welcome to the euro max. good minute morning. with exclusive. the must see concerning part time culture to europe. to be curious minds. do it yourself networkers. subscribing don't miss out on. the. hello welcome to eco india this week we look at how we can turn the massive amount of least we generate into what i'm song back and remember this week. over the next 30 minutes let's look at how a cool cup of beans designed is making sure the saudis don't want to lose defenses

. how a german company is rescuing old worn out sneakers and how a greek city it's a pioneering the art of routing publicly funded. blackstock with a story about something very careless to most indians saudis the 60 odd garment is an essential part of an indian woman's one trip however rare it's usage of the demands of far more don't mean that the saudi doesn't get worn is often a cloak of nice design that is making sure that the saudi is knocking last among the wide variety of found still shirts and skirts in our wardrobe upcycling it and keeping its emotional value intact. in india the sari is much more than a piece of clothing high in sentimental value they are usually passed down from

mothers to daughters for generations. the idea of luck came to meghan the night when she read it how mothers wore girls. it was full of heirloom swords. to buy for my grandmother's ideas in whole wardrobe she had pieces that she's been gifted of bought reading worn there's a whole lifetime of siamese lying that. some are only used once or twice a year if not you know and i realize if she has it hundreds of thousands of women across india must be having the same thing in. quietly lying in their wardrobes and this fabric has a great aesthetic and emotional value and it could not allow i could not allow it

to lie then decomposing you know i realize that that woman that this is their own material and this is what i want to work with. law thought she does and i think confession brought that up cycles old saris into bespoke modern outfits with an emphasis on countering sort shop culture and the fashion industry. apart from the very real impact of restoring so many meters of the world fabric diverting so many kilos of leased from the landfill. i like to use that as a way to start a conversation with my clients many of whom have 0 interest in the environment just as dan ability you know people want to look good that's where the lot of them come . to my son right now are always do. i like what you're wearing for me you know it's it's

a confluence of sort of memory history fashion identity art and social anthropology really i've never personally encountered anything like it and to have this opportunity to sort of gently distract people from the mindless consumerism this one looks incredible you know or of this is very good very close to my heart is very special you know this is from my. first ever owning when i started working. knox customers are spend hours with her helping her design the new clothes everything from dresses to play suits to go. all out of the saudis they bring with them all from the ones she collects herself. in the 7 years now since she started in 2009 a case brought hundreds of people into the form not only india but from all around the world they think the idea makes sense it is very affordable it's still

made to make you look stylish and glamorous and last but not the least distorted sustainably any you can find that comes i bring them to love to see. with you know what they think is unique pieces it doesn't matter that it's someone else's. and said what amazing history this history in the piece is that you're wearing. the main role material. could come from any corner of the city of. nyuk is used to getting phone calls on line. to come and look at and. lying around in someone's clothes it was forced. to take some time to work with the is. one of the biggest challenges nyuk encountered before getting her business off the ground he was convincing local tailors to work with. something that they immediately desist initially. on the farm

worker of you're going to do the kind of work i did because this was different what i did really involved new pieces of textiles and once i came here and idealized i would have to work only with. worn out stain or the when i 1st started did not like the concept now after working hard for about 3 years i haven't started enjoying it . like. these days some. is convinced about the mission he is a part of. when i are a prophet our definition of profit is only financial then of course the system that is created is you. employ unethical practices you favor people less treat them

badly or you have destructive processes that damage the environment all just in a bid to save money and maximize your profit for your shareholders which you need really bound to do this is very important to understand that when we open up our definitions to into would a human social and environmental cost also as a cost and a net social and environmental gain also as a profit which is what really has fire to do here are you know that is the systemic change that we need in the business was to be truly sustainable a lot of outfit today sells for an event between 25 and 200 euros easily compatible in price to the unsustainable produced outfits found worldwide. initiatives like this show that alternative sustainable fashion is no longer merely a bite dream. now when not to recycle the clothes

rebirthing different amounts of time to decompose depending on the type of fabric it's made from how does this work and what impact does it have a modern by this explainer will help you understand the idea of biodegradable fabrics. have you ever wondered what happened to that old pair of running shoes or that ragged t. shirt you threw away its journey didn't end at the bin. most used textiles end up in landfills and that's pretty much the way it's been for the last 50 years so what can we do to change that we can make a conscious shift to biodegradable fabrics so what are biodegradable fabrics to be classed as biodegradable a piece of clothing has to be made from fabric that can decompose back into nature's cycle. it has to be manufactured from fiber crops grown without the use of artificial chemicals such as pesticides insecticides herbicides or genetically

modified organisms soil fertility is an added advantage along with biologically diverse agriculture. biodegradable fabrics can be made from plant fibers like jute organic cotton and hemp as well as animal fibers like silk and wool but biodegradable should not be confused with bio based fabrics like non organic cotton they may contain chemicals and dyes and are not environmentally friendly the bigger problem though is that our apparel today is largely made with artificial and chemical components like plastic base the curly nylon or polyester. the production of these fabrics consumes a lot of energy resulting in significant greenhouse gas emissions the chemicals used also cause water pollution microorganisms have difficulties breaking them down nylon for instance could take 30 to 40 years to decompose. although not all

biodegradable fabrics are entirely eco friendly compared to synthetics they do have a lesser ecological footprint. the textile industry is one of the biggest polluters with total greenhouse gas emissions running at the equivalent of $1200000000.00 tons of c o 2 per year. if more manufacturers designers and consumers jews biodegradable fabrics we can reduce the impact of old clothes on the environment. fabric waste can also be repurposed to create new garments a process called upcycling which has become a business model for many up and coming fashion studios sustainable wardrobes come with a high price tag but conscious consumerism could help make a world of difference. like the lots quantities of pills that end up in the landfill shoes to want to ready fall behind over 2000000 tons of shoes are sent to

the dumpster of a new. a german company has found an innovative plan to tackle this sneaker rescue a men's 11 out. into trendy looking new ones and this means you never have to throw your favorite. sneakers convenient comfortable and fashionable. like the price was right over the course of every year there's a new air max or whatever and people have to have them. that quick on the market make you quick on your feet but also quick to wear out and it's not read that they cost between $1.20 euros every year europeans throw away an estimated 1200000 tons of shoes 1. that's. given the fact that pretty

easy to repair something hard. all too well but his mission is about more than saving sneakers from a premature i don't mind. we want to show people a way of having more respect for things that have been made for them by other individuals whether sneakers or whatever so that they appreciate other people's work. and shoemaker by trade in 28. sneaker rescue customers send in their worn out running shoes and get them back in near mint condition the service costs just under $40.00 euros and is now used by almost $250.00 customers per month. precious little support from the manufacturer original spec halts a few and far between this is. difficult to find the big corporations would rather

their shoes are not repaired of course and keep parts under lock and key and so this is all our own initiative and we want to make our own souls which. in any case far cooler than the originals story this is. most shoes on the global markets are made in china and india in 2017 production in those 2 countries total $16000000000.00 pairs but it's often the environment that pays the ultimate price thanks to factories producing rivers with excess died that can contain costs in a general kevin metals. and clues used. sneakers come with a long list of troublesome chemicals formaldehyde from the soles can cause cancer and flooring compounds that make the shoes waterproof and not biodegradable. benton's man works for berlin based ngo in cosa helping to improve environmental

standards and working conditions in the shoemaking industry he says it's difficult convincing manufacturers to make the switch to sustainable production. shoes on other products in the fashion segment the price does not necessarily reflect sustainability standards of the company protect the environment or the people making the product we want to see them taking on more responsibility to ensure that sustainability is something they consider and their cost calculations are not just for the p.r. front. meanwhile haagen is confident that his sneaker rescue mission will grow from $250.00 pairs a month to a 1000 for him it's not just about the financial dividend. from an objective is to grow to the point where we can complete the circle so eventually we can give a part of our profit to the people elsewhere in the world to make the shoes at low cost. he believes will become reality and then not too

distant future in around 5 time. talking about sending to the dumpster every year about a 1000000 tons of food is through in 2060 the french government launched an anti reste program to fight this and now some companies in the country have taken up the challenge to make it happen they've already seen big results towards reaching the government's doget a 50 percent food restriction by 2025. every monday the bio cycle team is on the streets of paris on a mission to rescue unsold produce from grocery stores in france over $10000000.00 tons of food per year thrown away even if it's still edible. nowadays produce that isn't perfect which looks damage compared to the other perfect goods on display nobody will buy it and it gets thrown out sometimes it's

given to the people who work in the shop but if it's a lot it just ends up in the garbage incinerated or buried. to prevent all this food going to waste the volunteers collects up to 500 kilograms from local retailers a week. quirks in a grocery store he used to make compost out of the surplus produce. it seems us a lot of time if we wanted to pass on any unsold produce we needed to call an association and wait for them to come and pick it up offered by a cycle makes the whole process much faster so. a few kilometers and several shops later the volunteers creates a full. they take their whole to the kitchen of a charity that churns owns the leftover produce into fresh and organic meals for

people in need. in france one person out of 5 qantas. 3 meals a day. food waste is a huge issue weld wind one 3rd of all food produced globally never gets eaten it's a waste of resources and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. france is the 1st country in the world to ban the major supermarket chains from throwing away or destroying unsold food the law was introduced in 2016 but stores that don't implement it risk nothing more than a relatively small fine according to the french environment an energy management agency 14 percent of food waste comes from big retailers with his start up. news developing digital solutions to help tackle the problem. of a discount on products which are about to expire of 30 to 50 percent off so they

still sell. if nobody buys it it can be rescanned with a p.d.f. . just. click the donation option the product will be given to charity. tracking system makes it easier for the supermarkets to manage their stock more efficiently. and the system is also good p.r. the start up provides certificates showing how much that the supermarkets give to charity donations are also tax deductible so takes a commission it's a win win situation for both parties. we don't have to do anything they take care of everything and we even save money with the food we donate to them. to come out so is based at a startup campus in paris. founded in 2014 the company now collects 50

tons of food per day kenya is confident that his business will continue to grow. we can see that mentality search changing there's more of a culture of combating waste but there's still a lot of work to be done and i are talking to a study we get one in 3 stores in france sticks to the law which means that 2 out of 3 don't so there's still a long way to go and like you know with the. comments so has found a way to make food waste a profitable business model and to convince the major players to take action. now it requires the smarts to turn these into something of value a polish green me or know any of warsaw has invented stylish the way we run and i get cultural byproduct he once thought was useless these plates and sports are now sore all over the world.

for generations years visit ski's family has operated mills near the polish capital warsaw. the milling by product wheat bran used to be seen as a nuisance. when you're growing wheat around 30 percent of what you were brown in terms of all the. flour. problems the mills sometimes even restock production. so what to do with all the brown years of the stuff is a qualified engineer and came up with the idea of using it to make biodegradable disposable tableware he started experimenting to find just the right combination of moisture pressure and temperature now he can make 10000 plates and bowls from a ton of brown. after use the table where decomposes within 30 days.

of disposable arguments address a point. by degradable in the future. the polish startup produces $15000000.00 biodegradable items every year. and the organic plates don't only grace tables in nearby warsaw they're selling as sustainable alternatives to plastic dishes in the u.s. and countries throughout europe and asia. from poland let's head to greece a local design studio in the country is using recycled plastic the beer 3 d. printed public funding very unlike the stone and metal benches found in. citizens to help design the city's public furniture but it's also urging them to be a part of the collection of plastic waste that is the vollmer for this project.

plastic recycled into a new form with a new function. the seeding elements in the greek port city of thessaloniki are part of a project called print your city. plastic waste is called the furniture from a 3 d. printer. the idea came from the dutch design studio the new rock. us from greece is one of the projects founders. plastic is a mis understood material which is it's not the material that's the problem to go to but how we use it packaging for example yeah but i think my skill as it might only be used for a few seconds but it never degrade so i could not but you know if we use it in some other way later we can change things and improve our lives. this is precisely what kano suckers hopes to achieve with the project. we designed the furniture to allow people to experience public spaces in a new way with different last years. rather than sitting right they can relax

a bit more as if they were sitting in their own living room. this is the feeling we'd like to put across these and bring private living space into public spaces and the fate of. anyone who wishes to participate can suggest designs online or select pieces of furniture from the various templates the ones that are selected most often go into print try to save the earth and i was so happy when i was walking through town one day and saw that a bench i had designed had been printed and now it's there for everyone thank you to the others that you know. as soon as a new design template goes online the amount of recycled plastic needed for the 3 d. printing process is calculated automatically. at the 0 waste lab a research initiative of the new ra people in testimony can find out about ricin. going to deposit the plastic trash cleaned sorted shredded and melted down. to. only

i don't like to just throw things out at all but it was sides i think we ought to have a responsible attitude toward our planet. after all we use its resources year by year. it takes about 70 kilos of plastic and 10 hours to make a park bench from a 3 d. printer. 9 of the colorful seats are given placed around thessaloniki center and more planned for eventually the idea is to spread them all around the city. the combination of recycling and design is proving a hit with the locals and visitors alike. it's very impressive to see that you can transform waste into something a static in this way that's my view of the canonical everyone can enjoy it and said here with their friends it's a definite gain you people there's nothing negative about it might be part of. the

printer city project was launched in cooperation with the city of the saloniki the younger generation in particular for the trying to grow. we're going to keep it going we've already agreed to place more furniture pieces in other neighborhoods you don't use your view on the of the view and i think it encourages a new culture and approach to issues like recycling and then 0 waste production output or signatures especially among young people see give me to live in cuba where you know. and if the park benches ever fall apart they'll simply be recycled . now like funnel sokal said it's how they've used and abused plastic tradition. that has vaulted a bad name we will continue to bring you many more socks for provoking stories week after week until next time good bye.

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