11 Ways People Make Money Off America's Garbage | World Wide Waste | Business Insider Marathon

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The average American produces almost 5 pounds of waste daily, and more than two-thirds of that ends up in landfills. We looked at 11 different ways companies, NGOs, and individuals are turning American trash into treasure. 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Human Hair Mats 08:21 - Turning Glass Into Sand 18:11 - Recycling Wind Turbines 29:46 - Cardboard Is More Interesting Than You Think 41:41 - Making Paint From Pollution 47:20 - The World's Most Recycled Material 57:01 - E-Waste 01:06:41 - New York City's Garbage 01:14:42 - Luxury Trash Furniture 01:22:53 - Recycling Your Roof 01:33:42 - Cleansing Land With Lavender 01:41:44 - Luxury Plastic Bags 01:48:40 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #landfill #worldwidewaste #businessinsider MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: Why Are Chip Bags So Hard To Recycle? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider https://youtu.be/i8zQtMUmRTM How 1.5 Million Plastic Bottles Are Turned Into Clothing Every Day | World Wide Waste https://youtu.be/FChEek0NSOI Can Bamboo Replace Paper And Plastic? And Should It? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider https://youtu.be/B6FVwNiR1XI Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com Business Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderbusiness Business Insider on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Business Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider How People Profit Off America's Garbage | World Wide Waste | Business Insider