How Bricks Made From Milk Cartons Can Help Typhoon Victims | World Wide Waste | Insider Business
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- One of the world's largest carton manufacturers is trying to reclaim some of the 192 billion containers it makes every year. It's working with Thai schoolchildren to turn milk cartons into bricks and roofing sheets that can benefit victims of natural disasters.
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I really like the idea for roofing sheets but the bricks raise some concern when I saw floating in water I immediately imagined a flood completing wiping out a brick road made with those bricks and housing structures might face similar issues, I can see the bricks used to make shelving units for storage though
This is just eye wash, bcz u cant see micro-plastic floating around when u walk on plastic bricks.
You won't find many smart Asians, the smart ones are in America. Everything else is copy cat hackery
@@DeeP_BosE eye wash??
Because its not a good idea, you want a house that could shelter you, and not a house that can turn into a raft when theres a flood
If you've thought of it, they probably did to.
And again, education is one of the most important pillars of Our future!
Too bad they didn’t learn all that shit will leach.
Well depends on how the school teaches them so yeah make sure it aint made out of sand
That's why Republicans want to get rid of it. Then we can all be a bunch of uneducated MAGA morons. 🤣
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) | PETRA is from where TETRApak comes from... phthalates can leach from PET plastic 24*7 , and accelerated with every degree rise in temp. total GREENWASH for this never ending cycle
you mean brainwashing. cos that is what modern school is. they make you dumber like tv
It's great that the waste is being recycled. It's still a drop in the ocean of waste that's created. The true solution is to reduce single use items and also create a circular economy.
Introducing milk in schools = creating a problem and then presenting a solution for it. Great job...
So this is basically a fluff piece for Tetrapack. They designed a package that is incredibly hard to recycle and do the bare minimum in order to maintain good faith with the public.
If they want to make a difference, they have to account for the entire life cycle of all their product.
Its insane that they make such an environmentaly hostile product, and this video calls the recycled bricks "eco" products.
This video puts the onus of change on the individual and communities, while the root cause of the issue is the product design. Tetra pack makes a fortune with this product, while communities around the world foot the bill to recycle complex products. Oh, but it's cool cause tetra pack finances a couple recycling programs here and there.
This video is essentially a big PR ad for tetrapack.
Glad someone said this...
nice
i completely agree that the source is super unsustainable, and that tetra-pak is essentially doing the same thing as alot of oil companies right now.
but atleast something is being done. its far from the ideal yet, but its a step i suppose.
Yes, In addition i want to see all tetrapack executives and stakeholders living in houses made from those "eco" plastic bricks and rooftops because the material seems to be miracle
communism will work better when we create more complexity
The company caused the problem... it's just right that they are the ones to solve it. Government all over the world should make a mandate about such companies... and the least these companies can do is to make initiatives like this.
A correction: Tetra pack is a Swedish based company and not Swiss.
The HQ has actually been moved to Switzerland, but I agree, it's like calling IKEA Dutch.
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Tetra Pak is a Swedish-Swiss multinational food packaging and processing company with head offices in Lund, Sweden, and Pully, Switzerland.
Y'know... Hre in Finland we just recycle them back in to cartons. The thing with this "recycling" is that it doesn't reduce the need for virgin materials. If they had WTE plants to incinerator with scrubbers, there would be no need to landfill most things.
This isn't a solution, it is just ensuring that no recycled material can go back in to the material stream.
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) | PETRA is from where TETRApak comes from... phthalates can leach from PET plastic 24*7 , and accelerated with every degree rise in temp. total GREENWASH for this never ending cycle
@@DeeP_BosE Wait, "Tetra" in Tetrapak comes from the fact that the first product they released was tetrahedon-shaped..
@@DeeP_BosE thats wrong. Tetra is the shape of a early product. Read history and stop spreading desinformation.
@@emag7837 so ? I design drugs so that Ppl live a lil longer, I'm least concerned or bothered to prove tetras history, or its naming that rhymes with anything else.
Tetrapak does exist bcz it has petra in it... N thats an undeniable universal truth.
Tetrapak will always look like harmless paper in ur nearest landfill but 10 yrs down the line tetrapak will still retain its BEAUTIFUL tetrahedral SHAPE , while u n ur community will have some nice dose of microplastic in ur veins. hope that helps.
If they want to protect the environment they should give milk to the students in paper cups not single-use cartons.
I agree. Waste and recycling wouldn't be an issue if there was no waste to begin with. Instead of using disposable juice boxes, they should just buy milk in bulk and serve them in washable reusable cups.
I agree.Who is gona recycle the bricks and the tiles full of aluminium pieces? Better serving it in paper cups or glass
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) | PETRA is from where TETRApak comes from... phthalates can leach from PET plastic 24*7 , and accelerated with every degree rise in temp. total GREENWASH for this never ending cycle
@@DeeP_BosE Cool info. But everyone under this comment already agrees that plastic is bad. So who is this for?
Or put the milk in glass bottles... or waxed paper milk cartons...
How about rethink your packaging if that much work has to go into getting rid of it.
Surely there must still be a great deal of microplastics in that wood pulp after processing. Still a wonderful initiative
to be honest at this point it doesnt matter anymore, newborn babies already have micro plastics in their blood system because we as a species have effectively infected the entire planet with micro plastics already. You'd probably see comparable amounts of plastic in edible fish than recycled wood pulp from multi layered products.
And phthalate....yikes
ok but why doesnt tetrapak make their packaging easier to recycle or out of something else...
That would require extensive testing and probably this is their best way of doing things! If someone else can find a better way people would demand for that!
@@Iceyfire12 But there are better packaging already though.
Great love to see stuff like this and recycling into outdoor furniture
If it's so harmful for earth why did they produce it in the first place? I drink msngo juice using McD paper straw.
YES, keep on increasing more Micro plastic in places where ppl aren't that educated n get rid of it . Great !!
Omg...look at the amount of energy being used to recycle those item. Something is still not right
Now that's solving problems in good way.. love it..
Yum !
Microplastics in my food , drinking water , breathable air and now my Walls as well.
Nothing like taking like Microplastics in the morning better than coffee , take that Nescafe 🤛
I love how yall keep making stuff out of garbage like it's not just going to end up in the ocean again or some shit. Yay.
> makes 192 billion difficult-to-recycle products a year
> convinces children they need to work harder
I'm on the side of recycling programs can be reduced by not producing products with horrible material to begin with. We all know in the US, recycling was a total marketing scam to make us believe it was being truly recycled which was not. I don't trust these companies making any significant impact as they're not trying or care enough for better innovation.
plastic bricks = more microplastics in the environment = more pollution. well done
This video is some great press, I’m sure this project will go no further after it’s done bringing in good will
Tetrapak is one of the main culprits and erned billions for what has become a major environmental issue, and a threat for Humanity. We should stop using these disposable poorly recyclable containers, and ask Tetrapak a fine to pay for the environmental issues they have been responsible for.
humans are a threat to the planet. we should recycle them .
Can we start a petition for people to sign? One step starts the road
What can they do? They can't just switch to complete paper in any way. It will lead to poor quality and less reliable product. Recycling is the only option and if they manage to get the rate of recycling to 40-50% it should make the difference.
Pure plastic containers are much much more sustainable than anything in tetrapak's portfolio.
@@saurabhdome Refill stations, return and re-use bottles, or if they insist on recycling, a material like glass or aluminium can at least keep it's structural integrity over many cycles. This is downcycling, one more step before the landfill.
When we were little the milk containers were several liters of glass or in metal jars (100% reusable), but now they give them individual containers of Milk Cartons (with plastic, cardboard and aluminum) ... they have made us idiots.
That is true - and proudly saying the milk can be fresh for up to one year - sic! The lifespan of that cartoon is probably counted in several days. But hey, lets make a s**t on carpet so we could sell our carpet cleaning solution for the problem we made ourselves
@@arti3973 i am from switzerland and we use TetraPacks also for other liquids like icetea and the hold much longer than a year to be honest.
@@TheTolubo well, I live in europe, so Im also a part of problem buying that stuff - the afterthought I got is that I cant remember when the milk in bags have dissapeared from eastern europe - now they seems more sustainable than tetrapacks and plastic bottles.
This is just eye wash, bcz u cant see micro-plastic floating around when u walk on plastic bricks. increasing more Micro plastic in places where ppl aren't that educated n get rid of it . Great !!
Rather than improving distribution & transport system for more efficiency
They changed the whole packaging
In Indian school milk powder is provided by govt & local schools mix water & drink reusable stainless steel glass
I was literally just talking with my husband 2 hours about corporate responsibility for post consumer waste of the products they produce.
This sounds like a good start. But why is this recycling program that was started by Tetra Pak in 2006 in Thailand not at least collecting in and processing near every major city globally 16 years later? And what do we do with these building materials when they are eventually degraded and broken or abandoned?
So it sounds like a good start but I have questions.
Erica what kind of the material of your roof made from? (I bet they are not from the recyccle milk container) Same question to you what would you do if your roof is degrading?
Microplasics, too.
@Waraporn Mahlman corrugated steel. I've got another 15 years on this roof at least. It was put on 5 years ago. And when it is time to replace it, I get to use the old stuff to make raised garden or greenhouse beds, or chop it up and melt it down in the forge out in our workshop to make cast things. We're pretty handy people.
the world needs to start doing this!
No, I don't think so. The amount of microplastics being inhaled in the factory and escaping into the environment will cause more issues than it will fix.
the milk lobby must have done some really crazy promotions in asia. that belief that kids grow tall by consuming dairy products (and that westerners are tall because of it) is super widespread in china, too. that's part of why when china had a huge scandal of melamine-poisoned milk products about 10 years ago, the resulting chinese demand for imported milk powder from better controlled markets in europe, the US, australia and new zealand was enormous, and led to supermarkets all over restricting sale amounts (because the chinese diaspora were buying all the milk powder they could get, to individually ship to china where it was worth much more).
milk is only for the west
Takes the old cardboard house to the next level
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recycling is mostly a justification for single use containers to exist. Single use plastics are rarely if ever recycled this piece is likely green washing for Tetrapak so they get good PR meanwhile the vast majority of the waste they produce still ends in the landfill or worst, the ocean.
the philippines should follow suit this is amazing!
I wish they could donate this roofs to my school. Our students come from low socio-economic background. Most of our roof are rusted and are beginning to leak. I have written to companies for sponsors but no one seems to help in our country. The ministry of education gives money for the school in budget allocation to cover many focus area but our roofs are expensive to buy per iron sheet to cover affected buildings.
This seems like a great idea but how durable is it? Would a house built with these materials still be standing after a couple of decades or more being exposed to the elements? And the bricks are lighter than water which means a flood would be disastrous
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) | PETRA is from where TETRApak comes from... phthalates can leach from PET plastic 24*7 , and accelerated with every degree rise in temp. total GREENWASH for this never ending cycle
Probably haven't tested shit.
It's something, and that's what matters - we try and keep going and we will get there with recycling.
What a page really enjoying watching your videos and the details
This brick breakes down faster than normal plastic and produces tons of microplastic
200 BILLION!
I remember being shocked as a child when I went to an aquarium, that when a turtle shit in the water, a dozen fish swam up to eat it. This is good. Make your product easier to eat!
Creative and innovative solution for waste management.
Great! More microplastics on the environment... Plastics should be tightly controlled, such as nuclear waste. Every single molecule of plastics should be accounted for and kept in storage until mankind finds out a way to properly dispose of it
With Terapak we won't have alot of drinks we enjoy so good effort. Watched From The Caribbean 🇻🇨
When you do this you just create microplastics that are released into the environment. For example, when a plastic block gets cut, broken, or breaks down from the sun, it releases plastic into the environment.
Brilliant!
Superb idea
Excellent👍 use of tetra pack this should be worldwide
I love this channel.
Nice job!
Good, anything that can reduce waste is the best thing… Let’s make the world best again🌍
Wow, Cool innovations...
That is wild.....go for it...Nice...
This should be implement in India
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) | PETRA is from where TETRApak comes from... phthalates can leach from PET plastic 24*7 , and accelerated with every degree rise in temp. total GREENWASH for this never ending cycle
The targeted group is small they could have used glass bottles to eliminate waste. It's poor industry gives birth to problem which indeed is solved by innovative ideas 👍
Thank you for this video
Great!!!!!!
This is brilliant 🎉
Amazing! Floating bricks!
It's good they are teaching the children to be responsible.
Good resources
Maziwa ya nyayo.
1:41 She is soooo cute, reminds me of my niece.
I think that the amount of cartons it takes for a single brick is a good thing. Taking up a lot less space.
WOW!
Very creative but it only increases the usage of plastic instead of minimizing it
This whole thing is a tetrapak PR campaign. Tetrapak is the company that created this problem in the first place by mixing cardboard and plastic when nobody else was doing that. It makes tetrapaks unrecyclable by traditional means. Just because they have now "solved" the problem they've created by turning it into "low cost housing alternatives for the developing world" doesn't offset the huge amount of waste that they themselves manufactured
That is cool!
to see that the homes they are helping rebuild were damaged by a storm in the first place, next time a big one comes and tears that down too, it’s back into the environment.
The best 👍👍👍
This isn't the solution, this is just a diversion.
Indeed
This is a clever solution but it has major downsides. For one, these bricks will be leeching plastic for YEARS as they slowly degrade. For two, those workers that are standing around breathing and touching in all of that micro plastic and aluminum. And so many other things that this video doesn’t show.
As you said, it’s solution made solely for the company to continue to make their flawed packages rather than spend the money to change them into something much more easily recyclable and impactful. Shameful.
accurate observation.
the chasm between the two is still governed by convenience and profit.
ok and?
@@Leepiecheneef change your consumption habits. I hope that's not too difficult for you. You're a coward if you do nothing.
Insert a McDonald’s🍔 patty joke
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This is a good idea for re-use !
Tetrapak isn’t a Swiss company it’s from Sweden.
Molto bravi. Esempio entusiasmante.
Amazing
I read this as tycoon originally and immediately had flash backs to all the ppl slaughtered on my rides at my extremely overpriced amusement park
Très bonne initiative
Oh wow never have been this early,
30 seconds ago?!
this is not sustainable. the labour and energy involved and the 500 cartons required to make one brick is not a solution this is greenwashing.
Eventually all this plastic will end on our drinking water and on the ocean. Nothing last do ever😢
You shouldn’t use plastics in places with a lot of light, like a roof
0:09 Me every morning
I love how all videos like this are anywhere but the USA, gotta love it lol, america needs to step up its game
This is likely because these recycled products don't stand up to materials testing in the US or other 1st world countries. Products probably not allowed in construction because they break down too quickly or release microplastics into the water table.
A good idea would be to print the number of cartons that are in each brick on the brick.
GREEEN WASH
Greenwashing says “heeeeeeey!”
Well shit, a quarter of output is a lot better than I was expecting.
The amount of waste we create is truly overwhelming! Just walk into any store, a Costco or BJ'S for example, every item you see is future waste. We destroy this earth so we can have STUFF.
This is so shortsight - im wondering if anybody in western europe would want to have that kind of rooftop... Instead of thinking how to eliminate the plastic from packages. The lifespan of that cartoon is probably few weeks at best from production to turning into trash so why we need it to be fresh for a year? Typical corporate greenwashing from tetrapack - solving only the tiny fraction of problem they made
This is just eye wash( GREENWASH ), bcz u cant see micro-plastic floating around when u walk on plastic bricks.
these have likely been in storage for months and don't have to be refrigerated which is big for some country's
It's a very good idea....but my question would be..... how much fuel/energy does it require to make these bricks and roofing sheets.....if you are burning more fuel and producing toxic chemicals in the process then it's efficiency is questionable
The answer is simple - it is not. Its not cheaper nor efficient. The material probably get very brittle after just few years - plastic isnt that good resisting UV light, not mentioning that nobody knows what chemicals might be released in that process
I remember that in Chile there was a similar campaign after the 2010 earthquake (and tsunami). Though I never saw the results and couldn't find much on google
Good step showing circular economy..but need to invest in the program
This is so innovative and cool
“Had too much chocolate to eat and now you’re constipated? Simply eat this chocolate laxative!”
“Kids in Guatemala are dying for your coffee? Worry not, for 5% of our proceeds go to helping them”
Another example of a solution that only exists to keep the problem.
Nice, those kids are being brought up right.
that is not REcycling, but DOWNcycling.
Still, better than burning or dumping it.
India..look and learn, clean and safe
Now this is super cool. What a fantastic idea and it really presents huge benefits to many people. I love that they can make it into basically anything they want and all of it would otherwise be trash
I guess.
nice photo OP, dude
Could they just not decrease some layers? I mean the original Tetrapack cartons are just eco-unfriendly.
When I think of world population and the daily waste, it is petrifying 😮 the idea of recycling milk cartons is great. My only concern was to see some recycling factory workers not using gloves and proper footwear. A flimsy face mask is not optimal either. Otherwise 👏👏👏
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