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.

1. 00:00:33 Human Hair Mats
2. 00:09:17 Flip-Flop Art Kenya
3. 00:17:19 Coconut Briquettes
4. 00:25:11 Sugarcane Plates
5. 00:35:52 Glass Sand
6. 00:43:39 Fruit Pulp Firewood
7. 00:51:55 Skateboard Bowls
8. 00:59:18 Fishskin Leather
9. 01:06:38 Milk Carton Bricks
10. 01:14:52 Coffee Grounds Eyeglasses
11. 01:25:34 Steel Recycling
12. 01:30:52 PVC Pipes Laundry Basket
13. 01:41:44 Elephant Dung Paper
14. 01:52:49 Plastic From Seaweed
15. 02:01:12 Tofu Into Gas
16. 02:09:32 Roof Waste
17. 02:20:19 Water Hyacinth
18. 02:25:40 Acid Mine Drainage

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