it's an ongoing quest for a bit of. the arab spring began in 2000. people stood up against corrupt drivers and dictatorship. for more security more freedom and more dignity have their hopes unfulfilled 10 years after the arab spring. now rebellion starts june 7th d w. welcome to global 3000 coming up. how an innovative policy is shaping one brazilian towns response to the pandemic. and fashion trends change all the

time so what to do with all that textile waste. and of boom in construction that's putting the world's sand stores at risk of depletion. cars computers cell phones airplanes you name it we may take them for granted but these everyday products require vast quantities of natural resources to be produced in 2020 alone trade and mineral resources amounted to some 1.6 trillion dollars by 2025 that figure is set to rise to $2.00 trillion. in the raw materials are often extract it is part of huge mining operations getting your hands on one ton of pure metal means boring through hundreds of tons of rock the environmental impact can be dramatic with large swathes of land destroyed the same applies to san. and

according to the u.n. every year an estimated 50000000000 tonnes of sand is used in the construction industry. a may 24th 20043 man attack this an environmental activist on a beach in mumbai. she had tried to stop them stealing the precious and. since that day these types of attacks have just gotten worse it sounds hard to believe but reports from india show it's home to the world's deadliest shand machias criminal gangs there have been journalists alive activists to death and run over police officers with trucks. but why are people so desperate for sat and is it really so valuable. sounded everywhere the tomic on the road the concrete in your house the glass of your windows and the silicon chip in your photo we have more sand each year than any other material on the planet and

it's stood the test of time. but given that one 3rd of all the land on earth is classified as a desert you'd think the fan would be easy to get hold of right. wrong even desert countries in the middle east import sound from as far away as australia and canada the world's tallest building in the main 130 meter skyscraper in dubai that was built with sad for more than 10000 kilometers the way. that's because of the type of sound that's fueling the world's construction boom doesn't sound it's too smooth for most concrete because the grains have been polished by the wind it's like the difference between running your hand over these around hazelnuts and these rough walnuts there's not enough friction to make it strong enough to build instead of people taking you to reach sound from rivers beaches and the sea floor and this can't be replenished on human timescales so. we know that demand for this resource is going to continue to grow and that's already causing problems. many places in the world. this is louise gallagher author of

a landmark un report and 29000 on solving sound shortages now scientists always complain they need more data but when it comes to sound they really have no idea. second most consumed resource after water and we don't know where it's coming from and what the impacts of that are. the nature of the problem. but what they do you know worried researchers in 2017 model that global demand sound is growing much faster than what's easily available. in the world would need to make more sound find new sources of it or just use less otherwise it will run out. this is a big problem because sound of the fundamental building block of modern life sound using concrete has been essential to the global construction boom as people in emerging economies move to cities people around the world are building more and more india has become the 2nd biggest cement producer of the last half century

singapore has built artificial island that have increased its land mass by a quarter and it did this with massive amounts of sand imported from its neighbors . the same crisis isn't even just a problem of scarcity the industry of small scale and by the regulated that's hurting people in ecosystems today. miners take sand from the bottom of rivers in the sea for low paid and without oversight there are reports of child labor from india to uganda. is no protection there's no the river bed is getting deeper so they have to constantly you know go. back. to back you know they develop. health complications but of course it's illegal there's no support at all great for. care and pereira as an independent researcher who's written a book on solving the crisis she's actually report from an environmental group last year that counted. 193 people who died through illegal fan mining in india in just

2 years and then you move. huge. quantities it's bound to have impacts and these impacts at the moment are. so. mining as to climate threats like rising sea levels and dropped it erodes beaches destroys river beds and makes landslides more likely an estimated half a 1000000 people living along the river will need to be moved from collapsing river banks partly because of sand mining in india has pushed species like the garewal crocodile to the verge of extinction. so how can we sold the global south crisis. experts say the 1st step is cutting the amount of concrete we use that could mean using more efficient concrete mixes with less cement or replacing it altogether with alternatives like timber around the building denser

cities means less concrete for each person. and then site needs to be re-used when buildings are demolished the waste can be crushed and mixed into cement rubble can be used to make building foundations and rate there's already happened in some places where new building materials are expensive germany for instance recycled more than 2 thirds of its construction waste but in countries like india and bangladesh it's less than 10 percent by taking out approach we're taking into account the fact that this material is not. available to us in. terms for evermore you know all the literacy we would want. the 3rd thing is finding and certifying sustainable sources of sand take green it's increasing the world's supply of sand as its high street melts that's already delivered 8 percent of the sediments added to the world's oceans each year it's hard to believe but global warming is speeding up that process. experts say that my. in greenland sign

could ease the pain of quitting concrete for the rest of the world but it would have to be done together with local communities and without hurting the pristine optic wildlife and that brings us to the final point they solutions just help to clear shortages of side but to protect people and nature governments also need to regulate the industry and enforce rules to stop the illegal sound trade we chat about 7 there are plenty of examples where our ability to construct does not is is not dependent on we can decouple and so we can still build and allow for human parity without destroying our ecosystem. what is a circular economy. good bye to that empty to go on the way to work farewell to them pair of worn out shoes the out of date smartphone so long.

our daily lives are dominated by a relentless round of production and consumption. in the process we waste valuable resources squandering finite commodities such as oil gas and precious metals. throwing things away creates a lot of trash and harmful emissions. we could look to nature as an example it's cyclical plants grow and die their nutrients flow back into the ground and the process starts again. can't we create cycles in which today's products become tomorrow's raw materials absolutely the principle is known as a circular economy. the goal is to preserve natural resources reduce carbon emissions and avoid mountains of trash. most modern electronics contain rare earth elements and precious metals but while broken tv's can be used to make

new tablets other products such as batteries are full of chemicals and valuable role materials that aren't so easy to bring back into the cycle separating all those parts is costly and labor intensive. but the process works well with p.t. bottles $500.00 trillion of them are houston each year worldwide. is an artificial resin made from crude oil and natural gas the cycle starts when p.t. bottles are produced next phil filled but on to supermarket shelves and sold once the contents are consumed the bottles are placed into recycling machines. in recycling centers they're turned into granular it which is used as the basis for new products such as new bottles grocery bags and football jerseys and that's how 100 percent of the recycled bottles end up back in the circular economy mass production is also an issue in the fashion industry some 120000000000 articles of

clothing are produced annually with the market growing all the time worldwide the average consumer buys 20 articles of clothing a year in germany it's over 50 that means one new garment probe. some brands bring out a new collection more than once a month and people just keep on buying so what can be done embracing the circular economy could help and that's the topic of our new series. ngugi shirt blue pants another t. shirt a new hoodie. and maybe another pair of sneakers on special offer most likely all these new garments will end up in the trash sooner rather than later just like $92000000.00 tons of textiles every year only one percent of that gets recycled the true price of fast fashion. between 2015.

clothing production meanwhile the amount. used in the news for actually decreased by. this sorting facility in eastern germany takes in a lot of unwanted clothing but here it's treated as a new resource every day worker sort of to 200 tons of items based on their condition style and type of material it's one of the largest facilities of its kind in europe garments come from all over the world through in-store collection and recycling containers they're either sent to 2nd hand shops or sold to recycling firms to create new fabrics some $500000000000.00 us dollars could be earned every year worldwide and if the clothes industry would shift to a circular economy. valuable resources abound in our clothing and. it is it is it would be a shame to not real utilize these really resources we are creating value again

because we are identifying items that do didn't have the demand of the customer who previously owned it anymore nonetheless there are other people who are demanding these types of garment. and that's how the value is created. for more recycling is growing fast fashion now. is partnering with money from a proven based initiative called circular fashion seeking to move the industry towards a more sustainable model we are dealing with also very valuable product kashmir for example. through identified by simply touching it and this is in a way is a showcase for what's about to come with regards to material recognition because this we can identify however when we're dealing with various mixes. we need more precise information find a future as a bill be relevant is it like 80 percent this is 90 percent full because the

recycling thing for a much different quantities if you know is accepted this is one of the percent will . combine materials which have all 80 percent or so that the output of the recycling is really usable for the fashion industry again. many of the items that end up here are no longer wearable around 60 tons daily right now most of that goes to the automotive industry but it's impossible to utilize the full potential of these check styles everything by hand this is where the technology developed by my . colleagues comes into it so. this is actually intelligence or think station which is equipped with a scanner and through the scanner as soon as a garment comes to the table with an idea inside circularity idea it's a read out and we get all the products specifications and with this product and we

can calculate. the best recycling case. workers still have to decide whether the item is wearable or not the wish to shown on the screen truly circular products will one day contain information from the whole. he changed. the conventional textile industry is resource intensive it relies on oil chemicals and 93000000000 cubic meters of water every year the difference in a circular model starts at the very beginning of the product. it's all about from the outset the design principle ensuring that you are eliminating waste and pollution that you are keeping products materials in use and you are generating. take dying the conventional approach uses water and chemicals one reason why fashion is responsible for 20 percent of the world's waste water. companies different it's facility in vietnam dies polyester without process chemicals or

water. just. so if you look at it is that it will be under 15 inches of water if ever you need to die. this is what you say if we don't use that. they work with reclaimed carbon dioxide instead fabric is loaded into the dining vessel c o 2 is attard and brought to the right temperature and pressure only pure dyes are used with no additional chemicals needed cleaning guy is currently producing around $10000000.00 readers some died fabric a year that's not much compared to global demand but hopes to skyrocket production as interest in this a sustainable method grows this is also. to the rest of the apparel industry but also to the consumer and. this reduces on there and start. it's the same. it's not only hours or more i think you're one of the before the

solutions so let's as everybody else who's making. the case with resources becoming more scarce many businesses are reconsidering. just in a circular economy clothes are designed to be worn for a long time after that intelligence aleutians can ensure the recycled for maximum benefit the transition to this mentality is slowly getting underway. led. by. ok to choose. this week's global team lives in the dominican republic.

and i am away and money is wesley i'm 16 years old and i live in the very own punta cana district in the dominican republic. and. then when i have a lot of siblings. 6 of them. i have fun with my friends and i enjoy going to high school. i. know i love play basketball a lot it's one of the biggest sports here along with baseball. and the electronic trap and demo.

i thought about but i hope that i can have a good life that isn't all of difficulties single how much i look my mother has a hard time with me. i hope i can help my mother in the future but i am a mom on a full dordogne for me the future is what i do here in the present i guess i'm a fan of what i say. ok set us i'd really like to be an architect. but if that doesn't work out then i think i'd enjoy working with photographs and videos they might enjoy laughing on all of the and when i don't have anything to do i like to go places with a lot of people and have fun. but if you. look at. the biggest problems or economic problems some people are born without the large amounts of money that others have and they have to search for it. it cannot go

something even have to travel to other countries now because they can't find a job where they live. i think so. my grandparents told me they never had time to play because they always had to help their parents work. images like these have become a devastating everyday reality in brazil along with india the country has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic more than 400000 people have died from covert 19 some 15000000 brazilians have been infected. in many towns healthcare systems are on the brink of collapse thousands of people are waiting for treatment in intensive care and. many accuse brazilian president share both an arrow of

feeling to take the crisis seriously. now some towns are taking matters into their own hands. here in multicolor there's no real sign of the pandemic flu. home to some 160000 people the town has remained remarkably economically stable. even poorer areas like this one have been fairing relatively well. leyla vera takes care of her 2 granddaughters here the 65 year old manages this thanks to the basic income payments she receives in the local digital currency known as. the financial aid we get in the mom book the currency is great it's been around for a long time and was increased to the equivalent of 50 euros per person during the pandemic it helps. after the death of her son layla live

erotic responsibility for her granddaughters without the digital wealth and she wouldn't be able to make ends meet the city government pays the equivalent of $150.00 euros monthly for the whole family she can use the aid to buy food but not alcohol or cigarettes. that's one of the rules governing the currency which many here use like you would a credit card. payment if you seen any of the bill it's hard to find a job right now. since i have to care for my grandchildren and i'm thankful to the man for increasing the financial aid in mumbai during the pandemic of i love people like. you the mobile phone. anyone who has lived in medi-cal for at least 5 years is eligible for the supplemental digital welfare. it all began here at the move book up that. the goes where to help the poorest people

support the local economy and prevent public money from going to waste those who register can also receive interest free loans in the digital currency. could if it went from loan book mary car would be fairing like other towns in brazil would be in trouble but here because of the local currency the shops have been burning since the pandemic we did you go to. nearly all shops in multi-car except the moon book which has the same value as brazil's official currency the riyaaz which was of course this policy even advertised as the fact that it accepts the digital currency. money because also weathering the pandemic well in other ways . the new hospital was opened just before the crisis hit. with 116 additional beds in i.c.u. available medical has been providing help to neighboring districts.

nearly half of our patients and people from other areas who have been moved here our hospital plays an important strategic role for the whole region are they the his you know. because investment in quality of life appears to be paying off this free admission. at the new cinema. renting a bike and taking the bus are both free of charge. there are 30 routes to choose from. so how can the town afford it all the answer lies deep beneath the ocean. the brazilian government drills the oil here and pays the town $150000000.00 euros each year for the privilege. the town then invests that money straight back into the local people's standard of living. in

a home. where doing well here i love mary the mary is wonderful. the workers' party may have won 90 percent of the vote in the last elections he credits his socialist policies for the town's resilience during the pandemic. unlike the rest of brazil has developed unusually well with even managed to create more jobs subject to statutory welfare contributions during the pandemic. that's due to the many emergency programs we've established. with programs. as well as the regular welfare payments businesses like this cross that studio receive it. it was shut down for months due to the pandemic and after that had to enforce strict rules. the state offered compensation on the condition that the manager keep paying his fellow employees and not fire them what we did thanks to

the aid we've been able to survive and to keep paying rent and salaries. we're a family business. the pandemic may not yet be over but in america people are optimistic about the future. that wraps up this edition of global 3000 if you have any thoughts on today's show write to us at global 3000 f.t.w. dot com or check out the global ideas on facebook c.n.n. it's time.

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