TEDTalks Mike Biddle, We Can Recycle Plastic /
Less than ten percent of plastic trash is recycled, compared to almost 90 percent of metals, because of the massively complicated problem of sorting beach shoes from auto parts, discarded cell phones from drinking cups. In this TEDTalk, plastics engineer Mike Biddle talks about the logistics of plas...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., TED Conferences LLC. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2012], c2011.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (11 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
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| Summary: |
Less than ten percent of plastic trash is recycled, compared to almost 90 percent of metals, because of the massively complicated problem of sorting beach shoes from auto parts, discarded cell phones from drinking cups. In this TEDTalk, plastics engineer Mike Biddle talks about the logistics of plastic and metal recycling. Concerned as much about efficient reuse of plastic as he is about environmental degradation, Biddle shares how he developed an energy-efficient plant for recycling all plastic types. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 28, 2012. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Mining Mountains of Trash (2:33) -- Metal vs. Plastic Recycling (1:37) -- Environmental Arbitrage (1:38) -- Traditional and Sustainable Business Models (1:59) -- From Plastic to Plastic (2:49) -- Credits: Talks: Mike Biddle - We Can Recycle Plastic (0:05) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. Less than ten percent of plastic trash is recycled, compared to almost 90 percent of metals, because of the massively complicated problem of sorting beach shoes from auto parts, discarded cell phones from drinking cups. In this TEDTalk, plastics engineer Mike Biddle talks about the logistics of plastic and metal recycling. Concerned as much about efficient reuse of plastic as he is about environmental degradation, Biddle shares how he developed an energy-efficient plant for recycling all plastic types. 6 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. Closed-captioned. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (11 min.) : sd., col., digital file. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
6 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |