TED Talks
TED: What to do when there's a polar bear in your backyard | Alysa McCall
As Arctic ice melts, polar bears are being forced on land -- and they're hungry. With the apex predators frequently turning to human junkyards for a snack, northern towns have had to get creative in order to keep both their people and...
Curated Video
Yoshinori Ohsumi wins medicine Nobel Prize
Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading and recycling of cellular components.The Karolinska Institute honoured Ohsumi for "brilliant...
Curated Video
Unemployed resort to collecting rubbish for recycling
Night shots
1. Wide shot Avenida de Mayo
2. Casa Rosada
3. Empty street
4. Man with bags on street
5. Guillermo with trolley looking for rubbish
6. Guillermo walking down street
7. Guillermo crossing boulevard
8. Guillermo picking...
Curated Video
A look at the toll of violence in Gaza ahead of donors' conference
Salam neighbourhood, Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip - February 25, 2009
1. Wide of reconstruction site
2. Workers at reconstruction site
3. Wide of reconstruction site, pile of debris in foreground
4. Man hammering
5. Various of men...
Curated Video
USA: SPACE SHUTTLE ENDEAVOUR MISSION
English/Nat
Plumbing problems are causing a last-minute headache for astronauts preparing to bring the space shuttle Endeavour back to Earth.
A clogged filtration system has forced the crew to improvise a new way to deal with waste water...
TED Talks
TED: The fastest way to slow climate change now | Ilissa Ocko
Cutting methane is the single fastest, most effective opportunity to reduce climate change risks in the near term, says atmospheric scientist Ilissa Ocko. That's because, unlike carbon dioxide, methane's warming power doesn't come from a...
TED-Ed
A brief history of toilets | Francis de los Reyes
On sunny days, citizens of ancient Rome could be found exchanging news and gossip while attending to more urgent business at the public latrines. Today, most cultures consider trips to the restroom to be a more private occasion. But even...
Crash Course
Preventing Flint - Environmental Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #29
A lot of work goes into managing our impact on the environment and its impact on us. That work is the work of environmental engineers. In this episode we’ll explore water quality, air quality, noise pollution, waste management, and more.
Curated Video
Where Does It All Go? The Math of WM's Landfill and Recycling Operations
In this video, you'll: Follow the journey of your trash from your curb to the landfill and beyond! Meet the math experts who keep everything running smoothly at WM Discover the cool technology that uses math to sort recyclables and...
Curated Video
Waste Management Practices and Educating Local Youth
This video explores the innovative waste management practices at Atlas Kasbah and the educational efforts to teach local youth about waste management and positive environmental behavior. Building Tomorrow episode 6, part 4
Curated Video
The Basics of Smart Recycling
This video takes a closer look at why recycling is crucial in our daily lives. As humans, our everyday activities—from eating snacks to unwrapping new toys—generate a significant amount of waste, most of which ends up in landfills. But...
Curated Video
The Future of Recycling: AI-Powered Solutions
Embark on a journey to the heart of modern recycling centers where artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we process recyclables. After smart bins sort waste into basic categories, the recyclables are taken to advanced...
Curated Video
Rethinking Rubbish: Landfills, Recycling, and Our Planet
Discover how the old solution of dumping waste into landfills, once considered innovative, has significant environmental drawbacks, from releasing methane—a potent greenhouse gas—to polluting our precious soil and water sources. But...
Curated Video
Mission: Recyclable - Part 1
Bonehead’s mountain climbing vacation is cut short after a mole in JP Rothbone’s organization informs HOPE Headquarters of his next nefarious plot. It seems revenues at JP’s landfill are down ever since the local recycling center opened...
Curated Video
“Recycling! Recycling!” Music Video
The "You Have the Power!" song is an engaging and lively tune that highlights the importance of recycling, encouraging kids to actively participate in protecting the environment. It stresses the necessity of recycling everyday items like...
Curated Video
Mission: Recyclable - Part 3
Bonehead and his smart team swing into action on a nearly impossible mission: stop JP & his sniveling cronies before they are able to sabotage the recycling machines and detour all that recycling back to the landfill. ‘Smart’ Recycling...
Curated Video
How to Get More People Into Recycling with Gamification and “Smart” Bins
In this segment, we're exploring how the principles behind smartphones can revolutionize recycling through 'gamification' and smart bins. These aren't just ordinary bins; they're equipped with the technology to differentiate between...
Curated Video
Why Recycling Isn't a Cure-All: Unpacking the Hurdles
In this enlightening segment, we delve into the inherent challenges that recycling faces, focusing on why some people don't recycle and the mistakes that can occur when they do. Despite its benefits, recycling isn't always...
Curated Video
Mission: Recyclable - Part 2
Back at HOPE Headquarters, Bonehead and Pa Fossil discuss the problem they face rescuing the recycling center. Everything seems hopeless until Wishbone appears with some very important intel! ‘Smart’ Recycling Unit part 2
Next Animation Studio
From dust to gold: Recovering precious metals from London street dust
Waste management firm Veolia says that it has found a method to recover traces of precious metals in street dust that comes from car exhaust fumes, and that it plans to recycle the metals. Sixty percent of the world's palladium, worth 15...
The Wall Street Journal
CFOs on the Pandemic and Business
Mariott's Kathleen Oberg and Waste Management Inc.'s Devina Rankin describe how CFOs can best run their companies during the pandemic.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Livable Space
John Lewis, Orion ECLS (Environmental Control and Life Support) system manager, discusses how the Orion spacecraft will keep the crew inside comfortable – and more importantly, alive – during a mission into deep space. HWHAP Episode 79.
Curated Video
Effects of Land Use and Pollution on Environment and Biodiversity
This video presents an overview of the impact of human activities such as land use, infrastructure, farming, quarrying, and waste disposal on the environment, particularly on biodiversity. The narrator discusses how the global human...
Let's Tute
Introduction to Waste Classification and Sources
The teacher introduces the topic of waste classification and engages the students in an activity to identify and categorize different sources of waste. The example of a banana peel is used to demonstrate the process of classification...