What Happens at the Landfill

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  • @sdubs
    @sdubs 3 роки тому +147

    waste management is arguably the most important thing in society, next to clean running water. It's something that's taken for granted.

    • @khaartoumletstalk9037
      @khaartoumletstalk9037 2 роки тому +2

      Corporations are creating all this waste, not the people. They need to be charged with the responsibility of this stuff is theirs ; ) K

    • @elizabethlockley5861
      @elizabethlockley5861 Рік тому +2

      Every human being creates waste.
      Yes companies make plastic items we buy & once we consume what’s inside a drink bottle we dispose of it thoughtfully in a bin to be recycled. We buy it use it and help in creating waste.

  • @3Dimensional3
    @3Dimensional3 5 років тому +295

    Not sure how I got here, but this video was more interesting than expected

  • @boywithacamera8754
    @boywithacamera8754 4 роки тому +140

    admittedly i had low expectations when i stumbled across this video but it was really informative and fascinating to watch and learn more

    • @elizabethlockley5861
      @elizabethlockley5861 Рік тому +1

      All Tip-Site stink because of all the household rubbish rotting in the Sun it attracts scavenger birds & rats but it provides few jobs & paycheques to feed families driving forklift trucks is better than standing in the stinky smell directing cars where to dispose their unwanted garbage also the recycling sorting bins for plastic is a cleaner area to work for a job. We all have to dispose of unwanted items we humans use at some point in time, it is better not to use plastic, Glass bottles are easy to recycle so you can make more bottles but glass is so easy to break if dropped and its very sharp, can easily cut your hands so steel gloves are worn to protect.

  • @onelourdes1
    @onelourdes1 5 років тому +73

    Nice video, I never knew recycles items are sorted by hand. God Bless those employees. Thank you

    • @TheCityofSanDiego
      @TheCityofSanDiego  5 років тому +3

      Thank you for watching! Here are the other two videos that are part of the trilogy: ua-cam.com/video/UwvqQTEPtqc/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/4JfwTLhWxlQ/v-deo.html

    • @HarshaVardhan-xx6ii
      @HarshaVardhan-xx6ii 4 роки тому +2

      @@TheCityofSanDiego Please put that in the description so that other people will watch these as well.

  • @bradyndehner2369
    @bradyndehner2369 4 місяці тому +3

    Mr. Blyth showed us this video for homework, very interesting to listen to

  • @Hambxne
    @Hambxne 4 роки тому +82

    Based on this video landfills do not seem as bad as I previously thought. Thank you for putting this together

    • @Brandon-gs5ot
      @Brandon-gs5ot 4 роки тому +24

      Yes but still keep ur waste as low as possible, reuse , recycle , repurpose!!!

    • @onemorething100
      @onemorething100 4 роки тому +16

      It's all bullshit. This is propaganda.

    • @lullsbaby9321
      @lullsbaby9321 3 роки тому +6

      This is just one place in North America. Not every country has this...

    • @lullsbaby9321
      @lullsbaby9321 3 роки тому +8

      @@onemorething100 It's not propaganda... Its called "Marketing". For the Miramir company in San Diego. Good marketing, too.

    • @AdamEspinosa
      @AdamEspinosa 3 роки тому

      @@lullsbaby9321 Miramar is a place in San Diego, not a company. This is a municipal landfill, which means that is owned and operated by the city.

  • @andrewibhagbemien5079
    @andrewibhagbemien5079 10 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for making such ton of information available for the public.

  • @Y_2_Thought_It
    @Y_2_Thought_It 4 місяці тому +3

    Kinda random, but Mr. Blyth gave us this video for homework, very interesting to watch and eat seaweed to

  • @cordingkarma1139
    @cordingkarma1139 4 роки тому +23

    Been wanting to know for a while now where all the trash goes!! Thanks

  • @sbrsbr8449
    @sbrsbr8449 4 роки тому +16

    Hats off ... superb work by the folks at San Deigo. Truly this video was interesting and very informative and im impressed to say the least. Thanks for taking care of the environment.

  • @delbushell1017
    @delbushell1017 4 роки тому +16

    I♥️recycling ♻️

  • @evangelomorris6951
    @evangelomorris6951 4 роки тому +70

    I suppose upbeat music and an enthusiastic voiceover can make anything sound good.

  • @GeorgeBurnett
    @GeorgeBurnett 5 років тому +37

    This is a really great video!

    • @TheCityofSanDiego
      @TheCityofSanDiego  5 років тому +9

      Thank you for watching! Here are the other two videos that are part of the trilogy: ua-cam.com/video/UwvqQTEPtqc/v-deo.html
      ua-cam.com/video/4JfwTLhWxlQ/v-deo.html

  • @eddie4867
    @eddie4867 7 місяців тому +1

    I’m so high but this video was calming and interesting 💯

  • @dcrockafella
    @dcrockafella 3 роки тому +2

    I needed this today.

  • @danrhone9756
    @danrhone9756 7 місяців тому +1

    I do trash run at the hospital. It’s interesting to see whare the hospital trash gets transported too in a compactor

  • @ameridesign
    @ameridesign 3 роки тому +1

    This is awesome, love from your neighbor in Los Angeles.

  • @retabiyo
    @retabiyo 4 роки тому +3

    dont know why i ended up here, but this video made me happy

  • @alexanderx33
    @alexanderx33 2 роки тому +3

    The central location is quite a boon, dramatically reduces fuel consumption for initial transport. And the envirocover is probably an important component of the odor mitigation they need to have for the location. Water for dust control is also obviously more important for this location due to the perpetual earthwork and inconsistant rainfall.

  • @Liam-ts9xs
    @Liam-ts9xs 4 роки тому +39

    I wish Indiana would get more serious about recycling and helping our planet but it seems that my state doesn't care.

  • @mysterybuyer3738
    @mysterybuyer3738 4 роки тому +17

    So when can we start to mine this landfill for resources?

    • @Nicholas-f5
      @Nicholas-f5 4 роки тому +2

      They're doing it in the EU, and at Sparks NV landfill near Tesla Gigafactory, fascinating stuff. And plastic being turned into jet fuel.

    • @callumbmx9763
      @callumbmx9763 3 роки тому +1

      See this is why people are stupid we create a landfill to get rid of shit then dig it back up cuz we realise it might actually be useful I mean I know somebody will disagree with me but that's just humans in a nutshell stupid.

    • @mysterybuyer3738
      @mysterybuyer3738 3 роки тому +2

      @@callumbmx9763 Yeah I think landfilling stuff is the stupidest laziest way. I would love to mine an old landfill personally. Lots of good resources.

    • @callumbmx9763
      @callumbmx9763 3 роки тому +1

      @@mysterybuyer3738 I'm no expert on landfills but there's probably some stuff of value down there if you enjoy doing that than go for it!

  • @dsgx1353
    @dsgx1353 4 роки тому +7

    God bless America

    • @ArkadyVasiliev
      @ArkadyVasiliev 3 роки тому

      Yes, because America is the only country that recycles and has landfills. The rest of us lie in our own filth

  • @suleymankhan5298
    @suleymankhan5298 4 роки тому +1

    Wonderful Documentary

  • @mark2011C
    @mark2011C 2 роки тому +2

    If I knew about this when I was stationed in California, I would have tried to get a job working at a landfill right after I got out.

  • @Theskypriest
    @Theskypriest 3 роки тому +1

    This is amazing

  • @starstackgaming8343
    @starstackgaming8343 3 роки тому

    I didnt know about land fills after i saw the video it helped me thanks for uploding

  • @chinmariem.manayon6276
    @chinmariem.manayon6276 Рік тому

    How I wish this is also being practiced in our country. The best part of it is that the landfill is being restored after how many years so it doesn't ruin forever, plants can grow and the environment is protected.

  • @franwex
    @franwex Рік тому

    Is throwing an old microwave in the trash goo enough? Or is it considered an appliance and can take it to the facility?

  • @Sparkree
    @Sparkree 4 роки тому +5

    I have an assignment on this. Thanks!

  • @MariusMerchiers
    @MariusMerchiers 5 років тому +14

    I still don't understand why landfills exist. They are basically enormous waste bins in the ground. I live In Belgium and we recycle plastic, glass, metal, paper,.. The rest is collected and burned, there is no pollution because the burners are very efficient. The energy that comes of the burning is used to generate electricity

    • @RikkiSan1
      @RikkiSan1 5 років тому +1

      Easy answer...money, a lot of cities and states are not willing to put the effort or money into building complex trash burning facilities. On top of that many people who work in the garbage industry are unionized and I'm sure a lot of them would be opposed to replacing their landfill jobs for just simple trash burning.

    • @MariusMerchiers
      @MariusMerchiers 4 роки тому +1

      @The Last Danite Why? Yeah just dump all the trash on earth like you sweep dust under the carpet. 🙄

    • @MariusMerchiers
      @MariusMerchiers 4 роки тому +3

      @The Last Danite but most trash is NOT decompostable like plastic! Isn't there enough plastic pollution? When you burn trash the only rest fraction is ash and this will be mixed with asphalt to make roads. The burning energy is recuperated to make electricity. I don't say this method is not without faults but I think its the better method of the two. In trash there is still a lot of energy stored when you burn it more energy gets released in warmth. This warmth can go to houses or to make electricity.

    • @MariusMerchiers
      @MariusMerchiers 4 роки тому

      @The Last Danite I don't say that the plastic harms anybody, it's just lost plastic that can be recycled. And recycled plastic is better than producing new plastic that requires more oil.
      Also the amount energy you use to burn rest trash is smaller than the amount of energy that you gain from it.
      What about metals? Is this completely recuperated from the trash before it gets in the landfills? After burning the trash the metals are seperated from the ashes with magnets and recycled.

    • @mach6893
      @mach6893 4 роки тому

      Landfills exist because they generate a fortune for Big Waste corporations.

  • @walkinfaithnotbysight
    @walkinfaithnotbysight 2 роки тому

    This is incredible!

  • @craigdoig9486
    @craigdoig9486 3 роки тому

    Great video

  • @johnnyrotten9132
    @johnnyrotten9132 10 місяців тому

    Dumb question but do they have classes for this type of job field?

  • @dylpspevtre
    @dylpspevtre 3 роки тому +1

    This is such a great thing

  • @eshita9002
    @eshita9002 4 роки тому +1

    Who are disliking this video they are idiot's because this work is the best for earth

  • @nodick9970
    @nodick9970 3 роки тому +2

    Very informative!

  • @99Getrdone
    @99Getrdone 4 роки тому

    So you recycle plants to I finished trimming a pine brush and threw in a picknup to be burned what good comes from recycle branches from a tree?

  • @dmitriresnais4579
    @dmitriresnais4579 2 роки тому +3

    On a serious note: what exactly happens when all of Earth’s landfills reach capacity?

    • @Wow_wow1
      @Wow_wow1 2 роки тому +2

      Find a new location. If you mean earth’s ALL landfills? That’ll probably be impossible since earth is big, but i hope we find a new planet prior to then.

    • @dmitriresnais4579
      @dmitriresnais4579 2 роки тому +1

      @@Wow_wow1 Earth is quite large. What percent of Earth’s surface could we use as landfill until we are maxed out iyo?

    • @californiadoll6273
      @californiadoll6273 2 роки тому +1

      @@dmitriresnais4579 although Earth is big it's NOT infinite, therefore it 100% has it's limit capacity.

    • @staintedcards
      @staintedcards Рік тому

      they become golf courses lol or condos or new homes then when EL Nino hits all the homes get washed away thats why never buy a home on a hill or cliff or next to the beach or railroad

  • @sidiebnou4958
    @sidiebnou4958 3 роки тому

    great job

  • @lullsbaby9321
    @lullsbaby9321 3 роки тому

    So the waste is compacted as tightly as possible, then covered? Thats it? Buried? Hm.

  • @meyeame8956
    @meyeame8956 3 роки тому +1

    I love San Diego

  • @tillitsdone
    @tillitsdone Рік тому +1

    Landfills have changed for the better. Where I grew up in the 1980's our town had a landfill and you had to bring your own trash to be buried. It was a couple of grumpy guys with a loader and bulldozer. There were no liners, etc. Just a hole.

  • @MorganFreemansFavoriteFreckle
    @MorganFreemansFavoriteFreckle 3 роки тому +1

    This makes me want a landfill now

  • @babiryegeorgia99
    @babiryegeorgia99 3 роки тому

    such an interesting video

  • @afcshem
    @afcshem 3 роки тому

    Wow very impressive

  • @Sitharos
    @Sitharos Рік тому

    UA-cam: “wanna learn about the inner workings of a landfill?”
    Me: “Hell yes I do!” 😁

  • @tristanmichaelbenedetto5705
    @tristanmichaelbenedetto5705 4 роки тому +2

    I was hoping to see the trash destroyer from toy story 3

  • @kevincorrigan1754
    @kevincorrigan1754 3 роки тому

    This is awesome

  • @newkidam
    @newkidam 4 роки тому +15

    So let me get this straight; my trash is powering my house basically. Freaking cool!

    • @Brandon-gs5ot
      @Brandon-gs5ot 4 роки тому +2

      Kinda not really . Wish it worked like that

    • @Nicholas-f5
      @Nicholas-f5 4 роки тому

      Otherwise the methane from things that should have been recycled and composted would ruin our climate.

    • @SCUBAdfq
      @SCUBAdfq Рік тому

      @@Nicholas-f5 Please tell me you were joking.

    • @staintedcards
      @staintedcards Рік тому

      no china is powering our homes middles east is gassing up our cars gas prices are out of control almost 5 bucks here on west coast

  • @davemyers7507
    @davemyers7507 2 роки тому

    Good 👍 job

  • @SkatethruSD
    @SkatethruSD 3 роки тому

    how come we don't burn our trash versus burying it?

  • @nellyt8947
    @nellyt8947 2 роки тому

    JESUS bless the city workers! 🙏🏾🙌🏾✝️‼️

  • @madcowduette
    @madcowduette 3 роки тому +4

    Wow I didn't expect so much to be going on at our landfills

  • @mattdathew2794
    @mattdathew2794 3 роки тому

    now that's one city doing it right, but needs to do more on that plastic going into the landfill

  • @GD-oz7uy
    @GD-oz7uy 4 роки тому +1

    Impressive!

  • @bryantc1701
    @bryantc1701 4 роки тому +5

    What happens in the landfill stays in the landfill

  • @juvnchy
    @juvnchy 5 років тому +8

    Woah this is awesome

  • @xnam01
    @xnam01 4 роки тому +1

    Amazing

  • @gp1052
    @gp1052 Рік тому +1

  • @lovingsunshine3515
    @lovingsunshine3515 3 роки тому +1

    I intentionally searched this after watching dumpster diving videos. It made me sick to my stomach all the shit that department stores and Amazon throw away instead of donating. It made me curious where all the garbage goes. I still would like to know how appliances are recycled. Did I miss it in this video?

    • @runsk88
      @runsk88 3 роки тому

      appliances get either recycled at the scrapmetal yard for money or refurbished and sold used. air conditioners and refrigerators have gas in them which has to be properly evacuated into another tank. epa regulations could get you in trouble if you release the gas into the atmosphere. the gas they use is expensive so i'm sure that can be reclaimed too.

  • @pokeyjourneys3984
    @pokeyjourneys3984 3 роки тому

    In Arizona it's much different how the trash is treated
    Hear everything goes to the trash landfield They don't separate it echoes directly to the field you put in garbage can a good loss to the manfield
    They say if you can put it in the garbage can it's fine with us goes to the field we'll be crushed Into almost paper like

  • @Trizo
    @Trizo 4 роки тому +1

    Please just build an incinerator. Less CO2 and methane, it can also generate power and cut down space needing. Leachates are also non-existant there

    • @bharris7610
      @bharris7610 4 роки тому

      They’ve tried that but the greenies are against it

    • @roadmaster720
      @roadmaster720 2 роки тому

      @@bharris7610 fuck the grennies. just do it.

  • @DavidBerquist334
    @DavidBerquist334 2 роки тому

    I hear it's stealing to take something from a land fill is the theft the same as airport security tsa stealing the same item from a traveler's suit case

  • @df6573
    @df6573 3 роки тому +1

    The trash being covered ☠💀☠

  • @jaredc7326
    @jaredc7326 Рік тому +1

    Stays at the landfill.

  • @bel1nd4_108
    @bel1nd4_108 3 роки тому

    It is so good

  • @nonelost1
    @nonelost1 2 роки тому

    Right now I have about 10 vacuum cleaners salvaged from our apartment dumpsters sitting in my unit. I like to make vacuum videos before I get rid of them. But my iPhone camera is on the fritz. What I don't keep or give to friends and family, I give to my local Goodwill, which accepts small appliance e-waste for no charge. If I had kept everything I found, I would easily be worthy of an episode of "The Hoarders."

    • @staintedcards
      @staintedcards Рік тому

      i worked at goodwill have the stuff that come in gets thrown away like clothes old toys ive seen get tossed

  • @lillianrobinson2768
    @lillianrobinson2768 4 роки тому +1

    Detroit needs a tire recycling plant which would create better paying-jobs?

  • @Arielstanley-y8f
    @Arielstanley-y8f Рік тому

    Can we restoration to recycling companie no land fills .im getting lawyer

  • @matcha-creampuff1234
    @matcha-creampuff1234 4 роки тому +5

    it feels like my screen smells like garbage now-

  • @riishik
    @riishik 2 роки тому

    started as an educational video, yes it educated me but in a better way

  • @sshelbz
    @sshelbz 4 роки тому +5

    Why am I here?

  • @Rustystrombolli
    @Rustystrombolli 4 роки тому +2

    This is great but no matter how green we try to be, the more waste we produce the more natural resources we waste and deplete our earth of.
    I wish people and these big corporations would quit being so wasteful and quit producing so much unnecessary garbage.

  • @jillszele5810
    @jillszele5810 4 роки тому +1

    i liked it

  • @MrBugman2525
    @MrBugman2525 4 роки тому +2

    In my opinion the should recycle everything

  • @fynnschumann7661
    @fynnschumann7661 2 роки тому

    Why isn't all the gas used to produce electricity?

  • @nicolajacobiova3859
    @nicolajacobiova3859 3 роки тому

    I am definitely into incinerating.... why polluting the soil with trash, when burning it safely is much cleaner?

  • @zalmaflash
    @zalmaflash 5 років тому +2

    Actually an excellent process and video. Thanks.

  • @2quann
    @2quann 2 роки тому

    Imagine if everybody did their part we wouldn't need so many landfills.

  • @sew04ss
    @sew04ss 2 роки тому

    @4:03 that's plastic and can be recycled

  • @venkatbabu1722
    @venkatbabu1722 3 роки тому

    Usually Indian Deccan plateau. Mostly banglore and Bangkok dead body.

  • @BenjamesDerrick-h2d
    @BenjamesDerrick-h2d Рік тому

    I wonder what happens to all of the water and potable liquids that go into the garbage. I like to think that crushed garbage allows for such liquids to be treated at the water facilities. It is disturbing to think that our bottled-water revolution would allow aquifers to shrink and dry up.

  • @charlessentenat1250
    @charlessentenat1250 9 місяців тому

    I deal with garbage daily at my job. The amount of garbage we produce is astounding. They are forced to incinerate garbage at times. Well yeah no real good way of getting rid of it all.

  • @TSulemanW
    @TSulemanW Рік тому

    recycle waste best idea

  • @elizabethlockley5861
    @elizabethlockley5861 Рік тому +1

    We give them our green waste from our yard so they can shred it up into bits & then compost it into beautiful mulch for our garden But We must PAY THEM MONEY TO BUY IT BACK OFF THEM.

  • @joaoinacio5673
    @joaoinacio5673 4 роки тому

    Par bem por todos olhar o mundo com amor a natureza

  • @Nicholas-f5
    @Nicholas-f5 4 роки тому +2

    80% of waste can be recycled and composted! It saves our taxes too.

  • @rudreshijare4338
    @rudreshijare4338 3 роки тому +1

    Hi

  • @LUKE390425
    @LUKE390425 4 роки тому +2

    What happens when the base layer rips? It slowly leaks into the water supply for years without anyone knowing. We need to burn our trash into ash and electricity, and or launch it into the sun! Haha

  • @eloybo6129
    @eloybo6129 4 роки тому +1

    Un saludo al Chonaperro

  • @shaboatMrad
    @shaboatMrad 5 років тому +2

    Very nice

  • @---rz5th
    @---rz5th 3 роки тому +1

    You stil have problems later on.

  • @donataspimpasas
    @donataspimpasas 2 роки тому

    High quality mulch..almost organic 😂

  • @Ahmed____
    @Ahmed____ 4 роки тому

    Seems like a lot of biodegradable and recyclable waste is still entering the landfill. Begs the question of what kind of screening are the staff members doing? Surely the likes of cardboard and wooden dressers (as seen in the video) are still entering the landfill rather than being recycled.

  • @1978JK
    @1978JK 4 роки тому

    🎉yay landfillz🎉

  • @r2ma871
    @r2ma871 5 років тому +6

    Here in Cleveland Ohio, they just throw dirt over the trash and call it a day!

    • @christianmiller6046
      @christianmiller6046 4 роки тому +1

      Nothing wrong with that, its cheap!

    • @mach6893
      @mach6893 4 роки тому

      That's because it's profitable. Landfills are operated by Big Waste corporations.

    • @christianmiller6046
      @christianmiller6046 4 роки тому +2

      @@mach6893 which win bids from local governments to do that for their populace.

  • @apex6186
    @apex6186 3 роки тому

    i'm in that strange part of youtube again

  • @---rz5th
    @---rz5th 3 роки тому

    Shelby agree big problems there.

  • @yashpanchal7065
    @yashpanchal7065 2 роки тому

    I WILL HAVE TO SMOKE ATLEAST 6 CIGARETTES DAILY TO SAVE THIS NATURE.

  • @loser7214
    @loser7214 4 роки тому +16

    I lost all my childhood things because my dad “accidentally” put a bag of it in the landfill....