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.
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How Avocado Waste Is Turned Into Plastic | World Wide Waste
All companies should produce their own bioplastics based on where the majority of their biological waste is from. There is no point shipping plastics halfway across the globe.
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Economies of scale make it worthwhile manufacture in one place. It is just cheaper, and allow to companion not to invest in the equipment to manufacture the plastic. So, cheaper with less investment.
Common sense doesn’t go too far in this mad world unfortunately
The plastics are produced locally. That’s what makes it so compelling, it can easily be produced anywhere and everywhere.
Producing bio plastics takes a lot of energy than producing conventional plastics.
The plastics are not the problem, the way we handle the waste is the problem.
Instead of wasting time and money on developing such useless short term bio plastics, we should work on how to improve the waste management system
How to make small businesses go bankrupt with dumb policies like this 101
It’s a huge step in the right direction and without these innovations we would still be stuck using single use plastics. Kudos to them and i applaud their way of thinking.
They're still single use
@@sirgerald6846 so is petroleum plastic
@@sirgerald6846 yeah but that's less important if it's also biodegradable
An executive order by the president should be to help this
Or you could just legislate this out of existence. Oh right that would take some brains in politicians.
Makes bio plastic.....then wraps it with plastic 😩🙄
Yes
Biodegradable plastic?
"Bioplastics are what we call products that are mostly made of biological substances instead of petroleum" And what do they think petroleum is? It's a biological substance.
Well, organic is a little different from biological. Considering it's organic matter that accumulated over centuries it can't really be called biological since the stuff is dead. Biological usually is in reference to living things. Either way, there are spectra everywhere and just cuz you see a correlation doesn't mean they're the same thing; biofuels and biodegradable materials are obviously better for the environment, it's well documented.
You are so genius but most dont understand.
Something to consider... there is currently a major water shortage in Michoacan, Mexico where these avocados are harvested. It's very well known that avocado trees require an incredible amount of water.
What is the consideration there? What can the bioplastics industry do to help with the water problem?
But Avocados are Native to Mexico and are adapted to the water cycles in those regions with summer monsoon rains. Unlike California that is dry in the summer and wet in the winter
This video came up in my recommendations so I decided to watch it. While scrolling through the comments I thought I caught a glimpse of my last name. Sure enough I did!
how much water and grain does it take to produce animal meat from livestock (cows especially)?
Most of the avacado production is controlled by drug cartels
Lets be clear - bioplastic does not breakdown/compost in a landfill unless the temperature is kept above 75 degree, let alone a beach, gutter or forest.
When they say bioplastic decomposes faster they mean 75 to 100 years, instead of 150 years.
This
Yeah, but....... Avocado!
Yea, the only advantage is, that you don't need petroleum to produce it. Being more sustainable or better for the environment is just what the bioplastic industry wants us to believe...
It says 1 year
@@ChrisG-om9uy impossible, it does not breakdown in a year even in a commercial landfill.
Let's mention that gangs have been attacking these farms. They know there is 💰 to be stolent from the farmers
Avocado uses so much water, this is a nonsense
Cartels is the term your looking for
Yes your rights
@@gustopp the water fearmongering movement did a lot of damage. Water is such an abundant resource, there’s no such thing as waste really, only in areas that have little to no water which isn’t many places and as soon as any water is “wasted” it’s sucked back into the water cycle.
@@ohyeahminecraft Water may be an abundant resource but ~fresh~ water aka the stuff we use for literally everything is not nearly as abundant. Though water go back into the water cycle within a short period, it does not necessarily return to fresh water. A lot goes back into the ocean.
You can make avocado oil out of the pits. They're lying when saying the avocado pits are waste.
Makes a delicious tea as well!
The entire green industry in most countries is a rip off, counting on the ignorance or ill education of populations to vote in such green measures and/or incentivizing them with government grants or other tax deductible funding etc. Sad.
It is a waste for a lot of normal people
@@Rohandutt You can also use them as fuel for a fire if you're lazy (as long as they're dry). They burn with quite a lot of heat.
To make oil the avocado need to be full ripe and in thos case the avocado still no ripe fully is half green to be sale it across the world if we cut it full ripe we can ship it
Stop one use utensil. Use metal , that you can wash and reuse. This technology could be good just for packaging , but fork knives spoon glasses are much better in glass or metal.
Yes, using things that are reusable is 10x better
Reusable things create/increase employment
So picky to point out they'll break down only after a year. That's nothing compared to regular plastic, and this is already assuming the worst-case scenario where they're not properly discarded. Huge improvement, please keep it going.
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@@Jinssoysauce 🥲
Que orgullo que se produzca este bioplastico aqui en Mexico ya es hora de empezar a ver este tipo de productos como una excelente opcion para cuidar nuestro medio ambiente.
I’m glad to see people using organic products to make a healthier environment. I hope to see compost being used in many other ways in the near future! :)
That single worker looked like a kid. 😟
Welcome to the real world, where poor kids actually have to work in most parts of the world.
I have friends in those parts of michoacan (tancitaro y periban) so I've been there and can say that the kid is making at least 100 usd per week which is more than the average weekly wage in México
It is a kid
Better than joining a drug cartel if you don't like school 💪🤑
It is a child.
4:03 arguably the lamest plate of food I've ever seen
Seriously, it looked like baked potatoes and carrots although I know it's not.
Saddest meal
the plastic plate looks more appetizing than that food
@@karnadyjuan destruction 48
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In india, they are using hard cookie spoons that are quite hard and sturdy which you can eat.
i saw something about that, dont they wrap them in plastic tho
@@itsyaboinadia not the documentary I watched on it. they hold them together in a paper bag
@@malsiaosi8756 oh awesome
I'm Indian from India. What cookie spoons again?
Single use plastic is banned.
Apparently the plastic used from garbage bags to delivery take away packaging is BETTER plastic now, or so we are told.
Indians even reuse delivery plastics for storage organization etc.
But after a point you do throw.
They send these forks and spoons made of soft wood these days...
99% delivery parcels don't even send spoons now.
You gotta use your own dineware. Reducing on single use cutlery.
And I save those to reuse them after washing.
I DO NOT THROW the not used bunch of plastic cutlery served in Indian flights. I bring them home even if someone thinks I'm cheap.
But it's literally not touched.
And would be thrown the next second!
I use them at home when I'm taking a homemade meal out in lunch etc.
Atleast USE the single use plastic before throwing!
Every flight so many cutlery kits are literally thrown, (for example if you choose to eat Indian food by hand like a paratha etc.)
My mother was skeptical at first on what will people think?
But now even she brings in flight single use plastic cutlery to not be wasteful & not just throw them even without use.
I wish more people did that.
Guacamole on my chipotle burrito is everything to me
@@Zramy He never said it was 'actual mexican food' racist.
@@Zramy yeah man you’re racist
@@Zramy man you are racer
@@Zramy u ain’t even Mexico I bet just shit up probably u though chipotle was Mexican food
Chipotle is bland (To quote a famous cook). It is a disgrace to authentic Mexican cuisine.
Fun fact: Avocado pits have more nutrients than the rest of it does. It makes a wonderful tea chock full of blood scrubbing nutrients. Easily prepared and delicious.
Fun Fact (not really): avocado growers in Mexico started welcoming the cartel because they were offering services to these workers such as security for their land, products and themselves that the state failed (as always) to do so. So over time the cartel started to ask for the tax money in exchange for these services. Then they started to become more predatory (not only did they open their portfolio to drugs but wanted to expand to avocados too). Now they do extortion fees and the growers are carrying weapons now 24/7. Just a behind the scenes thing that not everyone knows about
Yum, bioplastic!
Fun Fact: Avocado Pits were meant for Megafuana to eat and poop out. The Avocado is an anachronism that no longer has it's original consumers
Well this is the most fun I’ve had in years
How?
This makes me happy🥺🥺 something is better than nothing
Not always.
Something is better?Yes, be responsable on a personal level. Eat less fruits and vegetables that are not in season and not from your area! Cook from scratch. Bring reusable utensiles etc
Avocados 🥑 from Mexico 🇲🇽
This is a huge environmental disaster considering avocados are one of the most water intensive pieces of produce to grow. We should focus on minimizing the amount of avocados we grow. Not finding ways to use more of them needlessly.
Totally agree ! And plastic made by avocado waste have same problem still than petroleum plastic. Production implicate chimical impact and nature or water pollution (biodegradable but in 1 year) with hazards for animals which live in these polluted habitats.
Materials other than plastic could be used for these single-use items.
This is using an otherwise discarded byproduct and using I to make a product. Basically just using trash really
Only slightly related comment- I've been starting to learn spanish and this is the first time I've been able to understand someone real speaking it! I'm not very good yet but it's still exciting, thank you!
Congrats!
After knowing how much the avocado industry is having negative impact on the environment. Now that I see that we can make single use product out of the wastes I feel much more confident on our capacity to face the climate crisis we are facing. Thank you for keeping the all system up
I like how they show the step by step process by displaying avocado pits and then PRESTO: Plastic resin.
Our imagination is the limit... brilliant effort
I’ve actually used some of their products! I have the straws. They’re pretty good, my friends have used them and they wouldn’t know they’re not plastic. And they’ve all disappeared in my worm bin
Excellent 🎉
Ever think of Hemp plastic? As it's very quick to grow and as a textile uses are endless from rope, clothes or once Henry Ford built most of a car with it?
Yea well as long as they stop Hemp Farmers with over the top regulations, because the plant looks so similar to Marihuana, it won't take off as an industry. But it could be a really good ressource overall, if it gets less stressful for the farmers.
@@miracufelix interestingg.
Agreed. Hemp is food. Avocadoseeds are waste. Make plastic from waste, which exists already.
Back in the day (before ww2) hemp farms where everywhere in the world, just for that, producing ropes etc, america started a movement banning all these farms because of the use as a drug.
Can hemp be used to make things that are waterproof/food safe? That would be so cool and way more logical. Plus, the avocado business is heavily interfered with by cartels which makes ethical sourcing difficult
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Nobody could come up with a better idea for the pits
"We may be one Avocado Toast away from a cleaner Planet" - There is a lot wrong with this Statement...
I wish bioplastics could be composted in household compost bins.
Just look for PHA on google, it is already a reality.
Some are suposed to do that, seen many bags that says you can put in compost.
I really appreciate those industrial design, that nothing will be waste at last
Thankyou for sharing this. I love how they were made 💕 watching from VietNam
can we just appreciate that there is company out there is trying to do something to help out the environment? most of these huge corporations don’t care 🤷♂️
There are a lot of companies that do this, people just dont care about the industry world
This effort should be applauded.
@@ChrisG-om9uy Yes, people dont apreciate the work of engineers reducing the waste productions of the industries.
Bioplastic cutlery has been showing up in vancouver. I was so confused as to how this material that looked and felt so much like plastic was biodegradable. Will be buying these instead of regular plastic stuff
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While this is a great and creative way to attempt to tackle the plastic issue, I'm concerned about the responsible sourcing. The avocado industry is corrupted in some areas and it can be hard to source ethically
is it that hard to just ban single use plastic instead of making ones that will breakdown “faster” than 400 years?
I think single use plastic should only be limited to people who really needs it (people with disability) NOT for the sake of convenience
Single use plastic is banned in my country! 🇮🇳
it’s not but it’ll be expensive and those rich rich companies doesn’t care and make plastic for everything despite knowing the effects
Why would people with disabilities need single use plastics but no one else?
@@aaroncousins4750 I think they are referring to many comments that say people with certain disabilities cannot use all the reusable straws that came out a while ago, & they need to still use plastic straws. I'm not sure the exact reason, but I remembering reading many comments about it calling others ableist for saying single use plastic straws should be banned
@@aaroncousins4750 because it's about convenience. If you aren't disabled you can wash ur dishes and such without a problem
We people do need more of such productions now a days! There is too much of plastic everywhere..
Best idea I ever seen so far.👍👌👏
Oh nice. Finally an update on this. I really admire how they were able to do this. If each country could do this then there'd be lesser waste and better utensils that are biodegradable.
😬 Glove-less spoon sorting @ 3:40 🤯 👏 #100
It's called handwashing karen
@@MazTheMeh16 How 🤔😳😍about this South of the border psuedo eco-FRIENDLY factory 🏭 IMMEDIATELY start "caring" (Karen) u see what I did there? 🤣🤣🤣 enough 2not have their employee's bare hands 👐 on every bite of food the user takes by simply mandating a glove policy? & if not well logic says... Imagine you're out... WAITRESS: So that's RICE 🍚😋GABBAGE FINGERS & PALM SWEAT 😓😋😳😆🤣 FROM MEXICO IN YA SOUP 🍲😋😜 correct? Okay 😎 I'll be right back out w/ ya order... Is there anything else I 🤔can get u... (& don't get me started on the plant based straw factory 😤 in Kazastan!)" 🤣 @MazTheMeh u gotta relax 😌cause if not in the very near future its possibly Carona/Covid laced napkins 4 all our "save mother 🌎," proper dinning 🍽 etiquette needs & wants. Correct? (I'm ask'n 4 a friend.) #100
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Impeccable educational video. Thank you. So much I. Enjoyed. It very much 😇
This is ABSOLUTELY genius
"Did you ever make a mistake?"
"The avocado. I made the pit too big."
that pit was meant for Megafuana to eat and poop out
The workers touching the heads of the spoons without gloves on
Felicidades Scott! Monterrey siempre a la vanguardia
Every body should get on board keep up the great work 🙏
this is a brilliant idea!🥑
So is education
They don't really tell you how it's made I'm curious what's the ratio of avacado seed to whatever the other materials or plastics they use are. I doubt it's just avacado seed
Its not just avocado pits,he says,they use less petroleum for the production sooo yes.
And they said that it uses "less fossil fuels" than conventional plastic. I haven't checked, but I won't be surprised if its 90% fossil fuel + 10% avocado oil.
@@virtual_farmer_881 yup,I think the same allthough neither me checked but its probably there, 10-20% range
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I love all these new ideas!!! 💝💝 GO MEXICO!!!!
This is like the most hippie thing ever and I love it
This is amazing and i am really proud of it, the only down side is that Avocados Trees use a LOT of water, which is sucking up all the water in Mexico
How is that a downside? They're simply using pits that would've been discarded.
@@aliveandwell3958 Correct, I can see that and i completely agree with you, this is a great idea to fight our plastic problems, but behind the scenes, like the water in mexico, it has pretty much disappeared, the locals relied on that water that flows through there rivers so they could plant there own crops, but now they can't because of the demand of avocados which is absorbing it all up so we can have our guacamole, our "guac on toast" ect...,now there's this bioplastic (which is a huge step and its great) that comes from the avocado pits like it says, but this means that the demand will go even higher, which means thell plant even more trees... and so on.
Its solving one problem but making another even worse, im not trying to be annoying but its true, we'll just have to keep testing until we get it right, we are definitely getting closer
@@avaliadorcomentario6869 but the avocado trees need planting/harvesting, which creates jobs
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I'd love to use their 3D printing filament
Do you see the employees wearing gloves 3:50 ? ( while they are packing the utensils! )
I love those who take care of mother earth. Thank you
It's so nice to see recycling 🙂
3:07 Well, All you have to do is wait... until the price drops replacing the petroleum based plastic
Or when petroleum prices go back up than it will become a demand.
how do i support them on amazon, breaking down in one year sounds pretty dam good
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"shipped to the UK" wouldn't that leave a massive co2 footprint?
Not really, with the capacity of modern container ships, any impact, IF there was any is pretty low.
@@CaptainBill22 But the positive impact is also quite low on these, considering they're only supplying a few thousand households. Plus, all of the shipping adds up over time.
not with how light weight they are.
@@poochyenarulez Lightweight is irrelevant though. If you fill up a container with them, that's space another container would have taken. There's limited space on these ships and when they get full, additional ships are constructed to make additional trips. Every container of product you ship will contribute towards that.
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Can they be made into bottles..for soda, water, beer, milk and vinegar; etc?
Viva Mexico 🇲🇽 !!!
Simply, Great!!!!!!
Excellent outcome
Like how Colgate makes bamboo toothbrushes, but the package it comes in is wrapped in plastic and the cardboard has a plastic laminate to it. When you open it there's a plastic tray to hold them upwards and a plastic foam insert to keep them from moving.
Good job making an eco friendly item! Poor planning on the packaging though
I should be focusing on the recycling aspect but I want some guacamole 😆
Andy they juicy
Great initiative
Nice idea, amazing!
Just experienced this while in Mexico. All avocado spoons and straws on the resort.
Bio plastics are one of the “green” things I’m on board with. Because they actually work, and actually do contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions (slightly).
Wow how cool is this?! I will use this cutlery from avocado than the plastic
Mmmmm raw hands handling the cutlery
It makes me love avocado even more!!! Let's help them so other companies realize there'll be no costumers if our planet dies.
Yeah, unfortunately growing avocado is not an entirely friendly practice. (Includes its ecological and social issues/damage). That also applies for Tequila Maguey :(
Customers in a time like this? Hahahaah
So they manufacture bio plastic spoons and stuff but the packaging used for those spoons is pure plastic? 🙃
They packaging is bioplastics...
@@vloggystyle7949 no the packaging is seaweed extract
This is really awesome
Great job! 👍
But it still contains plastic. The quick decomposition just means the plastic will enter the water supply faster.
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@@gamigam6420 no
No it does not harm water bodies
Amazing, it would be amazing too if u see how we're loosing flora and fauna of our ecosystems in LatinAmerica because of avocados
What could the landowners make money from that would preserv the flora and fauna?
@@PiecesOfNature Tourism, check Sierra del Tigre, Mexico. We’re loosing it.
@ Looks beautiful. Why aren't they going that route more? Best to go togheter locally and talk to owners where you live.
But also some farming needs to be done all over earth. Not monocultures though.
And also the population in Mexico doubled in 40 years. How are you going to keep the forests then?
I’m pretty sure a lot of people just don’t give a shit since avocados and guavos make good money and it’s a lot harder to be in a good stable income over there
Great job!
This is LITERALLY REVOLUTIONARY
is the packaging bio plastic too? if not what's the point of trying to reduce plastic usage
It look like as it is normal plastic but it could be bioplastic. if it is plastic then you're right that it is meaningless.
Should we mention each tree uses HUGE amount of water to make one avocado?
Many places where they grow avocado they have made the ground water sink down to scary levels!
hope this expands, and they could have collection spots where I can drop off my avocado pits 🥑
Many countries are develop their own biodegradable plastic made from Avocado to cassava... I like it...
I read *_"Making plastic from avocado",_* and instantly got kinda mad. Then I saw the full title and I now approve of this.
turning avocado waste into bio-plastics is a fine idea to recycle and reduce pollution.
Great job)))))))) Bravo))))
Wow! That's Amazing
Why are they touching all the utensils with their bare hands. Seems to defeat the purpose of eating with a disposable utensil.
I also get confused when people grab the heads of the disposable spoons or forks. Most people don't seem to care about germs. That being said, my sister reaches for them (utensil box at home) like that after scratching her bare ass under her pants.
@@cheria9399 better your sister doing it then the some random dude in mexico who probably does the same, they probably sneeze all over that shit too
they make bio plastic then wrap it with plastic to package it lol
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