We make 2 billion metric tons of garbage every year. People, companies, and governments all over the world are using old and new technologies to turn that trash into treasure. Whether it’s bricks made from milk cartons or eyeglasses made from coffee grounds, here’s how people around the globe deal with World Wide Waste.

00:00:33 Human Hair Mats
00:09:17 Flip-Flop Art Kenya
00:17:19 Coconut Briquettes
00:25:11 Sugarcane Plates
00:35:52 Glass Sand
00:43:39 Fruit Pulp Firewood
00:51:55 Skateboard Bowls
00:59:18 Fishskin Leather
01:06:38 Milk Carton Bricks
01:14:52 Coffee Grounds Eyeglasses
01:25:34 Steel Recycling
01:30:52 PVC Pipes Laundry Basket
01:41:44 Elephant Dung Paper
01:52:49 Plastic From Seaweed
02:01:12 Tofu Into Gas
02:09:32 Roof Waste
02:20:19 Water Hyacinth
02:25:40 Acid Mine Drainage

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