The rather complex process of converting used plastic bottles into useful polyester for the clothing industry. If it wasn't for the cheap labour, is it still a profitable business?...
Actually more effort and energy would be required to make the clothes without the bottles. Recycling just reincorporates the source material back into the chain. Without the bottles, polyester would still need to be made from coal, petroleum, water and air. So this is a good thing because the source materials are serving a dual or triple purpose: packaging and clothing, then, the same fabric can be recycled into different garments.
@@bluefernlove that's a good explanation. Wasn't aware of that side of chemistry and chemical stuff. So it means, it is still less costly than making polyester from original raw materials. "Donate" or discard old scrap, reduce useless clutter in our homes, indirectly help save Earth's natural resources being plundered till there is none. Wonder if I have got this 'recycling' meaning right.
+NARFALICIOUS shouldn't even be produced in the first place as the energy is wasted in the recycling process not to mention the waste waters and the transportation. The landfills and waters are clogged with plastic. There are many alternatives.
Noticed that the workers in the Chinese factory had better personal protective equipment (including respiratory filter masks) than in other places (including both in this video and in another video about recycling plastic bags in India). Not necessarily enough, but at least better than the nothing or near-nothing that the other workers had.
It's called slave labor. They are where we were during the industrial revolution. They are worked rediculous hours for low wages and pour benefits. They don't have all the safety and regulations, benefit packages we enjoy in America. They either work under cruel conditions or be replaced. So yes they are hard workers. All so your big brand companies can get it cheaper and sell it to us for more. It's a sad world we live in which the rich most certainly oppress the poor.
@@kingleo1128 when the market has alot of work force the wages reduce, its like the thing costs more if it is rare but cost less if it is abundant. Same is with china, if laboutlr doesnr work at low wage they can be easily replaced so they work at cheap wages, but in US the labour is expensive because of low work force in US.
What they left out is how this is done by families, with kids as young as 3 working to sort the plastic, breathing toxic fumes and not being able to afford school or proper food on the little money they make.
Amazing Plastic Recycling video, the machinery and health and safety cost for this set up must be immense:) #plasticrecycling Any one know when this was recorded?
"Did you know" that film critic Gene Siskel owned the white polyester suit from Saturday Night Fever for several years. It was one of his favourite movies.
This is a fantastic idea, but I actually wonder how expensive it is to recycle because it looks like a very involved process and that’s my only concern. brilliant video though congratulations it’s a great idea
And the fact that it doesn't let your skin breath the same way cotton does, AND the fact that your body odor will be stronger from plastic clothing compared to natural fabrics like cotton.
You people can never be please with anything...jesus christ..if they dont recycle: you people cries: if they do: you people cries..what tf you people want ?
I was hoping they melt it down and reform it as new bottles. I wonder if drinks in the future can be sold from dispensers, consumers will need to have their own containers, like a paper cup or water canteen.
I would certainly like to find out if there are any plastic recycling plants near my area because I would like to get a job at a plastic recycling plant.
The only problem is that the whole recycling process in China is not even nearly approaching pollution free. So, basically, you are exporting pollution to China. So, unless the Chinese texile industry gets rich enough that it can upgrade the recycling process to be much more polution free. Until that happens, I don't think how this is really a good thing for China in the long run.
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Yeah but fast fashion is the second largest landfill contributor in AUS second only to plastic... so this is helping but only by reducing the amount of space taken in landfill, and that’s ignoring the litres of water that go into this process and cleaning the cloths.
I work at a second hand clothing store and all of the clothes that aren't suitable for resale are sent to a recycling centre. Pretty much anything can be recycled these days.
For people in the comment section criticizing about recycling plastic is bad: I have few points for you - good luck to planet earth. good luck to unemployment rate. we should get naked then? #sarcasm
No, but we should migrate away from putting plastics in the ecosystem whenever possible. Why do drinks need to be delivered in plastic bottles? Why is packaging made from plastic instead of paper? Why are so many clothes made from plastic instead of cotton, wool or linens? It's because it's cheaper for companies this way. Make the companies shoulder the environmental costs, and they'll switch to renewable sources quickly.
We didn't go around naked before the plastic bottles era. Different needs will create different job opportunities. We have to switch to a healthier lifestyle and not be so spoiled.
@@davidm1922 I visited a russian city for a while for personal reasons, and they had big tanks of water around the city where people went to buy clean water. They would use 5 liter bottles with a handle to carry in the street, that they would re-use as long as they were good. To fill one bottle was cheap. Of course they sell bottled drinks in stores. But that water selling system was pretty neat I thought. I wish governement would really work on the idea of a system to deliver clean water, and that people would relearn to use glass bottles and bring back empty bottles to the store.
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Amazing how much of the process in China is done by hand. It really shows how much cheaper human labor is there, compared to the Western world where machines do the work at a lower cost than humans.
Have any eco warriors ever given us any credit - Ive been looking how many things we have that are already recylic almost everything oils on its way out anyway so lifes peachy jsut need to stop eating everything to extinction and were good
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I am by no means a raging "green" minded person, but I believe plastic should not be used for container packaging of any sort. Unless there is a chemical reaction reason to. Plastic one and done packages are steadily accumulating worldwide. Let's pay more and go back to glass as much as possible.
So by simply taking off the label and cap and throwing them away before we recycle the bottle we can save a HUGE amount of energy used for recycling? Done, that was easy. Better yet, stick to the first two R's if you can: Reduce and Reuse, if all else fails, recycle.
1:28, so when I recycle someone who's working on a very low wage may be burnt with chemicals. Which is turned into expensive clothing in the end. I would like to know there are high standards of living for those involved. I'd also like to know who profits from it. I'm happy to pay to recycle if it means that I'm not supporting minimum wage jobs in China (I'm happy to support well paid jobs in china)
