the government does not like trash in the landfill which is gaining so much attention because it is costing real estate. Yeah you probably heard they are digging pipes to extract methane and sell it, but it is practically worthless to what could have been done. The government is pressuring people to recycle and some blame the recycle facilities which makes no sense.
Quick tip: Plastic bags are not recyclable. That is what you can throw away unless you directly recycle them to some plastic bag facility, but who in the world would do that. Some people barely throw away trash.
dam all these cardi b albums. people must love em
This place looks like it would be a bottomless pit of government subsidies to stay alive.
It should be subsidized. Landfills are subsidized.
This is where I live. I am trash.
Zlender we're in this together brother...
Together...
Don't worry your going to get recycled like the the rest Buddy
At least you get recycled
Yep same here
Please don’t recycle me, it hurt..
At least clean up the place it looks like *Trash*
Bransen Smith wait are you serious?
Get out now
Lol
@@nadegedjangone3913 Lol
It has trash in it
I like recycling. I am a recycling nut. I always pick up trash that I know is recyclable and put it in my recycling bin just to get all of my recyclables picked up at the curbside.
Can you guys please do a video on Studio C. They are a HILARIOUS comedy group 😆😆😆
Seriously... you need to do a video on them
Glad to see it’s not going in the landfill, thank you
Interesting to see how it's done
🤔 maybe the next step should be actually reusing the materials for "new" products.
doesn't happen they just ship it to developing countries with less regulation where it's buried, burned, or dumped in the ocean
@@nodnoc That wouldn't make any sense. I just started doing some project work for a recycle facility and I can tell you it's a billion dollar industry. Companies would rather buy recycled material because it's cheaper. How do you think these guys make money especially with government regulations increasing prices for how much trash you contribute to the landfill.
I once hauled trash with a 18wheeler and least once a week we would go to the recycle plants and haul a load of plastic bottles to the land fill.
It's quite refreshing to see a "the largest" instead of "one of the largest"
Who says tin cans anymore?
I encourage everyone of us to invest in recycling and support genuine recycling initiative. I have been investing in recycling for two years now. Although the profit are not what I expected but is it worth it, contributing to sustainability is worth it, you should be part of it too. I will be willing to guide you.
Left ear is tingling
Then after that Wall-E comes in and cubes up the trash along with the bigger Wall-A 😂
Son todos gremiliastas en esta empresa se ve que es municipal pero siempre los del sindicato de camioneros o la uocra estan metidos en esto……
Te van a prender fuego la casa a vos
Coincido con vos compañero estos de la uocra están por todos lados
Take out the trash. Recycle, reuse conserve. ♻♻♻
my neighbor used to use their recycle can for diapers....every week that thing stunk. can't imagine what that recycle place smells like...
This is the importance of separating organic and inorganic waste so that it is easy to sort
we need to have a system where everyone is responsible for sorting their own waste
Look, there is a lot of rubbish that needs to be recycled.
Waste doesn't really get recycled it's just a new industry that allows the plastic makers to make more plastic. It's ridiculous here in Canada we are asked to wash out our recyclables with fresh drinking water can you imagine how ridiculous this must sound to the rest of the world who's dying of thirst
Im weird but
I want to work there
I dont know why
so they still send it to other country..nice
Great. After they get shipped off what happens?
Do we know for a fact they don’t go to another party of the world to get buried or burned? In turn making all this effort useless?
In Philippine , Indonesia, china, they're the main contributor for plastic pollution in pacific ocean. some of the garbage is recyclable, but most like plastic bags, wrap, contaminated containers will end up in illegal landfill and pollute farmland. and storms will flush everything into the Ocean.
So by dumping those things in the Ocean directly in USA is a bit more ecofriendly,
save a bit green house gas by not shipping it.
My ocd cannot stand the mess around the waste cube holy
This is pretty cool early
This video should be shown to raise awareness about trash?? Idk
Then what? It gets illegally dumped in another country’s field
Yep. Malaysia is the new dumping ground since China stopped buying.
Mom: Where’s all the water bottles?
My room:
Hello! Early...;-:
For the first time in forever ~
Abdul Naseer I know right
For the 2 years in forever
How can I visit this plant? I would like to see the processes to learn.
amazing
0:29 Do those cubes look familiar to you?
1:07 hurts to watch, we didn’t get to see the trash fall in 😩
im sure it smells delightful
Eyy, your garbage might be there, ok jk. This is helpful to the environment and every contents, territories, countries must do this.
my dream that Brazil has such resources to recycle
i visited the utlity : interesting and concrete, i undertand better how sort my wastes.
After they sort the garbage, and ship to poor Asian country, I wonder how much of that trash will end up in the Ocean. And where's the recycling part?
Respect
I always thought to myself when I was young why can’t they just invent a animal or big monster to eat it all .
lmao
BRING !! BACK !! DINOSAUR !! / T !! - REX !! JURASSIC !! PARK !!!
I really relate to this video
most of the trash will end up in the Ocean after shipped to Asia. so by dumping it directly into the Ocean in USA, might just save a bit fuel and less green house gas.
Hope the Philippines have this kind of facility..... But I guess that's gonna happen.... Lol
Oh god. This wasn’t a surprise since I saw Toy Story 3
I work for waste management, biggest recycling company to this day
My country need Recycling facility... hahaha
where do you work ?
*I work in Garbage*
He's good looking!.!.
I saw my phone there on the magnetic IT had a. Magnetic ring on it oh my it still little works..
This reminded me ò Monster inc thingy
HyHy Channel Me too
So this is where all my astroglide containers go to
Hi...
0.29 Looks like Steps to trash heaven
Am I the only one who got a lesson in the school about this? Lmao
We have a assignment of this for school
So guys this is what happens to where I live everyday
Imagine loosing something in that trash pile
I'm from indonesia, and i think it's kind of weird, but i have a dream to have a company like this
Wat u do with sanitary pads n diapers
Am I the only one who got this video to be my maths holiday homework..