Meet 8 Young Founders Turning Trash Into Cash | World Wide Waste | Business Insider

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• TU

  @turmat01 · 3 years ago

  That Kenyan boss is awesome. This dude&apos;s job is to throw plastic into a machine, and she&apos;s like &quot;This is the guy who starts our production. Without him, we are nothing!&quot;. Awesome mindset.

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• FA

  @fasolt7352 · 8 months ago

  As a German, it is crazy that the US is not recycling glas. We reuse 85% of old bottles and don&apos;t do downcycling as shown in this video...

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• AV

  @average_emii8145 · 8 months ago (edited)

  These people are what i like to call &apos;Problem Solvers&apos; because instead of complaining they came up with a solution to the problems

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• N.

  @N..P.. · 3 years ago

  The woman running the brick business is incredible. I&apos;d kill to work for someone with that much respect for their employees.

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• SY

  @sydyidanton5873 · 3 years ago

  Terrific to see such ingenuity to resolve major environmental concerns.<br>The world is good hands if this incredible mindset is prolific in the younger generations.<br><br>My only concern is the process involved with the coconut shell bricks, I just hope what ever ‘secret ingredient&apos; is added will not be harmful for the environment or human health, particularly as it burns and is unavoidably inhaled despite the minimal smoke claims.<br><br>I sincerely wish for their own respiratory and general health these great people would wear high filtration respirator masks when working with plumes and fine dust, even products that produce any form gassing. For all their fantastic work, the last thing they need are health issues developing.

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• GI

  @ginaroberts2964 · 3 years ago

  If you really think about it, we can never, ever get rid of anything, it just takes on another form. &nbsp;I&apos;m so inspired and proud of these young people doing what they can to help eliminate garbage waste from our earth and form it into useful things.

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• ED

  @edwardxlee1990 · 3 years ago

  Seeing all these young minds working together for a major issue brings me hope for humanity

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• BO

  @BonoMourits · 3 years ago

  &quot;It either works, or it works.&quot; Words from a great man.

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• GI

  @ginamosh · 3 years ago (edited)

  Here in our place the Philippines, we use coconut shells as charcoal. We don&apos;t pulverize and reshape it. We just char it and use it as a fuel. It&apos;s a good fuel coz it generate more heat than charcoal made from wood.

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• LU

  @luffirton · 3 years ago

  This is so inspiring, it shows that it isn’t impossible to get our trash under control. The business case for reforming trash into new products or different products is both sustainable economically and environmentally. You just need people with guts to start businesses involving trash.

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• LA

  @ladycupcake299 · 3 years ago (edited)

  As a Nigerian, I just have to say that Kenyans are worth emulating! They are really an amazing peaple!

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