India Has a Booming Recycling Industry
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2016
- Recycling The Poor (2010): Despite the benefits of recycling, prejudices against 'informal-pickers' in India are yet to be overcome.
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Imagine streets with no dustbins. Imagine a place where everybody litters wherever they want. Against this chaotic backdrop, India has the highest recycling levels in the world.
India's 'informal recycling' industry has become an important business sector in its own right. Ramshackle sacks of general scrap are piled up in every corner while a group of women busily sort plastic by type and colour. Most of their income is earned laboriously salvaging any recyclables they can sell on. Despite the benefits of recycling, prejudices against 'informal-pickers' are yet to be overcome. But very few places in the world have organised as sophisticated and successful a network of 'recycling cooperatives'. They keep the place clean and provide employment for the poorest.
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Forget the plastic for a minute. My utmost respect to this 76 years grandmother's hustle. RESPECT MAMA!!
Lol i am from Trivandrum ( the city in which this film was shot) and although the video was uploaded in the year 2016, that factory which they talk about at last was shut down in the year 2011 due to excessive pollutants from the leachate in the water resources around the factory. The interesting thing to note is that the manure that they produced in the factory was never bought by the farmers due to high levels of plastic in it. That factory was never an example for perfect recycling, all they ever did was to dump all of the waste from the city in a village and process everything into manure and use the rest in land fill. And the factory worked without license for nearly 10 years from 2001. We now urge the people to process degradable waste at the source level itself. Non degradables are collected and send to shredding and recycling units around the city. I would say that this system is more efficient.
How can you make manure out of plastic
Strict laws and punishment should come to clean plastic at source ....
very interesting, i just wonder, is there no other way to recycle plastic bags?
so what en up happening to the manure ? just berried and abandon ? I have to go to India for a Business trip, i wanna know more about the Recycling Business you have there.
It's a shame you can't make it work. It does do a lot of good when the process works correctly Read my comment. What is needed is education so that people understand how the recycling works. When the waste and pollution diminishes, the people will say:"Ah, THIS is why we needed to do it!"
@@sannewgen 14:40 not the early one
Huge respect for this women!
Great India, always finding solutions in their poverty, trying to survive against the odds, sometimes from the poor you learn much more than from richer countries! I wish Greece takes lessons from India!!!!!!!😞😞😞😞😞
You know lots of things have changed on india right ? It is poor but lots of great rich areas too . Hope you come visit sometime
We all indian should learn from south indian
The collector can get more money by separating the three types of plastic the bottle is made of 1) PET the bottle its self 2) HDPE the cap and the cap ring 3 ) LDPE the thin film label
She will also get more cash for the PET bottle with the other two parts removed. The Cap and label must be stored until she has many KG , to get a better price.
The HDPE can also be DIT used to make thing, It works just like wood. Just search DIY HDPE
Thanks very much for the interesting stuff
If plastics can recirculate.then let's help our environments
love how Indians are so hardworking, many countries especially African ones need to learn from India and china.
What a severely ignorant thing to say. Africa is massive and has MANY thriving cities, maybe you should go there sometime. F.Y.I, 6 out of 10 fastest growing economies are in Africa.
Sure we can break africa too. Not
Yes you are right 😉
I don't want to work hard.
U guys still shit in the holy river tho lol.
In the UK, the number of 'disposable' (single-use) plastic carrier bags has fallen by a massive amount, since the Government has imposed a £0.05 charge for customers in most supermarkets.
All major supermarkets sell reusable 'bags for life' plastic bags which are not only bigger, but use thicker plastic - so they can be used again, and again, and again.
The only problem with these bags is cross-contamination with uncooked/cooked meat, which can be resolved by washing out any bags that have been used to contain uncooked meat (even if wrapped in plastic) before using them again.
Solution: Either ban 'single-use' plastic carrier bags, and encourage people to use reusable bags - or make people pay for them!
People do not care about throwing away things they have not paid for, so if you make them pay even a small amount they will think twice about throwing them away ;0)
Hercules75 actually this role has been imposed in Canada and let me tell you this not one single person that I see in the supermarket bring their own bag and instead now we keep on giving money to the corporations. This is a joke as a five cent for most people is nothing. I too am guilty and have never kept one of those grocery bags in my car. However I find that they need to increase the price significantly to make a difference to the environment. I don't really care about 5 cents and I guarantee not alot of other people do either as most often people usually have about minimum 5 to 8 bags. So it only cost them a quarter or more which is a joke, as this prevents nothing. I also found that alot of the new stores don't have cardboard boxes like they use to in the 90s as I remember I would just take a cardboard box and put my grocery their even to bags were free. It was more convenient to carry,especially if you live in an apartment.
Maharashtra the richest state in India has banned disposable plastic
As the age old saying goes "One man's trash is another man's treasure" And as an Aussie we should support India more, keeping in mind the fact that they're the world's largest democracy. I've never met an Indian person whom I don't like :) Indian's who live here in Australia are some of the most friendliest people I've ever met!
highihigh ..i love to agree with that--i believe they're the most peace loving people who jz wanna quietly work hard for living--and am loving them!
..indians in philippines are quiet brave people jz doin money lending business--but am saddened that some of them were being victims of robbers (bein robbed and killed)..yet still they go on as usual!!! 😪😪😪
..they should be under some protection by the gov't!!!
Shawn Butler come to india brother . You will meet the most peace loving human being , religion on earth , wolds oldest culture , civilisation .
“Worlds largest democracy “ HOW when they have their caste system? The “untouchables “ will never get s chance to move up the social order and have opportunities that the Brahmin and other classes have
TrucketteTV MsMac
cast system is diminishing soon in modern india its thousand years old system , we can find white ,black cast system (Racisom) in america & many other countries !!!
highihigh i got first person who loves indians.. thank you very much
If the government charged the customers a " bottle fee" then people would recycle their bottles to recover the fee they paid. The government would then hire workers to do the sorting of votes, etc. Everybody profits, most importantly the environment.
homayoun Shirazi that's actually a brilliant idea , sadly our government doesn't care enough
There's a catch to this idea..Poor people buy small sachets and hence will have to pay more for the same amount of product than rich people who prefer to buy bigger sized products. And if the package circulation system get some problems, poor will be the first one to suffer again.
hats off to the old granny... and that background song that was an epic bollywood song.... i love my india...just like granny we also should take steps to clean and conserve our environment.....
These poor people are doing so much for the nation. I feel like giving them a hug for their hard work and I hope indian government gives them more monetary incentives. I really hope India becomes a leader in recycling. With 1.3 billion people, it almost has no other choice.
I really enjoyed that doco.....
thnx for sharing it. :)
thank you for the informative video . We "recycle" here in Australia but NOTHING like the scale in India.
you also don’t litter in Australia like the scale in India.
Superb bro
sitting down having a conversation about life, spirituality, and whatever else with an indian would be worth more verses a convo with some of these closeminded inner city folks surrounding me....they only want to talk about hip hop news and celeb gossip, empire, and other bullshit....smh
That means you’re in the wrong city
oh yes, happens to me, when i went for a relax to a Buddhist monastery in Japan, i thought people in the town be interested in having a very nice deep conversation, they only ask me if i like Chi-ken wings, friend or grilled or if blonde singer was more influential then latina singer, and what season of stupid Netflix show i was on.......everywhere is the same, deep meaningful conversations about life and spirituality are gone.
I'm 14 and this is deep
hwhat da hayllll
Nice to see a documentary about india that focuses on a lesser known topic :) Learned a lot.
Such a great work they are doing salute to all who involved with this idea😊
awesome video. sobering reality of life.
A beautiful, inspiring, and deeply humbling piece! Thank you so much for making this video with such care. I sat here captivated and watched the whole thing, relishing at these small micro-recycler's dedication and hard work :)
Respect for this old woman, you are like my mother a hard worker person. Things for her we his children finish our study's love you Mom.
Where I live they charge 1/4 dolar for a single use plastic bag. The usage of single use plastic bags dramatically decreased.
The background song is completely inappropriate with the whole idea.
What's the point , is it a documentary or movie
Nice documentary, it was very informative. Thanks
The behavior seems like in Indonesia, specially in Bali.. 😁 but the trash was so emmm, waw.. Different.. 😱
thumbs up for this recycling industry..and admiration to these hardworking women who're capable of doing this hard work for jz a "mere earnings"--since they don't really have a systematized income!
..i can't imagine women's lives in india--where they're obliged to do men's work! 😪
Men also do this both the genders do this work
@@snowflower1047 but i watched several videos where women do heavy work as fetching rocks for constructions..working in fields..working for animals etc while men were jz sitting@home..
considering that the technology is currently very developed it is strange that people in some countries are still doing everything by hands spending a lot of time on the tasks that could be done faster. Humanity is still sick, spending a huge amount of money on war and wealth instead of making a world a better place for everyone!
An absolutely amazing video. The rest of the world could follow this example; however the poor in many developed countries are not inclined to work this hard for their economic improvement/their country's improvement. Rather the poor in developed countries believe something is owed to them, hence they leave their drug needles and feces on the streets.
How does the land field's factory manages to recycle 80% of the waste? That would be interesting to learn as is seems the waste that reach there are not segregated and the leftover discard.
Nice Work.
Nice Video.
JAY HIND.
🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳💪💪💪💪💪
As is normal in a capitalist system, the lower down the chain, the harder one has to work to make much less money.
Kerala, where this feature was filmed is one of the most 'socialist' states of India. Currently communist parties are ruling the state. Your comment therefore brings more humor than any serious thought.
Your point being?
You insinuation about this being a fallout of capitalist system is wrong. This is a characteristic of socialist regimes.
I insinuate nothing. Show me how a political system can alter world moves.
Money Maker what do u mean? Why are you bringing religion into it? Did you had an extra shot of vodka while typing this comment?
how much will it cost me to ship a bailing machine and a cutting machine for a starter in plastic bottling bussiness
This 76 Yr old lady is working far too hard, poor thing. And she has pain when she walks.
Why in the world you have that background song??
There are people who use old plastic bags to make rugs and I think, melt them into shapes. There should be videos on TH-cam about this.
Thankyou. great job. Godless you all are my hero s thanks
these people should have better wages and protection with government
This is great!
Thus is very good. The more waste can be reduced anywhere, the better. Especially for countries facing overpopulation.
Big miss understanding, used plastic bottles are rarely turned into new plastic bottles. This is because they are made out of different layers of different plastics which makes recycling way harder than you think. It is also way cheaper to produce new plastic bottles instead of making new ones from old ones. Thus the plastic pollution continues. The caps of the bottles however are 100% recyclable and can be molten into new things.
every time I go to India , some lady keeps stealing my bottles
Sorry you face all that
Props to those women... slaving away in 100 degree heat, for $9/day, divided by 8-10 women. Wow, god bless them.
My late mother's side of the family is from Kerala India
India population and complicated culture are factors holding the country back to catch up with China level of development.
As a number 6 position in the world GDP scale,India by now suppose to provide clean environment to it poor masses. Unlike India, China made bold decision by starting a fresh through demolition of all dilapidated houses and shantise across the major cities and towns.
Today china can confidently compare their cities and towns with any of the major cities and town in europe and america. This is what India must do to provide clean environment to it poor masses and justify it position as number 6 GDP in the world.
Much respect for these industrious women.
It's amazing even if this is very primitive and not well organized that those people are entrepreneur minded and not waiting for city council or government to do anything. They can bargain with the residents on how much to charge to collect their garbage and this way government stays out of it. It goes to show that private initiative is always the best and cheapest. Obviously it's done without modern and efficient equipment, but a person gotta start somewhere with something. Hats off to those people.
Disgusting people who sell their trash instead of just giving away for no cost. Should had their arms cut off. Enraging.
Good job
Interesting history
Shes doing the lord's work 🙇🏼♀️
It would be really helpful if groups and people identified in these videos had a way to for viewers to identify them and donate to them specifically. Print an email address, or phone number on their uniforms or something.
They work bloody hard just keep the place clean
Salute 👏 👏 👏
🤗 Frm Kerala
I'm an Indian - and I do have to say, the choice of music, especially for a documentary is really bad!! (and that's putting it mildly)
As a non-Indian, I was just thinking how nice it was and if I could find it somewhere to listen again
as another Indian i have to say that here due to modernization new gen is thinking the western music is uch better to ancient earlier traditional Indian music , i would forward you to search for Indian traditional music on you tube and maybe listen to sitar and Indian flute . its really nice
What specifically do you find bad in this music?
Support for these green shirt women should be a priority and further encourage a campaign throughout Asia to empower litter recycling. Loans and grant money donations need to be coordinated and those who want to donate help should be given information on where and how to provide a donation
I wonder who suggested background music 🤔
Very well made and informative documentary! Greetings to Trivandrum :)
thats why in 76 years she is active . rich NRIs can improve the Trivandrum which looks worst than village .
to not pay the pickers a wage or pension is criminal.
they have no bartering power, but they deserve at minimum a pension.
what is the song around 7:30? love it...
Tere bina- guru
7:13 seems safe enough.
Cus of poverty the poor and those who could not afford an education, have no alternative but to seek out self employment. Their Goverment is not helping this class of people. Credit to the poor and not because of the goverment.
I love this lady I do the same in Australia
😥😥😭😭 so sad the highest they ever made in 1 month was $165 thats noting in the us OMG
You can get a decent meal under 1 $ here. The price of things is cheap compared to US
@@arjunraj823 :) realy oh wow thats great
Only in poor countries like india u can do business like that, here in the US by the time u r done with the lease and the permits and the equipment u r already in a big debt, as u can see in a poor country like India u can do business as u please, any open street or any small shed is enough, dont worry about permits, or waste disposal, and that is the reality, business grow without environmental rules in place
So true bad politicians would never let a good business idea or cause grow....even if the outside world also wants to help them
Stop with the landfills and use high temperature incineration.
Bollywood romantic music/ sad depressing music in a waste recycling video.
TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY!!!!!! 😮
If you squish those plastic bottles, you can fit a lot more into those bags. Just saying.
are the recylabled materials re used or just dumped as they are here , ?
The plastic is melted and turned into plastic balls (PET balls) which is a lower grade of plastic. This is in turn used to make low quality plastic products like dustbins, buckets, plastic bags etc.
@@PalakJain15
hope so
I don't see anything being made from the bottles.
Saving nature
Have personally seen disgusting behaviour of shopkeepers who just chuck rubbish out onto the middle of the road for others to deal with it. And worse they seem to do it with a vengence. I would refuse to enter their shops.
wait plastic bags can't be recycled !?
Keep India clean
Are they gonna ever get rid off the call centers? Getting at least a call every single day, call centers are worse than plastic, India has long long ways to go before becoming a developed country, some day India Some day, but not today or tomorrow
good way to make money I live the us I make about 14000 a year
The recycling process does release more wastes and by-products that once again really really need recycling.
My place
It's time to stop the use single use plastics. The trash they produce is ridiculous
So basically the poor stay poor , but clean the streets and do the recycling.... way to go India, sorry for the poor which live wont change
Any malayalies
I wish that Indian recycle guy would start a KIVA request, I bet he would be funded in 3 days!
Plastic not a waste.Recycle.
Impressive, but no one has any gloves?
Lovely dp ❣️
Gee, how can one afford gloves if one has to pick trash for money?
I guess so ---- I read that they closed this place anyway.
Ahhh these songs are like elaichi in biryani
For what she's doing, she deserves a better life
Recycling plastics.
Another major environmental issues.
Not really recycling; just making more plastic junk from the old plastic junk. It stays in the environment.
If all the world govements taxed all plastic and paid 50% back to peoole who collected and recycled it would make the poorest people in the world micro business people
People
This is just occupational therapy for those poor people. What do they actually recycle? They drive around with their collected plastic, in very polluting cars. Not doing very well.
sure they take it if there is money in it but they do not give a shit in recykling
Except for politicians in India everything else is best. We inherited and continue to inherit the worst politicians. Why dont these poor women's plight make them cry ? They are too thick skinned and shameless.
👍👏 for the woman
Russell, somebody gonna get-a-hurt real bad
We'll, $9 a day is $9 more a day than I am making sitting at home in quarantine, waiting for our imaginary stimulus checks to arrive.
It’s a good and bad story, good because some plastic is being recycled 👌 bad the level of rubbish that is not recycled in India is shocking and their rivers are chocking with waste as the streets ! There’s now education about what these people are doing to there own environment 😥 there’s much poverty I know but they are only recycling the bottles to get money the rest of the garbage hasn’t gone 😱😱😱
They need women's cooperatives otherwise the driving men make any profits here.
The video is nice but please stop those background Hindi songs...Just killing the mood
Then why indian rivers are like that