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  • @WikiCollectables
    @WikiCollectables 2 роки тому +1891

    This restaurant owner's clarity of thought gives me chills. I don't think I've seen and heard such a succinct summary of efforts quantified with purpose. My hat is off to all those involved.

  • @thefuzzypineapple
    @thefuzzypineapple 2 роки тому +986

    This is by far the coolest upcycling/recycling/sustainability I've ever seen! Pushing every boundary and then some. Inspirational!

    • @savesoil3133
      @savesoil3133 2 роки тому +1

      Have you heard of the Save Soil movement before? You would like it too, I think💚🌸🌿
      #SaveSoil #ConsciousPlanet #nosoilnofood

    • @SStupendous
      @SStupendous 2 роки тому +1

      @@savesoil3133 How do you save SOIL?

    • @jennyanimal9046
      @jennyanimal9046 Рік тому +1

      I'm surprised the government hasn't shut themdown yet.

  • @CellRus
    @CellRus 2 роки тому +610

    Applaud! And the final analogy is spot on. Other restaurants don't have to copy this 100%, but it gives them examples of things they can do to reduce their own waste and they can certainly learn from it and replicate it. Kudo to the owner because I know it must take him a long time to find the solutions to everything in the restaurant and it worked! Someone needs to invest money into this restaurant and turn that into a blue print for others to follow

    • @leonardonetagamer
      @leonardonetagamer Рік тому +13

      This, if everyone understood the world through this light we'd have resolved most problems by now.

  • @nadia3824
    @nadia3824 Рік тому +245

    They've seriously taken zero waste to a different level. I would of never imagined a resaurant could go this far in how zero waste they are and how they managed to make it look so stylish at the same time. When you think zero waste, you usually think of minimalism but what they've done is make is look sleek and modern. Would love if more restaurants could follow in their path.

  • @abhaykejriwal
    @abhaykejriwal Рік тому +157

    This guy is amazing. And you could see he is truly working towards sustainablilty even from the way he makes those dishes. He barely uses any extra ingredient than is needed unlike other chefs I have seen online who waste a lot of ingredients just spilling them over to make it look good.

    • @msvk3594
      @msvk3594 Рік тому +2

      Yes. And I remember once helping in a cafe kitchen where they threw completely ok spoon fulls of fresh coriander ..all of this I mean is food, why waste unless rotting which makes sense for me.

  • @mmendi1114
    @mmendi1114 Рік тому +92

    My mother can also be classified as one of those who is to some extent sustainable in her approach to life. She buys the vegetables not consumed by others paying less, and she makes her own organic tomatoe sauce and paste, jams and marmalades, yoghurt, pomegranate sauce, fruit leathers, syrups, dried fruits and sultanas, vinegar, all sorts of pickles, from small onions to garlic and vegetable mixtures. when she clears the dishes all are cleaned of the food sauces and oils with a piece of bread which she then feeds to the chickens causing her to use less water and liquid. All bottles and glasses are reused as containers for other things, and all our unwearable clothes end up being cut into cleaning cloths. Boiling water for food is used to wash the dishes. Water for washing fruit and vegetables is put into a bucket and used for watering the garden. She even makes a sauce out of the residue from the apple cider vinegar she makes. All herbs that are no longer fit for fresh eating she dries and uses in her food, apples are made into chips (slices that are dried on the heater in winter) as a delicious snack for cold days. She really pays attention to the details despite having the financial ability to live otherwise. Such people like her and to an extremer sense this resuranteer should be considered as people to look up to. I certainly know that I too have this sort of sustainable outlook towards life, we gradually picked it up unconsciously.

    • @chrisjones3901
      @chrisjones3901 Рік тому +5

      Love to your mum

    • @mmendi1114
      @mmendi1114 Рік тому

      @@chrisjones3901 sweet of you, thanks...

    • @MaxWeinhold
      @MaxWeinhold Рік тому +6

      Your mom sounds amazing! Thank her from all of us!

    • @mmendi1114
      @mmendi1114 Рік тому

      @@MaxWeinhold I shall, thank you

    • @mmendi1114
      @mmendi1114 Рік тому

      @Osman Butt God bless your mother too...

  • @WarbossPepe
    @WarbossPepe 2 роки тому +193

    This guys an icon. The amount of SingleUsePlastics in everyday products is beyond a joke at this stage

  • @raytang76
    @raytang76 Рік тому +24

    His passion shows it in the video cause not only he loves what he do he also think about the environment in a creative ingenious way! His success is well deserved!

  • @SheriLynNut
    @SheriLynNut Рік тому +18

    “Plastic is a virus”. Well put. And bravo for all that you’re doing to combat this plague!

  • @iknowwhereyoulive8012
    @iknowwhereyoulive8012 Рік тому +53

    I'm so proud of him. I really am impressed by the way he's managed an almost zero waste restaurant. and I'm inspired to do the same in my household.

  • @Luna.3.3.3
    @Luna.3.3.3 2 роки тому +143

    Great story. There's a Michelin star restaurant that I saw on MC The Professionals UK that is (apparently) zero/close to waste food. But this resto is taking everything to a whole new level.

  • @xueqiongwen7098
    @xueqiongwen7098 2 роки тому +179

    Brilliant idea! I hope more and more people can see this and to reduce more waste! I loved seeing all the beautiful and creative things they'd upcycled into. Amazing!

    • @savesoil3133
      @savesoil3133 2 роки тому

      Indeed🌸🌿 #SaveSoil #ConsciousPlanet

    • @crystal1952
      @crystal1952 2 роки тому

      That's right, brilliant and amazing.

  • @clampchowder9569
    @clampchowder9569 Рік тому +17

    This man is doing great work. Innovators like this is what the world needs. I hope this inspires more people to push for a less wasteful world.

  • @Jake_576
    @Jake_576 Рік тому +41

    Hats off to this dude! Spent a good portion of my life cooking professionally and this would be a place I’d work at!

  • @elena7720
    @elena7720 Рік тому +7

    This restaurant owner is awesome! His ideas are amazing and inspirational. If we had a restaurant like this near where I live, it would be my preferred place to go to, by far.
    Wishing all the best for Silo and its owner. I hope we have more restaurants and businesses like this!

  • @josephyang4997
    @josephyang4997 2 роки тому +63

    What an amazing business! Hope that others in all types of industries will try to do this.

  • @chrisjones3901
    @chrisjones3901 Рік тому +8

    Words dont come to me to Express how impressed I am at this young man.sadly I know his price range isn't in my purse.but if a miracle happened and i was ever in London I would even just be amazed to see this restaurant.

  • @ashlazdanovich8396
    @ashlazdanovich8396 Рік тому +4

    I wish restaurants like this was more common.
    What they do is absolutely amazing!

  • @AnVuNguyen-ye9bq
    @AnVuNguyen-ye9bq 2 роки тому +22

    Silo is truly phenomenon, I would like to see more of their innovative process in dealing with waste. One of which is detergent and cleaning waste (if we are using industrial grade cleaning chemical) or by product (natural alternative to industrial standard).

  • @merlion6613
    @merlion6613 Рік тому +22

    What a visionary. Absolutely love this man on a mission.

  • @drsamuelk
    @drsamuelk 2 роки тому +17

    Such good blood in the heart in the heart of Hackney. Even the words he spoke were probably recycled. All of this needs mega time and dedication.
    He needs his own winery, making a local strawberry - blackberry wine. That would cut down on the bottle use.

  • @jennychuang808
    @jennychuang808 2 роки тому +32

    I wish more and more people doing this !

  • @lailas.3205
    @lailas.3205 Рік тому +3

    Beautiful! I don't know this man, but I feel proud of him. I would love to support a restaurant near me that followed this concept.

  • @bigg5582
    @bigg5582 Рік тому +4

    The word sustainable is bandied around without thought these days. This guy fully understands the concept and knows how to put it into action.

  • @illydimitrova
    @illydimitrova Рік тому +1

    The food is incredible, we've been to this stunning restaurant in Hackney. Passion, love and hard work has made it so amazing! Highly recommend!

  • @pauli7217
    @pauli7217 2 роки тому +51

    this is brilliant, it needs to be implemented in the hospitality industry!!

  • @cpkay33
    @cpkay33 9 місяців тому

    love how mr hayward is so excited about all of this. really awesome. hope to visit one day

  • @p-san
    @p-san Рік тому +1

    I tip my hat. Its guys like this that is supporting a zero waste movement to people who would otherwise not know its a thing

  • @bmc348
    @bmc348 Рік тому +1

    I love this so much! He could teach classes at culinary schools, both how to cook and sustainable restaurant business practices.

  • @amandamiao7411
    @amandamiao7411 Рік тому +5

    Such a great result and hard work! We should be so greatful to see we have people on earth like him to make sustainability more inspiring and joyful! We are living in the future thanks to him.

    • @vive335
      @vive335 Рік тому +1

      I agree, we should all try to become him

  • @johnseppethe2nd2
    @johnseppethe2nd2 Рік тому +4

    This is a very inspiring model for iniating change in the world. We need to consider the supply chains we take for granted and how they can be used against us and how we can adapt it.

  • @rfi96
    @rfi96 Рік тому +2

    Took Environment friendly restaurant to next level and just amazing

  • @snuppl512
    @snuppl512 Рік тому

    This is amazing!! And this is what we should look at when we find business, what they are offering and how they are being responsible to our earth!! This is certainly not easy, especially in today's business culture where 90% of the owners only look for fast profits!! This is incredible!!
    let's all of us take a part in this and do our bits guys!

  • @TA-pi7qt
    @TA-pi7qt Рік тому +1

    This place gives me satisfaction 😌
    Kudos to the team.

  • @irenbartok9823
    @irenbartok9823 Рік тому

    WOW!!! This is next level and then some! ❤️ SILO has taken waste and creatively found a solution with outcomes beautiful and inspiring❤️ NO ONE can say this can't be done!

  • @avarose__
    @avarose__ 2 роки тому +6

    "You could argue the bin is only 60 or 70 years old." No, you could not. Excellent concept for a restaurant overall though.

  • @jonahsmith7819
    @jonahsmith7819 Рік тому +3

    I LOVE THE CONCEPT and I wish they considered the larger issue at hand which interhertly would be energy usage. The stoves, lights, cooking etc... All seems like it would need some energy inputs. This is not addressed or mentioned at all other than the kelm - which was an interesting note but glass can also be turned into sand which we are currently running low on.

    • @Pedgo1986
      @Pedgo1986 Рік тому +2

      Concept is not problem many great thing can be done but as always is the question of money. Doing all this is not cheap and if people are not willing to pay whole business will go under. And btw glass sand isnt same thing as normal sand and cannot substitute it.

  • @바보Queen
    @바보Queen Рік тому +1

    i'm convinced we can survive on just using glass wood, paper and metal for all our throwaway stuff

  • @woltews
    @woltews Рік тому +1

    I see a space well lit with natural light with lights shining in the middle of the day for the purpose of showing off they found a way to use waste even if it is doing something that dos not need to be dun in the first place - this just continues over and over again

  • @mamigagi
    @mamigagi Рік тому

    Happy to get more information on this place. I ate here before the pandemic and the food and drinks were sublime!

  • @roghibfakhri
    @roghibfakhri Рік тому +3

    That’s gorgeous restaurant. Think beyond with upcycling method on all of aspects in F&B industry. Salute sir! ❤

  • @paolabueso
    @paolabueso 2 роки тому +8

    Wow! This is outstanding! I’d definitely want to go eat there. Thank you for sharing this!

  • @nigelkleinschmidt4883
    @nigelkleinschmidt4883 2 роки тому +7

    We can learn from this try & do whatever we can along these lines in our everyday lives…not necessarily as full on as this but something is better than nothing

  • @stendaalcartography3436
    @stendaalcartography3436 Рік тому +1

    What a pioneer. He's gonna do great work. Marvelous!

  • @Geordie6740
    @Geordie6740 Рік тому +3

    I can remember when 'zero waste' was the current thing and the company I worked for (sainsbury - argos) got rid of their 'waste' bins only to realise they had no way to get rid of things like canteen / restroom waste. Recycling bins were already in use but couldnt be contaminated with things like tea bags, banana skins, till waste etc
    They were instructed from higher ups to start cutting stuff up and flush it down toilets....
    ZERO WASTE.... riiiiiight.

    • @MaxWeinhold
      @MaxWeinhold Рік тому

      That's the benefit of composting bins! Organic matter can be turned into rich fertilizer for growing plants!

  • @lara.kh9724
    @lara.kh9724 2 роки тому +6

    Absolutely fantastic and inspiring

  • @kenzatahri5303
    @kenzatahri5303 Рік тому +1

    Absolutely lovely! Breaking boundaries- kudos

  • @vukkulvar9769
    @vukkulvar9769 Рік тому +3

    Even if you ask not to have single use plastic around the blender, they'll still have it for transport and remove it last minute before delivering it. But it'll look like there was no plastic.

  • @srilakshmisuma3430
    @srilakshmisuma3430 Рік тому +3

    We in india use steel and aluminium utensils, which are a little pricy but has a longer life time. wash it easy to use again....

  • @gracemary8374
    @gracemary8374 Рік тому +1

    He's like a magician its crazy!! That ice cream from waste bread... a literal skeuomorph of a nostalgic ice cream dish

  • @joeblack4436
    @joeblack4436 Рік тому

    The best thing about sustainability is that it has great legs. A business like this has the potential to keep going far longer through good times and bad. It's in the word = Sustainable.

  • @tara-mayemoves1977
    @tara-mayemoves1977 Рік тому

    Brilliant model! Congrats to the owner for his vision and perseverance 👍🏽⭐💚

  • @paulpardee
    @paulpardee Рік тому +2

    This is great... I agree it's not sustainable at scale, but it's a great workshop for ideas.
    I would take issue with "the bin is only 70 years old"... humans have had middens heaps for as long as we've had stationary civilization. Low waste was a necessity back in the early days of our species, but zero waste is a modern concept and a luxury one at that, if we're honest.

  • @waranghira
    @waranghira Рік тому +4

    Other than sustainable, it's stylishly posh and loads in the utility department.
    Amazing!

  • @dickychew
    @dickychew Рік тому

    Salute to this restaurant owner..

  • @cindy925ya
    @cindy925ya Рік тому +2

    Although I really appreciate the idea of upcycling, still when I saw the reporter's reaction after eating the brown glop 11:07, I can't help but think that the flavor is pretty bazaar for general audience, but still it can be consider a whole new experience LOL

  • @picklepirate
    @picklepirate Рік тому

    Amazing, I love this concept. He executes it very well

  • @matthewbutner8696
    @matthewbutner8696 Рік тому

    This guy is awesome. I wish people like him were more in charge.

  • @ohissitzai
    @ohissitzai Рік тому +2

    Kudos to the restaurant for the amazing project. Just curious, is there PPE used when using the glass crushing machine where the glass turns into fine sand? I would think long term exposure to the fine sand in a small space would be carcinogenic to the staff.

  • @CitiesForTheFuture2030
    @CitiesForTheFuture2030 2 роки тому +17

    I love this! Well done. Does the chef offer "cooking" classes?

  • @TheRenaSystem
    @TheRenaSystem Рік тому +4

    There's a lot of misplaced hype around zero waste as it doesn't tend to the address systemic causes behind why climate change exists, but this was still incredibly cool and interesting to see in spite of that! I'm curious (but skeptically pessimistic) about the degree to which this might be able be scaled up to magnify its potential impact

  • @raymondttompson2638
    @raymondttompson2638 2 роки тому +5

    A very clever and inspirational man, excellent

  • @gwenrobinsonbodybasedpsych6029

    Love this thinking and acting outside the box.
    Totally inspiring.

  • @keewng
    @keewng 2 роки тому +4

    Douglas is one-off Artisan Chef, Up-Cycle and Down -Cycle preacher that is 100% Zero waste, difficult to Replicate by others.

  • @cordelia8066
    @cordelia8066 Рік тому

    this video is criminally underrated. wish they sold the plateware made from the upcycled glass, i would buy them in a heartbeat

  • @PITRIK777love
    @PITRIK777love Рік тому

    Wow, will be sure to check it out if I come to visit!

  • @boutinpowered8373
    @boutinpowered8373 2 роки тому +16

    Yeah, there's no way you're reducing packaging of products delivered. These things are needed for the way that products are moved to stay clean and in tact. You would need to first reinvent the shipping industry. When you need to keep a bunch of boxes together inside of a truck or on a moving skid you use plastic to bundle it together and keep it from moving around and falling apart. There are food labels that must remain sealed in plastic wrapped skids and if they are broken at all then the shipment gets refused and sent back. When packaging breaks, as they do, as shippers we have to fix it and you have a choice of tape or plastic wrap. Otherwise the product will get refused and the whole product will become waste. Shipping anything is probably the most wasteful part of most products out there.

    • @reubencanningfinkel5922
      @reubencanningfinkel5922 2 роки тому

      it's almost as if globo capitalism would have to end our reliance on single use plastics. maybe for-profit commodity markets are the problem--not the solution. or, y'know, we just kill the planet like we've already been doing!

    • @brogers_
      @brogers_ Рік тому

      Huge facts

    • @nekochadechu
      @nekochadechu Рік тому +4

      Would be great if that plastic could be replaced by a better material

  • @naaantwi4503
    @naaantwi4503 Рік тому

    I'm beyond impressed..this guy is amazing

  • @michaelvaladez6570
    @michaelvaladez6570 Рік тому

    Amazing in seeing this from start to finish..5 % waste in a restaurant incredible!!!

  • @KIVASTYL0
    @KIVASTYL0 Рік тому +1

    that goats cheese thing with the veggie marmalade looked yummy

  • @nerdsympathizer
    @nerdsympathizer Рік тому

    The guy is just freaking amazing

  • @Brealo
    @Brealo Рік тому

    So creative and 😮inspiring

  • @missnlahi
    @missnlahi Рік тому +2

    I loved the upcycle of food and glass for useable products. The fermentation deal I'm not fond of. How do you know if the food is safe to ingest?

    • @MaxWeinhold
      @MaxWeinhold Рік тому +3

      You'll typically boil foods for fermentation first, killing off any dangerous microbes. Fermentation is a very old art (hence why most cultures have alcohols, yogurts, or cheeses) and so the ways of making it safe are well known.

  • @annesuekocoyle1956
    @annesuekocoyle1956 Рік тому

    Only the greatest chefs can make something delicious and beautiful from whatever is given to them

  • @johanromero8930
    @johanromero8930 Рік тому

    I saw that somewhere in Argentina a man replaced wood for smoking with dried up fruit blocks.

  • @ari-uj2jg
    @ari-uj2jg 2 роки тому +2

    Sem in Lisbon is doing very similar and incredible work

  • @Myndness
    @Myndness Рік тому

    Really great way of doing things, and he's right, brilliant analogy at the end. Love it.

  • @Boo-pv4hn
    @Boo-pv4hn Рік тому +1

    The leftover food could be used to feed the homeless some restaurants already do this! Fruit and veg peel can be used in compost ( avoid citrus) were you can then grow your own or sell the compost to locals or allotments ect to help save the waste of compost in bags, I habe my own compost bins but while it’s taking time to turn into compost the stuff I do buy is recyclable bags the problem being a lot of recyclable waste doesn’t actually get recycled which is a problem. There is now compostable wrap for boxes which is huge too but we really need to become a non waste society this includes council homes made out of material not from manufactured sources or left over from manufacturing and make sure flat blocks have recycling systems and food waste systems, compost bins for homes and so on

  • @hanawana
    @hanawana Рік тому

    Douglas is a true visionary

  • @ceebee1461
    @ceebee1461 Рік тому

    I’m in awe.

  • @Tnspicy
    @Tnspicy Рік тому

    Amazing!!!

  • @salahdewan433
    @salahdewan433 2 роки тому +1

    amazing force for humanity. Was a privilege to witness this inspiration and it has inspired me to not be lazy in recycling when the owner goes to such a length

  • @lissicalathairyble5738
    @lissicalathairyble5738 Рік тому +1

    Is there a cookbook for some of the technics?

  • @vive335
    @vive335 Рік тому

    That’s awesome, I’m so glad that at least one person in this world wants to reduce waste to zero :’)

  • @abm672
    @abm672 2 роки тому +1

    Genius!! Love it. I have to.visit for sure 😊

  • @hypocripsy1561
    @hypocripsy1561 2 роки тому +4

    Zero waste and recycling would be the world's new religion

  • @isac0014
    @isac0014 Рік тому

    ON my list to visit next time I go to England

  • @sharpskilz
    @sharpskilz Рік тому +1

    I was with you right up until 11:51 "cant afford a Tesla just yet" That did not age well.. and this is only a month old

  • @starvingartist733
    @starvingartist733 Рік тому

    What an incredible restaurant!! I love that so much, I'd love to visit here some day!

  • @swampy1234
    @swampy1234 Рік тому +1

    What a guy.

  • @2TMarie
    @2TMarie Рік тому +1

    Not only restaurant's, but how others shop, needs to change!!

  • @Justgoodvids
    @Justgoodvids Рік тому +1

    What’s done for the restroom?

  • @ShamNoir
    @ShamNoir Рік тому

    Incredible!

  • @shylady8711
    @shylady8711 Рік тому +1

    5:37 I think he needs N95 when crushing glass. and to cover the end product as well. I love zero waste anything. It's a good idea to have the products be certified as safe for use. Then maybe they could even create a bigger facility when other people get interested and join them.

  • @PeanutButterCrispy
    @PeanutButterCrispy 2 роки тому

    that analogy was really well thaught. super nice restaurant + concept. all the best!!

  • @anitas_tinkershop
    @anitas_tinkershop Рік тому

    Incredible

  • @charlottewakelin9837
    @charlottewakelin9837 Рік тому

    He is amazing!!!

  • @ellentaylor4351
    @ellentaylor4351 Рік тому

    EXCELLENT 📣

  • @yiupiano
    @yiupiano Рік тому

    Inspirational. Last year I also started to look at things differently. For example less fast fashion and so on.

    • @MaxWeinhold
      @MaxWeinhold Рік тому +1

      That's great! Every little bit adds up immensely over time; thanks for what you do!

  • @rosecolouredglasses
    @rosecolouredglasses 2 роки тому +3

    zero waste is hard to scale up. you can't mass produce one product for thousands. maybe humans have a role that AI can't replace after all?