Humans create over 2 billion tons of garbage every year. We all have to live with that. Others are doing something about it: They're making vegan leather from rotten mangoes, recycling plastic into bricks, stuffing teddy bears with cigarette butts, and lacing up sneakers made from shopping bags. Welcome to World Wide Waste, a series about the messes we make and how people deal with them. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:30 Plastic Bricks 00:10:03 Montana Birds 00:20:28 Montana Toxic Pit 00:30:01 Vegan Leather 00:37:20 Plastic Bag Sneakers 00:43:32 Wind Turbines 00:50:01 Polystyrene Foam Recycling 00:57:03 Lavender Coal Mine 01:05:09 Guatemala Refrigerators 01:15:12 Shampoo Bars 01:21:03 Carbon Tiles 01:28:57 Food Waste Compost 01:38:18 Cigarette Recycling Teddy Bears 01:44:14 Luxury Plastic Bags 01:51:47 Christmas Tree Recycling 01:57:03 Electric Vehicle Batteries 02:03:10 Credits MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: Life Inside America's Biggest Environmental Cleanup | World Wide Waste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTxZkNDHLdU Meet The Man Who Shoots At Birds All Day To Keep Them Off A Toxic Pit | World Wide Waste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtlPTE-UmY4 Sneakers Made With Plastic Bags Cost $100 | World Wide Waste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X1z188hedw ------------------------------------------------------ #Sustainability #WorldWideWaste #BusinessInsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit us at: https://www.businessinsider.com/ Subscribe: null BI on Facebook: https://read.bi/2xOcEcj BI on Instagram: https://read.bi/2Q2D29T BI on Twitter: https://read.bi/2xCnzGF BI on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Boot Camp on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Boot_Camp/3383377771 16 Ways To Fight 2 Billion Tons Of Trash We Make Every Year | World Wide Waste | Insider Business