11 Ways People Make Money Off Americas Garbage | World Wide Waste | Business Insider Marathon [Cn0lU7nVQmy]
The average American produces almost 5 pounds of waste daily, and more than two-thirds of that ends up in landfills. We looked at 11 different ways companies, NGOs, and individuals are turning American trash into treasure. 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Human Hair Mats 08:21 - Turning Glass Into Sand 18:11 - Recycling Wind Turbines 29:46 - Cardboard Is More Interesting Than You Think 41:41 - Making Paint From Pollution 47:20 - The World's Most Recycled Material 57:01 - E-Waste 01:06:41 - New York City's Garbage 01:14:42 - Luxury Trash Furniture 01:22:53 - Recycling Your Roof 01:33:42 - Cleansing Land With Lavender 01:41:44 - Luxury Plastic Bags 01:48:40 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #landfill #worldwidewaste #businessinsider MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: Why Are Chip Bags So Hard To Recycle? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider How 1.5 Million Plastic Bottles Are Turned Into Clothing Every Day | World Wide Waste Can Bamboo Replace Paper And Plastic? And Should It? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: Business Insider on Facebook: Business Insider on Instagram: Business Insider on Twitter: Business Insider on Snapchat: Business Insider on TikTok: How People Profit Off America's Garbage | World Wide Waste | Business Insider