Can recycling be sustainable? After discovering how China has banned most recycling imports from western countries, and that the recycling industry has been a sham: https://youtu.be/QJYU5KyYouc Much of the world's attempts at recycling are so incredibly inefficient that they are actually causing more harm than good. In this video, I looked into the most successful methods of waste management and sustainable recycling methods used around the world. Recycling requires all its moving parts to function properly for it to be effective and sustainable! Let's learn how to recycle!Thus, we dive into what Lansink's Ladder is and how the Netherlands waste management system is used in various countries. The first step is about prevention and reducing the production of plastics and waste. This brought up the topic of how Germany's packaging laws, VerpackG, helps with minimizing packaging waste, and using sustainable packaging.Reusing waste calls for making sure that people are informed and are able to access services that accepts reusable items such as clothing, electronics, furniture and more. An example would be Sweden's second hand shops who work in conjunction to charity organisations. Recycling and energy reclamation is the second priority to this waste management system. Sweden and the Netherlands and a few other countries provides their residents with good accessibility to recycling facilities. This also includes the deposit-return scheme where individuals can return PET bottles or aluminum cans for money. It allows people to be more conscious about what they are buying and how they discard such material.What if we burned all trash on Earth? Those countries also reclaim energy from waste-to-energy plants. We talk about how emissions of gases are closely regulated to meet EU standards and how it can only work as a short-term solution.BGM:Lasting Hope by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... )Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Good Vibes by JBlanked is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/J_B... Background Radiation by Tyler Twombly is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tyl... Sources: https://pastebin.com/iXXwzEmk #wastemanagement #pollution #sustainablerecycling
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