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How can we solve our plastic pollution problem?

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Join us for a live conversation on plastic pollution, the solutions, and whats at stake if we dont act now.
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Why the Plastic Pollution Problem Is So Much Worse Than You Think

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Can we really clean our way out of this problem?Were on PATREON! Join the community https://www.patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart More info and sources below Theres been a lot of talk on YouTube lately about ocean plastic pollution and #TeamSeas. But there has
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Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic

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Modern life would be impossible without plastic – but we have long since lost control over our invention. Why has plastic turned into a problem and what do we know about its dangers? This video is a collaboration with UN Environment and their Clean
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Short Film: How a 90-year-old Balinese Fisherman Fights Plastic Pollution

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Each year, just about 30,000 metric tonnes of plastic pollution enter Indonesias waters. How does one man plan to clean it up?Special thanks to Jackson Wild Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Catch up on Seeker Indie! https://bit.ly/3cpNPc
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Why 99% of ocean plastic pollution is "missing"

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The plastic we dump into the ocean might be hiding in plain sight. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjOVox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Check out htt
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Flip-Flops Made From Plants And Algae Can Help Reduce Plastic Pollution | World Wide Waste

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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have figured out how to turn algae into flip flops. They founded a startup to sell the shoe, but face a challenge in getting their invention mass produced: There aren't enough algae farms to support th
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Plastic Pollution. Ocean Confetti.

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Thanks to CSIRO for supporting MinuteEarth. - http://csirofrvblog.com/ Support MinuteEarth on Subbable! - https://subbable.com/minuteearth And Subscribe! - http://www.youtube.com/user/minuteearth?sub_confirmation=1 ________________________ Created by Henr
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Trapped Inside the Plastic Prison #TeamSeas

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Let's join Mr.Beast and the rest of Team Seas in cleaning up trash from our oceans and rivers!Donate: https://teamseas.org/Meet The Team!Director/Voice - Pat Graziosi: http://twitter.com/PatGraziosi Animator: Robert GrishamWriter: Ashleen KnutsenProducer:
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How Much Plastic is in the Ocean?

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What can you do to make the oceans plastic-free? ↓↓↓Check the resources below ↓↓↓ Ocean plastic pollution is a massive environmental problem. Millions of tons of plastic waste enter the ocean every year, even plastic that goes in the trash can often ends
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How These Handmade Tiles Lock Up Air Pollution | World Wide Waste

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A startup in India makes cement tiles using the black carbon that causes smog. But can new building materials help clear the air in a country with some of the world's worst pollution?MORE BUSINESS INSIDER VIDEOS: How Old Tires Are Turned Into Electricity
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How Much Plastic Is Really In Our Bodies? - Cheddar Explains

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Plastic has become the face of global pollution. To date, humans have produced 8.3 billion metric tons of it. Once discarded, plastic doesnt biodegrade. Instead, it fragments into microplastics smaller than the size of a sesame seed and further into nanop
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Breaking Paddleboard Records to Fight Pollution

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Lizzie Carr took up paddleboarding to get back in shape after undergoing treatment for cancer, and it wasnt long before she became dismayed by all the plastic pollution she saw floating in Englands waterways. Soon enough, Lizzie was on plastic patrol, set
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The Economic Injustice Of Plastic - Van Jones

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Van Jones lays out a case against plastic pollution from the perspective of social justice. Because plastic trash, he shows us, hits poor people and poor countries "first and worst," with consequences we all share no matter where we live and what we earn.
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Why Noise Pollution Is More Dangerous Than We Think | The Backstory | The New Yorker

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David Owen reports on noise pollution, an intangible phenomenon with serious costs to human health and wildlife. Still haven’t subscribed to The New Yorker on YouTube http://bit.ly/newyorkeryoutubesub Why Noise Pollution Is More Dangerous Than We Th
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Why Plastic Straws Suck

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For years, the world has been relying on the ocean as a dumping ground for our plastic waste. This video of a sea turtle having a plastic straw pulled out of its nose sparked a public outcry to ban the use of straws. There are those who require plastic st
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This Is What Pollution Does To Your Body

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China has issued its first red alert for air pollution, but what are the potential dangers of being surrounded by pollution? Sign Up For The TestTube Newsletter Here ►►►► http://dne.ws/1McUJdm What Are The World's Cleanest Cities? ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Zd0x
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This Mutant Super-Enzyme Can Eat Plastic Waste Within Days

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Researchers have re-engineered a plastic-eating enzyme to degrade plastic bottles within days and it might be ready to start eating our trash as soon as next year. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! http://bit.ly/Eleme
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Nature's Superheroes: The Pollution Problem

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Increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is causing the oceans to heat up. This is bad news for coral reefs and the animals that depend on them, such as animals with shells. Join Madeline, Charlie, and Ezra to learn about how pollution affects our envi
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Plastic Wars (full film) | FRONTLINE

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Have efforts to solve the plastic pollution problem made it worse? Go inside the battle over plastics, recycling and what’s at stake. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donat
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Light Pollution Is More Dangerous Than You Think!

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Light pollution in cities can make it hard for us to see the stars, but can it also kill baby sea turtles? How dangerous is light pollution? This Is What Pollution Does To Your Body - https://youtu.be/_k22ejJ_fvc Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - h
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Single-use plastic, microplastic are an environmental disaster | CBC Kids News

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Single-use plastic, such as water bottles, cutlery and packaging, are a huge environmental problem. Trash and microplastics are filling up our oceans.The problem is worldwide and its only been getting worse in recent years. CBC Kids News contributor Saba
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Sooty Birds Share Dirt on Air Pollution [60 Second Specimens]

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Every specimen has a story; these dirty birds helped scientists answer questions about levels of air pollution in the United States over a period of 135 years. More 60 Second Specimen stories: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLL8_5VpX9Txpke4mWgBrsHV
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What Really Happens To The Plastic You Throw Away - Emma Bryce

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-really-happens-to-the-plastic-you-throw-away-emma-bryce We’ve all been told that we should recycle plastic bottles and containers. But what actually happens to the plastic if we just throw it away? Emma Bry
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How plastic from clothing gets into seafood

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Microfibers, used to make things like yoga pants, are the ocean’s tiniest problem. Correction: At 1:04, we mistakenly suggested that rayon is made from plastic. In fact, it is derived from cellulose. To go deeper on this topic, make sure to read Vox scien
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How to stop plastic getting into the ocean | The Economist

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Plastic pollution poses a major threat to ocean life. Meet the engineers who are using rubbish-guzzling boats to stem the flow at its source. Read more here: https://econ.st/3d0bjCe Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvT
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Pedaling Through Pollution

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Learn more and find out how you can take part at wnyc.org/streets. Find out about this National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Study here : Avoiding belligerent bus drivers or unwitting tourists popping out of taxis are just a few of the more
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Which Countries Make the Most Plastic Waste?

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China just put the brakes on buying up nearly half of the world’s exported plastics, but which country is really to blame for our plastic pollution? Here’s what we know. How Seeker Will Collect The Most Extensive Data Set of the Pacific Ocean | The Swim -
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Nanoplastics Are Changing Everything We Know About Ocean Plastic

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Whats smaller than microplastics? Nanoplastics. These plastic pieces are so tiny, researchers are employing criminal forensics to understand their impacts on our ocean environment. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elements! ht
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London has a toxic air pollution problem. One solution was born in the 1950s | WIRED

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London is in the midst of an air pollution crisis, but it’s not a new problem. The Great Smog of 1952 caused the deaths of 12,000 people in just four days. Back then, as London choked on chimney fumes, one project had an innovative solution. Subscribe to
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Can We Use Pollution to Find Aliens?

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Astrophysicist Avi Loeb wants to hunt for pollution in other planets’ atmospheres to determine whether or not we are alone in the universe. Learn more by watching "NOVA Wonders: Are We Alone?" at: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wonders/#are-we-alone NOVA on
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Science Can Now Turn Plastic Bags Into Fuel!

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Scientists have figured out how to turn polyethylene into diesel fuel! How did they do this and what does it mean for the future of plastic? The Shocking Truth About Biodegradable Plastics - https://youtu.be/Lx0aUk2AiNQ Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter H
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Plastic: the new fantastic?

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Plastic has become a malevolent symbol of our wasteful society. Its also one of the most successful materials ever invented: its cheap, durable, flexible, waterproof, versatile, lightweight, protective and hygienic. During the coronavirus pandemic, plasti
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Biodegradable Plastic is Coming. Will it Save our Oceans?

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An earlier episode of Science to Save the World examined the enormous problem of oceanic plastic pollution. Check that out to get a full-scope picture of the problem and some potential solutions.Happily, biodegradable polymers may soon be able to help. Pl
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Where Are the Stars? See How Light Pollution Affects Night Skies | Short Film Showcase

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Of the many ways Earth is polluted, light pollution may be the least talked about. It's not an illusion; astronomers measure it from one to nine on the Bortle scale, and earlier this year, one study suggested that light pollution may be causing spring to
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How noise pollution threatens ocean life | The Economist

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Noise pollution has led to multiple whale-strandings and poses a threat to thousands of ocean creatures. Meet the scientist who is mapping ocean noise in a bid to dial down the volume. Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2
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We Can Recycle Plastic - Mike Biddle

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Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the different kinds. Frustrated by this waste, Mike Biddle has developed a cheap and incredibly energy ef
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How Your Toothbrush Became a Part of the Plastic Crisis | National Geographic

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What does the American Civil War have to do with oral hygiene? Find out in the first episode of "The Story of Plastic" where we investigate how everyday objects became part of the plastic crisis. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe#NationalGeographic
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How Nonrecyclable Plastic Bags Are Being Turned Into Speakers

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Gomi Designs, in Brighton, England, turns non-recyclable plastic waste into Bluetooth speakers that are infinitely recyclable. Its aim is to stop plastic waste being incinerated or going to landfill. It collects plastic packaging, bubble-wrap and cling fi
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THE PLASTIC CHALLENGE

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Airpods, water bottles and even Tesla Trucks all use plastic. How much do we use in 1 week?Get RACHEL'S BOOK: https://www.amazon.ca/Plastic-Problem-Rachel-Salt/dp/0228102316Plastic podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sidenote/id1383086982FOLLOW
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How light pollution affects stars in the night sky

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At night, artificial light can block our view of the stars. Night light pollution levels determine how well stars can be seen, and are based on a scientific scale that measures the brightness of the night sky. Photographer Sriram Murali filmed timelapse v
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Pollution: Crash Course Ecology #11

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Hank talks about the last major way humans are impacting the environment in this penultimate episode of Crash Course Ecology. Pollution takes many forms - from the simplest piece of litter to the more complex endocrine distruptors - and ultimately, humans
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On Light Pollution: The End of Darkness | The New Yorker

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In our increasingly light-polluted world, what does it take to glimpse a truly dark night sky? Still haven’t subscribed to The New Yorker on YouTube ►► http://bit.ly/newyorkeryoutubesub CONNECT WITH THE NEW YORKER Web: http://www.newyorker.com Twitt
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We’ve Wasted More Plastic Than You Can Imagine

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We've wasted so much plastic, it's almost impossible to picture. In 2018, the Royal Statistical Society decided its International Statistic of the Year was 90.5: the percent of all plastic waste that's never been recycled. The sheer scale of that number i
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How Recycled Plastic Bottles Are Building Homes

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Conceptos Plásticos is the union of two passions—helping the environment and creating products that can benefit vulnerable populations. With almost 600 tons of plastic waste being thrown away in a landfill each day in Bogotá, Colombia, Oscar Mendez knew t
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Can Plastic-Eating Worms Solve Our Trash Problem?

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Plastics are everywhere, and we can’t seem to get rid of them. Could a worm be the solution we need? Does Recycling Actually Help? ►►►► http://dne.ws/16zXnMX DNews Live Tickets Here ►►►► http://dne.ws/1Fa2OCh Read More: Why Doesn't Plastic Biodegrade? htt
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President Obama Explains How Pollution Affects Our Planet

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President Barack Obama joins us today to discuss how NASA mapped pollution from space and what it means for our future. Join the conversation on Twitter #ObamaOnDNews! Watch President Obama on Science Presents DNews every night this week at 9/8c on Scienc
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How It's Made - Plastic Bags

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On this episode of How It's Made, we learn all about the manufacturing process that goes into making plastic bags.
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PLASTIC in the WORLD

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Hello everyone, today I bring a very special collaboration with BeyondPlastic.net in which we can clearly see the problem of plastic in the world. Have you ever thought about how all the plastic in the world would look together in one place? I show you in
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How an Architect Is Turning Air Pollution Into Gorgeous Tile

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Tejas Sidnal is an architect who believes people in his profession have a responsibility to rid the world of air pollution. Which is why he founded Carbon Craft Design, a startup in Mumbai, India that upcycles carbon emissions into construction materials.
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Plastic Injection Molding

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Bill details the key engineering principles underlying plastic injection molding. He describes its history and, then, reveals the intricate details of the process. He shows viewers where to found, on any injection-molding product, the markings created by
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Why These Tiny Ocean Creatures Are Eating Plastic | National Geographic

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When plastic trash degrades in the ocean, it doesn't just go away: It becomes countless tiny particles, and little creatures called larvaceans sweep it up--and into the food chain. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: Nati
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Tracking Air Pollution With the Pigeon Patrol | That's Amazing

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More than five million people die every year from pollution-related illnesses, and nearly 10,000 of those deaths occur in London. But Romain LaCombe has made it his mission to change that. To do so, LaCombe—the London-based CEO of Plume Labs—has designed
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How Plastic Made With Algae Can Clean Waterways | World Wide Waste

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A tech startup can turn harmful algae into plastic foam, which could help clean up waterways and reduce demand for plastic. Mixing algae into plastic also traps carbon inside the products, which could be an important tool for fighting climate change. We w
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How Lobster Shells Could Replace Single-Use Plastic

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A team of students at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London has developed a series of machines that could help reduce single-use plastics. Operating under the name, The Shellworks, the group takes lobster shells and turns them into planters
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Meet The Plastic Eating Worms | Planet Fix | BBC Earth Lab

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These worms can eat plastic. Not only that, but they can digest it too! In the fifth and final episode of 'Planet Fix', we speak to the scientists exploring how nature is fighting back against one of the world's biggest polluters. Best of Earth Lab: http:
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How Plastic Hurts the World

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Recycling trash is one really important way that we can help the Earth stay clean! It's much better to recycle things than throw them away, but it's super important to recycle plastic! Jessi is here to tell you why! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want t
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Scientists Created a Plastic Thats Infinitely Recyclable

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Plastic is suffocating the planet, but what if we could make recycling plastic more efficient? This Lawrence Berkeley National Lab team has created a brand new kind of plastic that can be recycled endlessly. Are You Seasoning Your Food With Microplastics?
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How Plastic Recycling Actually Works

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Check out REInventors here!: http://youtube.com/pbsreinventors What happens to plastic bottles when you recycle them? Do they get made into fresh bottles, or do they become something else? This week on Reactions, learn why it's easier to turn bottles into
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Can Plastic Be Composted?

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Thanks to the demands of eco-conscious consumers, biodegradable and compostable plastics are cropping up everywhere. Are these green plastics the solution to our throwaway lifestyle? Well -- it’s complicated. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions Facebook
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Young Inventor Makes Bricks From Plastic Trash | World Wide Waste

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Presented by BASFA company in Nairobi wants to install bricks made from plastic trash across Kenyas capital. Could they become a solution for a country where 90% of roads have never been paved? And are roads made from plastic really a good idea?MORE WORLD
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You Eat Plastic Every Day. Here's How To Avoid It.

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Microplastics are everywhere, including in your body. I spent 24 hours doing everything I could to avoid ingesting them. It shouldn't be this hard.Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kbaute/Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kurtisbau
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Liquid nitrogen inside plastic bottle = huge explosion

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What happens when you pour liquid nitrogen into a plastic bottle? We go behind the scenes at London Science Museum's 'The Energy Show' to find out...
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Plastic Bag In All Coke Cans? | Nickipedia

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SHARE THIS VIDEO: https://youtu.be/aMto45uOrvYCHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/NickUhasInstagram: @NICKUHAS Twitter: @NICKUHASNickipedia Live Show Booking: http://nickipedialive.com/about/A little while ago my good friend Chris Riley sent me a pictur
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Black Plastic Is Everywhere And It Doesn’t Get Recycled, Here’s Why

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We know plastic is bad, but one color in particular is heading to our landfills undetected. Which Countries Make the Most Plastic Waste?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhNNXqUX9Nk&t=1s Learn more about the 'The Swim' here! - https://www.seeker.com/thesw
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The Ocean Cleanup celebrates first haul of plastic from the Great Pacific garbage patch

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The Ocean Cleanup's System 001/B has successfully captured 60 1-cubic-meter bags of plastic from the Great Pacific garbage patch and returned it safely to Vancouver, British Columbia, where the organization held a press conference today to discuss its pla
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How Close Are We to Reinventing Plastic?

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Our dependence on plastic is so extreme that we have microplastics not only floating through the ocean, but also in the atmosphere, in our food, and in our bodies. So how close are we to reinventing plastic? Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribesee
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Is Mycelium Fungus the Plastic of the Future?

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Is Fungus the Plastic of the Future? Use the code "Undecided" to get CuriosityStream for less than $15 a year! https://curiositystream.com/Undecided. Plastic changed the course of manufacturing forever, but came at a cost. Mycelium technology might be the
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Sneakers Made With Plastic Bags Cost $100 | World Wide Waste

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Thaely, a new footwear company, gets its name from the Hindi word for plastic bags. The company says every pair of Y2K Pro sneakers contains 10 bags and 12 bottles. Founder Ashay Bhave, 23, says his business is already profitable.See more here: https://th
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Dolphins Playing with Plastic Bags | Blue Planet Live | BBC Earth

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The Dolphins from Blue Planet II think that plastic bags are toys, but their game can be deadly to other animals.Watch Blue Planet Live! BBC One will air the program at 8 pm on Sunday 31st March for the UK audience and BBC Earth will air at 3 pm for the C
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A brief history of plastic

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Trace the history of the invention of plastic, and how the material ushered in what became known as the plastics century.--For centuries, billiard balls were made of ivory from elephant tusks. But when excessive hunting caused elephant populations to decl
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Norwegian sailor saves 4 sea turtles trapped in plastic fishing nets.

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Norwegian sailor rescue four sea turtles being trapped in plastic fishing nets in the Pacific Ocean. Follow us on Instagram
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Richart Sowa's Island Made of Plastic Bottles - COOLEST THING I'VE EVER MADE - EP2

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Man builds island out of plastic bottles. Richart Sowa lives on top of what most people just toss away. He collected more than 125,000 plastic bottles that he found in the trash and put them into recycled fruit sacks beneath wood palettes to make his own
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A technique for folding plastic grocery bags

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A dumb video explaining how to fold plastic grocery bags to take a minimum of space. These little guys are surprisingly handy to have around. Put a few in a pill bottle and keep them in the car to use for litter bags! Stick a handful in your pocket for yo
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Fungus: The Plastic of the Future

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In this episode of Upgrade, Motherboard dives head first into the R+D world surrounding the development of fungi as a viable replacement for plastic, and the people who hope it can lead to a better and more sustainable future. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: ht
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Watch As Plastic Bottles Are Turned Into Chairs

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Americans throw away 35 billion plastic bottles every year! These bottles take 1,000 years to degrade in a landfill. What else can we do with them? #MadeByDestruction Mondays 10/9c on Science http://www.sciencechannel.com/tv-shows/made-by-destruction/ Sub
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THE FUTURE FOREST - 3 Tons of plastic waste turned into a colorful forest.

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Filmmaker Alexander Kaiser @akaiserlauritzen made this film about my latest project The Future Forest: As a tribute to all of the awesome people around the world working hard to collect and sort the huge amounts of waste we generate everyday, I made The F
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How Plastic Made Things Too Cheap | Planet Money | NPR

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This is the story of the moldable, affordable, miracle product of the modern age - Plastic.The story starts with some frustrated electrical scientists and a clever chemist named Leo Baekeland. A century ago stuff was expensive. Back then, people relied on
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A.I. Just Designed An Enzyme That Eats Plastic

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Podcast I Co-host: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jKUaNXSnuW52CxexLcOJg ColdFusion Discord: https://discord.gg/coldfusion Twitter | @ColdFusion_TV Instagram | coldfusiontv--- About ColdFusion ---ColdFusion is an Australian based online media company i
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Masks and PPE have a Big Plastic Problem, Here's How We're Fixing It

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created just the right conditions for a surge in plastic waste. But scientists are exploring ways to reuse protective plastics without compromising public safety. Subscribe to Seeker! http://bit.ly/subscribeseeker Watch more Elem
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32 GENIUS WAYS TO RECYCLE PLASTIC

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AMAZING WAYS TO REPURPOSE THINGSNowadays its super important to find sustainable ways to live, and recycling plastic to create incredible crafts is one of them! Today were going to show you how you can take the junk you have at home and repurpose it into
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"The Ocean Cleanup" aims to clean half of the world's plastic waste.

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There's nothing like that moment when you realize for the first time that you're catching plastic. Find out more about its destination on December 12th. Check out our upcoming livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-uDGpWvMAc Make sure to subscribe
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How Much Plastic Do You Eat? #OurBluePlanet | Earth Lab

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If you eat seafood are you eating plastic? Greg Foot visits Exeter University to find out what evidence there is of plastics winding up inside marine species found on menus and in supermarkets #OurBluePlanet. Subscribe to Earth Lab for more fascinating sc
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Pollution Is Changing The Sex Of These Animals!

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What if our gender was determined by external temperature at a certain point in fetal development? For these animals, this is the reality! How Does Asexual Reproduction Work? - http://bit.ly/28NW9Cr Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit.ly/1
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How noise pollution is ruining your hearing

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Our ears are exposed to dangerous levels of noise every single day. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Health organizations warn that continual exposure to noise levels above 70 decibels can potentially damage your ears. And yet we are routine
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Could Your Phone Hurt You? Electromagnetic Pollution

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Get a 30 day free trial of Dashlane by going to : https://www.dashlane.com/kurzgesagt If you like it use the code ‘kurzgesagt’ at checkout – the first 200 people will get 10% off. Sources: https://sites.google.com/view/sources-electrosmo
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Air Pollution 101 | National Geographic

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A robotic eel that sniffs out pollution

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Scientists in Switzerland built a robotic eel to detect pollutants in water. SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/kdDpXu FOLLOW QUARTZ: Facebook: https://goo.gl/DsmLvx Twitter: https://goo.gl/rY7pSX Check out the rest of our videos: https://goo.gl/A8gZvx Quartz is a
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Teen Titans Go! | Teen Titans vs. Pollution | Cartoon Network UK

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The Titans meet a real monster of the oceans, Pollution! The Titans learn how to fight it.Welcome to the official Cartoon Network UK YouTube channel!Get ready to laugh out loud and have loads of fun by subscribing to the channel! -https://goo.gl/hRAVDf Wa
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18 COOL CRAFTS FROM A PLASTIC BOTTLE

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This time I've prepared some ingenious ideas for cans and bottles for you to try! They're so incredibly fun, creative and entertaining! Learn how to make Wi-Fi signal booster, make cookie cutters from soda cans, reuse plastic bottles, cool gift wrapping i
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A Spoon You Can Eat Is a Tasty Alternative to Plastic Waste | Short Film Showcase

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Plastic cutlery has been around for years, widely considered the only choice for cheap, disposable cutlery. Knowing the threat plastic poses to our environment and health, Narayana Peesapathy created a tasty and nutritious alternative: edible cutlery. Mad
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Plastic Waste - How to Become a Climate Champion | Cartoon Network

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CNN speaks with Yola about climate issues. She encourages activism and presents a way of reducing plastic waste by creating eco bricks. https://www.cartoonnetwork.co.uk/climatechampions#ClimateChampions #CartoonNetwork #ClimateChangeSubscribe to watch mor
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How Avocado Waste Is Turned Into Plastic | World Wide Waste

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Last year, Americans consumed over 6 billion avocados - leaving behind mounds of inedible pits. Now a company in Mexico created a method to transform avocado waste into bioplastic - which breaks down fast and requires less fossil fuels to produce.MORE WOR
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Turning plastic gloves into hot sauce

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Plastic-eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions of Tons of Landfill Waste

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An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days. This discovery, published today in Nature
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Justice League Action | Plastic Man and Krypto | Cartoon Network

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While the Justice League is away on a mission, Plastic Man is not only left in charge of the Watchtower, but also Superman's dog, Krypto. Episode: Unleashed CN GAMES: http://cartn.co/ytgames SUBSCRIBE: http://cartn.co/subscribe WATCH MORE: http://cartn.co
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Meet The 29yr Old Genius Turning Plastic To Bricks In Kenya!

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#Africatotheworld #plasticbricksinKenya #MissTrudy ! Remember to subscribe and hit the bell "" icon, so you don't miss out of the adventure Support me on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32781594 Get social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mistr
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Ocean Plastic Turned into Kayaks | Blue Planet Live | BBC Earth

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Watch the new promo for Blue Planet Live! BBC One will air the program at 8 pm on Wednesday 27th March for the UK audience and BBC Earth will air at 3 pm for the Canada Audience. Let us know what you think and subscribe: http://bit.ly/BBCEarthSubDiver Rob
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Plastic bricks in Kenya - NZAMBI MATEE - Young Champion of the Earth 2020 for Africa

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Nzambi Matee (Kenya), a materials engineer and head of Gjenge Makers, which produces sustainable low-cost construction materials made of recycled plastic waste and sand. “We must rethink how we manufacture industrial products and deal with them at t
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Plastic-Eating Fungus -- Mind Blow #91

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Mind Blow features the latest news in science, technology and amazing! TWITTER: https://twitter.com/VsauceTwo **** SOURCES AND LINKS *** Worms and Slime Balls Under Ice In Arctic Ocean (0:00) http://www.whoi.edu/main/nereid-under-ice Hershey 3-D Printing
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Climate Champions | Guide to Plastic, Clean Energy, Trees and Upcycling | Cartoon Network UK

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Cartoon Network wants YOU to become a Climate Champion so here's your guide to plastic usage, clean energy, the magic of trees and upcycling with We Bare Bears, Apple and Onion, and Craig of the Creek. You can also join the team and do your part at https:
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I Made DIY Plastic Pins...it's a good time

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Hey guys! Today I am revisiting my shrink plastic obsession (or shrinky dinks. ehhhh) and making 12 different food/animal themed DIY custom pins. I hope you gys are into this, because I looooove making these things, it's so much fun!! This is pretty easy
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The Plastic of the 18th Century

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A Plastic That Conducts Electricity?

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Plastics usually stop electricity in its tracks, but scientists have figured out a way to keep the electrons flowing. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo th
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How to make a Plastic Helicopter

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Deane shows how to make a model helicopter using simple bits and pieces from around the home. SUBSCRIBE NOW http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CuriosityShow CONNECT WITH CURIOSITY Facebook ➤ http://www.facebook.com/CuriosityShow Twitter ➤
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When Your Plastic Bottle Finally Degrades

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Offset your carbon footprint with me on Wren! We'll plant 10 extra trees for the first 100 people who sign up! http://wren.co/start/ryangeorge Hi there hello please click the subscribe button and turn on notifications so I can feed my cats. Twitter/Instag
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Chicken Sounds From a Plastic Cup

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Use items you have at home to make the sounds of a chicken while learning about sounding boards. Try it out! Find detailed instructions at www.sciencebob.com
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This simple piece of plastic makes ultrasound easy

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‘Coded masks’ cut the number of sensors in an ultrasound machine from 1000 to just one Read more: http://scim.ag/2BQXymC
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22 MOST CREATIVE WAYS TO REUSE PLASTIC BOTTLES

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Your Sneakers Are Part of the Plastic Problem | National Geographic

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Museum scientists race to preserve our plastic legacy

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Conservators must figure out what their art is made of in order to save itRead the story: https://scim.ag/3hZOCSJ
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Scaly Plastic Snakeskins Inch Immobile Robots Forward

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These stretchy skins help robots move across rough surfaces, and potentially promote exploration and environmental monitoring.
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Fighting Plastic and Public Ridicule: Afroz Shah and His "Dates with the Ocean"

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In this brief, inspirational story, you will meet Afroz Shah and learn about the undertaking that brought new life to Versova Beach, while inspiring countless others in India and around the world.
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How Recycling Actually Works | Plastic Planet with Zanna Van Dijk | Earth Unplugged

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Zanna Van Dijk talks us through how to recycle correctly with the professionals that take care of our waste.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged Animal Slow Motion: http://bit.ly/EarthUnpluggedSlowMotionTimelapse Expeditions: http://bit.ly/E
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A 22-year-old has raised $30M to fund his idea behind cleaning up plastic in the ocean

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Boyan Slat's "Ocean Cleanup" machine is projected to clean 50% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, one of the most polluted areas of ocean, in five years. The first system will be deployed in 2018. -------------------------------------------------- Follow
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Sound Visualizer & Chladni Patterns Formed on a Plastic Bucket // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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The Sound Visualizer and the Chladni Bucket are used to show how vibrations from sound waves are able to create some very beautiful patterns using a few simple pieces of equipment. As compression waves from sound hit a surface it may cause standing waves
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DIY WATER BOTTLE CRAFT - HOW TO MAKE COOL AIRPLANE FROM WASTE PLASTIC BOTTLE

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#DIY #PlasticBottle #Crafts Thanks For Watching........... Subscribe for more Origami Arts : https://www.youtube.com/OrigamiArts Music : Tobu & Itro - Sunburst [NCS Release]: https://youtu.be/4lXBHD5C8do Follow Tobu: http://www.7obu.com http://soundcloud.
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These Edible Water Bottles Are Unbelievable | DIY Edible Plastic

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DIY Edible Water Bottles, Coffee Orbs and Ketchup Packets??Check out http://KiwiCo.com/Asap and get your first month free!Join our mailing list: https://bit.ly/34fWU27WATER ORB RECIPE:1 Gram Sodium Alginate into 1 Cup of Drinking Water5 Grams Calcium Lact
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How Millions of Microscopic Fibers Are Ending Up in Our Bodies | The Swim

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Every day, billions of sharp, invisible fibers are making their way out to our oceans and air, and into our water, wine, beer, and cells. Read More How much plastic is your washing machine sending out to sea? https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/19/178006
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Interceptor 007 Faces the First Rain Event in LA (& stops 35,000 lbs of waste) | The Ocean Cleanup

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Interceptor 007 is operational in Ballona Creek, LA County, and the first rains of the storm season have arrived - bringing the first flushes of plastic waste. Subscribe to our channel to stay updated: https://bit.ly/371k8sN. See how Interceptor 007 handl
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Not What You Think It Is | The Swim

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It's not an island twice the size of Texas. But it is severely impacting marine life and human health... and incredibly hard to study. How Millions of Microscopic Fibers Are Ending Up in Our Bodies - https://youtu.be/Bbg0L7JN15U Read More What Happens to
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Is Your Fleece Jacket Polluting The Oceans?

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Plastic pollution has been a problem for decades. But new research shines the spotlight on a new plastic pollution menace -- microfibers. SUBSCRIBE to Above the Noise:[https://www.youtube.com/abovethenoise?sub_confirmation=1] ABOVE THE NOISE is a show fro
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Here's What Happens To Your Recycling | One Small Step | NowThis

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We followed the recycling process from the bins to the plant to understand where our recycling actually goes. Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_Subscribe75% of our waste is recyclable but Americans only recycle 34% of what we throw o
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Why Meat Is Now 10X More Deadly, w Stephen Fry

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A threat eclipsing coronavirus. A message for Mr Johnson.Voiced by Stephen Fry90% are exposed to air pollution (WHO) and fossil fuel air pollution alone is linked to 18% of all deaths globally (Harvard). Please sign the petition to make polluters pay:http
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Are You Seasoning Your Food With Microplastics? (You Totally Are)

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Plastic pollution has made its way from the ocean to your kitchen table. A recent study found salt grains now contain microplastics, but what does that mean for our bodies? How Seeker Will Collect The Most Extensive Data Set of the Pacific Ocean | The Swi
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What Is Metallic Glass? - Ashwini Bharathula

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-is-metallic-glass-ashwini-bharathula Steel and plastic are essential to much of our infrastructure and technology. Steel is strong and hard, but difficult to shape intricately. Plastic can take on just abou
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The Big Problem With The North Pole

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There's something not quite right with the North Pole.... Santa Claus Voiced by Sam Bashor‬ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnhFudM67-ycGVx8P9Ss37A Watch more: Why Do You Get Sick When It's Cold? - Dear Blocko #9 ►►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mt5nvW
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What makes Delhi's air so deadly

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The policy behind the pollution.Become a Video Lab member!http://bit.ly/video-labEvery November, Northern India experiences some of the most dangerous air pollution levels in the world. Typical pollution sources like car exhaust, construction dust, and in
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Sticks through a paper bag filled with water // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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There is a very popular trick of sticking pencils though a plastic bag filled with water. The bags are made of plastic known as a polymer or very long chains of molecules the can be stretched around the pencil to form a tight seal. Paper is also a polymer
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Life Through the Eyes of a Sea Turtle

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We all became acutely aware of the dangers of plastic pollution in 2015, when a video of marine biologist Nathan Robinson pulling an entire plastic straw out of a sea turtles nose began to circulate. Today, Robinson is studying green sea turtles off the c
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These 10 Inventions Are Saving The Earth

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1. This bin collects garbage from the sea. Seabin has a pump that creates a flow of water. The garbage is caught in a bag, allowing water to flow out back to sea. 2. This machine crushes beer bottles into usable sand. 200 grams of powder form each bottle
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‘The Swim’ Ended With 1,000 New Scientific Samples... Here’s What’s Next | The Swim

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Broken sails don’t mean broken spirits for Ben Lecomte and his team. After six grueling months on the water, 'Seeker' has landed in Hawaii with a treasure trove of rare data and a commitment to a cleaner future. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is Not What
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UVM and Tufts Team Builds First Living Robots

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Scientists from UVM and Tufts repurposed living cells scraped from frog embryos and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. More: http://go.uvm.edu/firstrbts These tiny “xenobots” can move toward a target and heal themselves after being
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Skewering water balloons and big bags of water---polymers // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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The popular demonstration of skewering balloons can be made more challenging by filling the balloons with water instead of air. This is a good summer experiment because it is very easy to get wet. This video also takes a look at skewering plastic bags, no
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How to Store Food Airtight Without a Vacuum Sealer

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Here's a quick, easy, inexpensive way to seal foods airtight in a plastic bag. All you need is a zipper-lock bag, and a tub or pot of water. As far as plastic bag storage goes, air is the enemy of food. It causes oxidation in the refrigerator, it can exac
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Environmental Econ: Crash Course Economics #22

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So, if economics is about choices and how we use our resources, econ probably has a lot to say about the environment, right? Right! In simple terms, pollution is just a market failure. The market is producing more pollution than society wants. This week,
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Static Electricity box - dancing foam balls = Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Rubbing a sheet of clear plastic with a hand or forearm, a towel, or piece of fur will give it a static electric charge that will cause styrofoam pith ball to bounce and race around it's surface. The balls will continue to move until the charges on the pl
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The New Way Microplastics Are Devastating Marine Life

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By now, we're all aware that there is an unbelievable amount of trash in our oceans. New research sheds light on how this problem is doing something unexpected and devastating. Get 15% off http://www.domain.com's domain names and web hosting when you use
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This Zero-Waste Grocery Store Should Be Everywhere

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This grocery store is completely plastic-free and package-free to help you shop zero waste! Check out tare at @taregrocery on Instagram or at their website https://taregrocery.com/ Subscribe to Goodful: https://bzfd.it/2QApoPk Goodful Feel better, be bett
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Lego Press vs Barbie Head and Other Things

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Pressing some things + my fingers with a mechanical press made from Lego. The intro is copycatted from the Hydraulic Press Channel. HPC rulez!Starring:Play-Doh humanoidCoca-Cola tin canBubble wrapPlastic army soldierPlastic ugly warriorWaffleBarbie headSl
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Electrostatic floating Rings -toy physics = Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Foam or plastic rings cut from a grocery bag can be made to float above a Plastic pipe or balloon by means of static electricity repulsion. Simple materials can be used to make this fun toy that teaches a little about electrical charges. There are several
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Thirdhand Smoke

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When people smoke, it creates smoke that you can see (secondhand smoke) and a kind of air pollution that you can't see that's called thirdhand smoke.
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Futuristic straddling bus allows cars running underneath

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Tired of traffic jams and tail gas? The design of electric "straddling buses" lets cars drive underneath them, and can help reduce air pollution. Also known as land airbus, the new invention is less costly than subway systems.
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What Happened to the Milky Way?

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Can you see the stars at night? Only a few centuries ago, the Milky Way was visible from almost anywhere in America. Today, more than 99 percent of the population in the continental U.S. live in light-polluted areas. It's impossible to see the Milky Way i
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How We Can Keep Plastics Out of Our Ocean | National Geographic

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Plastic pollution poses one of the biggest known threats to the ocean, influencing all ecosystems from beautiful coral reefs to abyssal trenches, eventually accumulating in our own food. Learn more about how to upend the current system of produce-use-disc
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Meet The Man Who Shoots At Birds All Day To Keep Them Off A Toxic Pit | World Wide Waste

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If migrating species land on the Berkeley Pit for more than a few hours, they get cooked from the inside out. Now, miners use a rifle, drones, and lasers to scare the birds away.MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS:How These Handmade Tiles Lock Up Air Pollution |
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Lung In A Box: Testing Air Quality Anywhere

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Traditional laboratory studies fail to accurately mimic the effects of air pollution on human lungs. Enter Harvey Jeffries. Produced by Adam Cole Senior Producers: Vikki Valentine and Ben de la Cruz
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I Tried to Pick Up 1,000 Pieces of Trash in a Week

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Like millions of us around the world right now, Great Big Story producer Jacob is staying at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus. But for Jacob, home is a houseboat, and the River Great Ouse is his backyard. Spending that much time at home, howeve
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This Engineer's Crazy Plan to Clean Air with Smog-Sucking Bikes

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These bicycles are designed to filter smog out of the air as you ride. This could be a game changer for smoggy cities like Beijing. This Is What Pollution Does To Your Body - https://youtu.be/_k22ejJ_fvc Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here - http://bit
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How Used Chopsticks Are Turned Into Tables, Tiles, And Other Furniture | World Wide Waste

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People around the world discard at least 80 billion pairs of chopsticks every year. ChopValue, a Canadian company, wants to give those wood utensils a second life as shelves, furniture, and countertops.MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS:How Banana Waste Is Turn
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Leak-Proof Bag - Sick Science! - #120

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Read the full experiment at http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/experiment/leak-proof-bagWho would have ever thought that a plastic bag, some water, and a few pencils would frighten the thunder out of Mom? Learn how to poke a hole in a plastic bag filled
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Curve ball Flinger....Magnus Effect. // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Throwing a curve ball couldn't be made any easier than this simple device. Light weight foam or hollow plastic balls are the projectiles used in an easy demonstration of the Magnus Effect. The throwing paddle can be made out of wood, cardboard tubing, or
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Why cities should plant more trees

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Over 3 million people die annually from air pollution. Planting trees can help lower that number. Read more: http://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/11/4/13510352/planting-trees-pollution-heat-waves Check out The Nature Conservancy report, "Plantin
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Create An Iphone Hologram Projector With Pringles Cans! INCREDIBLE Vs. IncrediBULL #3

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Is it possible to create an iphone hologram with some plastic and tape? I set out to find out if this is real or a hoax
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What the Completed Great Pyramid Would've Looked Like

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Today, the Great Pyramid is tinted by smog and pollution, but when it was first built, the sanded limestone used to make it would've shone magnificently. From: SECRETS: Great Pyramid http://bit.ly/1rmxP9B
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All About Topology

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Plastic version: http://shpws.me/HEtjThis is joint work with Keenan Crane.I never said it was a good joke.
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Homemade light bulb made in various containers/// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Making a homemade light bulb can be made more interesting by building it in a variety of containers. Rubber gloves, jars, paper bags, plastic cups, balloons, plastic bags. I will share some other ideas about building lightbulbs in a later video Homemade s
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Scientists Can't Find 99% of Plastics in the Ocean, But Here's What We Know | The Swim

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In 2018, Ben Lecomte attempted a historic first - swimming across the Pacific Ocean. The expedition resulted in the collection of invaluable scientific data that could help find a solution for the plastic pollution problem in our oceans. Streaming now on
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Ancient Wonders Captured In 3D - Ben Kacyra

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Ancient monuments give us clues to astonishing past civilizations -- but they're under threat from pollution, war, neglect. Ben Kacyra, who invented a groundbreaking 3D scanning system, is using his invention to scan and preserve the world's heritage in a
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How Sniffing Priceless Art and Artifacts Could Save Them — Speaking of Chemistry

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Art and cultural heritage conservators are getting an assist from some smelly chemistry. Don't forget to subscribe for all the latest Speaking of Chemistry videos: http://bit.ly/ACSReactions ↓↓Full description and references below↓↓ Come closer, lean in,
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Why Zero-Waste Grocery Shopping Matters | One Small Step | NowThis

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Shopping for food can be one of the most wasteful parts of our lives here are some tips and tricks for going waste-free at the grocery store. Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_SubscribeAccording to the EPA, 23% of the trash Americans
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This Could Be the End of Urban Astronomy (360 Video)

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City lights are blinding our view of space, and its forcing urban astronomers to rethink the way they make observations. To make matters worse, a change in the type of lights being used could be the end of some observatories. Plunging Down an Ice Track at
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Smog Almost Killed New York City, Here’s How

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Pollution levels around the world today seem astronomical, but in New York City, they used to be deadly. How did this happen and when did it change? When Did Environmentalism Become So Political? https://youtu.be/r0tX54XUcHs?list=UUzWQYUVCpZqtN93H8RR44Qw
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Airmazing Solar Bag - Sick Science! #207

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Get everything you need here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/solar-bag.html Check out the full experiment here: http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/lab/experiments/solar-bag-experiment A Solar Bag is a long plastic bag made from a very thin plastic a
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Pencils Through Water #shorts

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How can pencils seemingly magically pop through a bag full of water and come out the other side without any water spilling? Watch this video and see how. Its all about surface tension and the plastic polymers that seal back up. #shorts
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Why We Are Losing the Night Sky

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Check out America From Scratch: https://youtu.be/LVuEJ15J19sSUBSCRIBE so you dont miss a video! http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub More info and sources below It never gets dark anymore. Not REALLY dark, anyway. Not like it used to. Light pollution is not only makin
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Snippet: New robotic gripper combines two types of soft robot tech

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A new type of soft robot relies on two kinds of soft robot technology: pneumatics and dielectric elastomer actuators. Dielectric elastomer actuators move when an electric field is applied across an insulating flexible plastic, causing it to deform. These
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The Bag Song | Nick Cope's Popcast | CBeebies

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Watch full episodes of Nick Cope's Popcast - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p088syk0Nick sings about a plastic bag in the ocean. To watch the full episode visit BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p089gq9j/nick-copes-popcast-series-1-6-bag
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20 AWESOME FLOWER CRAFTS YOU CAN MAKE SO EASY

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ROMANTIC AND LOVELY FLOWER DIYs FOR ALL OCCASIONS Spring is here and we all miss some romance and bright colors! You can make insanely cool flower crafts even if real flowers don't bloom yet. Check out our cool tutorials and learn how to make flowers out
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Remarkable new species of deep-sea crown jelly discovered in depths of Monterey Bay

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Atolla is one of the most common residents of the oceans midnight zone. This deep-sea crown jelly is found worldwide and can be abundant in deep water. Its bell has a signature scarlet color and it has one tentacle that is much longer than the rest. Fifte
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The World's biggest hidden killer, w Stephen Fry.

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Surprising climate change facts, with Stephen Fry.Help us make more videos like this (and enjoy exclusive content):patreon.com/pindexReceive our videos via email:https://www.pinfact.org/joinNeed a video?https://www.pindexvideoproduction.comSources and res
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These LEGO Are Made From Milk!

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Today we are using 1% milk and vinegar to create plastic then using the plastic to create different LEGO!Check out all of our socials: https://linktr.ee/tkorsocialsSend Us Some Mail:TKOR1881 W Traverse ParkwaySte. E #221Lehi, UT 84043Music by: Kalle Engst
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Wandering Static Balls. // Homemade Science with Bruce yeany

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When foam balls are placed near a plastic sheet they mysteriously start to move all around the surface. As they slow down, bringing you hand near the foam balls tends to get them going again. Nice demonstration in Static electricity, works best during win
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Earth Day Crisis | Cartoon Network

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Deep inside the S.S. Plunder, eco-villains Looten Plunder, Verminous Skumm, Dr. Blight, Duke Nukem and Sly Sludge endure suffering at the hands of Cartoon Network before vowing to ruin Earth Day by combining their powers to form Captain Pollution. Featuri
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Physics of toys- Cup Flyers // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Plastic, foam or paper cups can easily be made into indoor flying objects that demonstrate the force that causes curveballs, golf balls and many other examples to curve due to the Magnus effect. A variety of sizes and variables can can this simple experim
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Working paper model of steam engine

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This steam engine is made out of paper and actually works! The model is made of paper/cardboard, except of one surface from transparent plastic to see how the valve works. Build process: http://only-paper.ru/forum/38-25032-1
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You Might Get Fat Just By Smelling Your Food

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The nose's olfactory receptors are stimulated when we smell food and other odors. But could the process of smelling cause weight gain? Why Did Our Early Ancestors Resort to Cannibalism? - https://youtu.be/dPmnoVSl-0k Sign Up For The Seeker Newsletter Here
Recycle Cardboard into Anything with 3D Printing!

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Paper is an incredible material, but why does it always have to be flat? Ive developed a process to turn paper into a three-dimensional material, using as little as a 3D printer, a blender, a vice, and pinch of rice.The resulting material has the texture
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LEGO: The Story of the Bricks That Changed Your Childhood

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14 RECYCLED STATIONARY ORGANIZERS

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AMAZING CRAFTS OUT OF WASTEWe believe that recycling is going to save the world! You will be surprised by how many useful crafts you can make using things that we usually throw away. You can make awesome toys using toilet paper rolls. Kids will love those
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Can Everything Be Recycled? Welcome to TerraCycle | One Small Step | NowThis

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Paper and plastic bottles typically come to mind when we think about recycling, but they're only a fraction of our waste this company wants to make our waste stream 100% recyclable. Subscribe to NowThis Future: https://go.nowth.is/Future_SubscribeEveryone
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5 VISUAL Magic Tricks for Kids

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How to do magic tricks for kids! Easy card tricks and more in this fun magic tutorial video. Never-ending packs of sweets and impossible cakes that appear from thin air, watch until the end of the video to learn how to magically pass a coin through a play
Ooho edible water bottle | Object in Focus | V&A

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What if we found an edible replacement for plastic bottles? Join Curator May Rosenthal Sloan as she shares how new approaches are making packaging more sustainable. This film was produced for our FOOD: Bigger than the Plate exhibition, 2019. Take a look a
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Rotary working paper engine model

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The model is made of paper except of one transparent plastic cover. It could also be from paper, but it is possible to see insides now. Even though that the model works in some way similar to turbine, it has all functional parts of prototype - rotor, fixe
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How China Broke the World's Recycling

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Solar Powered Toy Bell Ringer- solar motor - no electric = Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Here is my Solar motor being used for more work. Not much sound but I've had fun trying to find work for it. You can see more about solar motors on my other video at: https://youtu.be/VQqpnAKf9cM These devices are sometimes referred to as solar motors or
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How transforming river banks can clean contaminated waterways

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Rivers throughout the eastern United States are well-known for their high banks and steep, winding courses. But in 2008 scientists proposed that years of damming rivers had transformed them from marshy streams good at filtering waste, to the pollution chu
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How Animals Are Rapidly Evolving Because of Climate Change | WIRED

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Squids are shrinking, birds are migrating and lizards are getting blown away by hurricanes. The signs are everywhere; animals are changing because of climate change. We asked biologist Thor Hanson to walk us through three animal adaptation experiments.Rea
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Solar Powered Toy Hammer-solar motor-no electric = Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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Here is my Solar motor being put to work, can it hammer a nail, or even break an egg? No, but it it's fun coming up with ideas of jobs for it to do. You can see more solar motors on my other video at: https://youtu.be/VQqpnAKf9cM These devices are sometim
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17 AMAZING CRAFTS AND HACKS YOU WILL WANT TO TRY RIGHT NOW

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EXCITING CRAFTS FOR HAVING FUNToday, we prepared a lot of amazing ideas that will help you to spend time with fun and pleasure. Learn how to make awesome crafts for parties and free time!We prepared a lot of cool crafts for future engineers in this video.
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Growing Snowflakes In A Bottle

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http://www.sciencefriday.com Are you dreaming of a white Christmas? Try making your own winter wonderland. Ken Libbrecht, Caltech physicist and author of The Secret Life of a Snowflake, devised an experiment to grow a snow crystal in an old plastic bottle
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Lego Ships Fight Wave Onslaught (And Fails)

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Filmed on GoPro Hero 10 https://amzn.to/3GLsTs9 Lego City Ocean Exploration Ship 60266 https://amzn.to/3BdVfKz USS Brickster struggles in rough seas. God save their plastic souls.
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The History of the Microwave Oven

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Weird History Food is going to radiate you with the history of the Microwave Oven.The microwave was invented accidentally by an engineer named Percy Spencer, who was leading a defense radar project. His invention would change the way Americans would eat f
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An Unexpected Consequence of COVID

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Learn more about Lydalls mission to create a cleaner, quieter and safer world at https://www.lydall.com. The global pandemic led to a drop in outdoor air pollution, but it also led to an increase in indoor air pollution - and our exposure to it.LEARN MORE
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How Microbeads In Body Wash Are Ruining The Ocean

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Microbeads make your skin feel great, but once you're done with them where do they go? Read More: 90 Percent of Seabirds Have Plastics in Their Gut http://www.discovery.com/dscovrd/wildlife/study-90-percent-of-seabirds-have-plastics-in-their-gut/ "About 9
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How Bricks Made From Milk Cartons Can Help Typhoon Victims | World Wide Waste | Business Insider

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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 disa
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26 CHEAP AND BRILLIANT HOME HACKS

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JAW DROPPING HOME HACKS Have you ever used a slime to remove pet hair? Or crayons to create incredibly stylish vase? This video is full of unexpectable lifehacks and home craft that will change your life! Here is a selection of best home hacks you ever se
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Meet the microbes that could eat your trash - Tierney Thys and Christian Sardet

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Explore the possibility of plastivores organisms that can eat and break down plastic helping reduce the plastic waste on Earth.--Each year humanity produces roughly 400 million tons of plastic, 80% of which is discarded as trash. Of that plastic waste, on
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Funhouse mirror- Physics of toys // Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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An acrylic mirror can be a source of amusement and offer some insight into the behavior of reflections off of mirrored surfaces with this demonstration piece. The 4 foot by 1.5 foot plastic mirror can easily bend into a concave, convex or a combination of
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Wing Windows Reveal Insect Origami

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Ladybird beetles fold their hindwings into a tidy, Z-shaped package under their bright spotted shell. Scientists made a clear plastic window to peek in at how the wing folds upon itself. Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/SciAmerican Find t
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Lost Maples | 4K Astrophotography Timelapse Compilation

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Lost Maples State Natural Area is a large, pristine area of beautiful hills and canyons on the upper Sabinal River in the Edwards Plateau Region of Texas. It is designated a Natural Area, rather than a State Park, which means the primary focus is the main
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Indias Mount Everest of garbage

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Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi is India's highest rubbish mountain, spreading over an area larger than 40 football pitches. It is predicted to grow taller than the Taj Mahal b
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Can Microbes Clean Up Our Oily Mess? - Instant Egghead #58

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With an estimated 70 oil spills every day in the U.S. and tons of plastic garbage littering our oceans, humans could really use some help cleaning up. Scientific American editor David Biello explains how bacteria and other microbes slowly consume our mess
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Solar motor--Free energy motor-- not electrical /// Homemade Science with Bruce Yeany

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These devices are sometimes referred to as solar motors or thermal motors, or even thermal retraction motors. Sunlight hitting the strips is converted into thermal energy (heat) which then causes the rotor to turn without any electrical or other mechanica
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Educational Activities for Kids: Balloon Car Race

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Fun, hands-on educational activities for kids (ages 7-14) at home: make and race a balloon-powered car using just a balloon, a plastic cup, straws, thread and rubber bands.Watch the video to see Dyson engineers supersizing their balloon cars to see if the

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