the discovery of the world, the news subscribed to the w documentary on you to me. ah, ah, ah, me. life is a game of give and take. most of us are careful to exercise a bit of self control relationships, diet, korea. if we just think of ourselves, we might feel good in the moment, but long term is just not healthy. the same goes for our natural resources. if everyone in the world used as many resources as us citizens, for example,

we need 5 planets to sustain us. if we all lived like germans, 3 us china would take up to india just about one. on average, we're using resources at the rate of one and a half us, meaning that it takes the planets around 18 months to produce or regenerate the ecological resource as humanity consumes in one here is becoming increasingly clear . we can't go on this way, producing a surplus of goods and just flowing them away, conserving resources, that's our topic today on made. online shopping has sparks and increase in e commerce. here in germany, i'm much the world. so say you've ordered a new pair of running shoes online, they arrive, you try them on, and they don't fit. so back they go. online shopping increases so online returns due to and that has created a boom in perfectly new products, going to just recently,

footage of brand new items being destroyed at an amazon logistics center has sparked fury. companies have complained that it's costly to resell, returned the items, germany has banned the destruction of undamaged new goods. but our retailers following the rules. an amazon logistics center in germany filmed by greenpeace undercover the video is sent to show brand new clothing being destroyed . it triggered a storm destroying new products and this is drawing resources, isn't carnival and climate crisis. greenpeace campaign called out the online giant and raised awareness of the problem of waste. 16 valuable resources go into making clothes. one garment comes into contact with up to 3000 different chemicals during production on the sin, but it's like i said, requires 2700 liters of water. just one of her drinks in 2 and

a half years. yeah. the problem with online retail is that a lot of products get sent back. processing them isn't always worthwhile for the company. every year, 20000000 items are destroyed in germany alone, logistics expert, after you did the math and came up with that number. so are online retailers and biggest problem? a line of brick and mortar stores still have a higher sales volume than online retailers. those, those do see fewer returns. but on the other hand, their amount of surplus stock left over is huge in nonsense. and the industry has grown rapidly before the pandemic, the average person in germany spent more than $900.00 euros and clothing a year. that's a market volume of $56000000000.00 euros, most of which was spent on suspension because it was the clothing chinese that offer low price fashion that saw massive growth being able to dress fashionably for

little money. it is very attractive for many people. you're going to manage, especially young people who don't earn so much more. the pan demik was a huge shock to retailers. germany had 3 locked downs in between shops who are offering cut prices to get rid of stock. still, retailers were left with mountains of unsold close winter collections, for example, that can't be sold in the summer because i'm a total of $800000000.00 new governments. when they sold off, it's the so called corona collection and connex. it's completely unclear what will happen with then. many retailers are saying they planned to destroy the game. but the mass destruction of new products is actually banned under german law. is complete nonsense greenpeace? it doesn't need to worry noise. we don't know of a single case where brand new clothes that could still be sold or been destroyed.

we don't know all 20000 companies can't look behind every door. there may be a few cases, but we're not aware of any fire. amazon also feels wrongly accused and issued a statement, the number of product sold and shipped by amazon that have to be disposed of. it's only a few for 1000, and we're working hard to keep reducing the number. items may be donated, sold at a loss, put in storage or recycled. retailers often pass that work onto other companies. so it's not always easy to trace where textiles and then gets you to conduct a study on the disposal of separate stock buy stores and the disposal of corona surplus. no one would cooperate because all these things might just get touched up and that it was only last year that germany toughened up its laws making the

disposal of goods that are new or as good as new officially illegal. the law is mainly designed to create greater transparency, but well at work most nothing is this law only applies to retailers and manufacturers and all of the middleman platforms, disposal firms in between and not included. so in many cases, the law will remain a paper, tiger. and fumes to in time. so what can make a difference? maybe we don't need so many new clothes. people in germany on an average of $95.00 garments each and $1.00 and $5.00 of them never gets worn. every day activism is the best way to protect the environment and don't buying new all the time with electronic books and close. you can borrow when chance. well, there are lots of models, but they may state support them. the only problem shopping is still a number one hobby in germany.

the and speaking of shopping, plastic cards like this are part of our everyday lives. plastic is everywhere, with hundreds of millions of tons of plastic packaging, thrown away each year, calling our past cities are rivers in our oceans. it's a serious issue. so much so that this card gives you a clue about how much plastic you may even be eating without your knowledge. you know that you live in a world full of plastic. in the water you drink and even the air you breathe and the food you eat is full of tiny plastic particles. every week you ingest up to 5 grams of micro plastics about the equivalent of a credit card. much of that will remain in your body with as yet unknown effects on

your health. a 3rd of all the plastic produce goes into the packaging that you buy . if you're a german, you generate an average 38 kilograms of ways from plastic packaging every year. that's more than the european average of 24 kilograms. and no matter where you live, the richer you are, the more ways to generate. if you buy things online, you'll create even more plastic ways. chances are you'll, he was half of your plastic products only once, and then discard them. but the plastic will stick around in you and your environment for the most part, not just for your lifespan, but for centuries. here's another statistic that surprised me. every european owns $10000.00 items on average. just imagine what that adds up to for an entire family. when a household is liquidated,

a lot of those possessions simply end up in a landfill. in many places, this is given rise to an entire industry clear and services that remove unwanted items from homes. how much of those household, goods, furnishings, and clothing can be reused repurposed already sold? our reporter christian procedures went to hamburg to watch a house clear in service on the job and experience that brings home a lesson in living sustainably. it's a typical case, fully intact, home has to be cleared because the occupants of either died or gone into care that these people move in and i know it's going to hold house to clear over 2 days. flow rules nice have to back. i hope you're all motivated on and that we can get this done quickly if it's to be so if we call the

house is in humbugs, affluent sub tissue and vague far to own home liquidation sin has promised the estates that he will clean everything out. and leave the house, sweat clean so that a real estate agent can sell it. so here we have the dining room. it's difficult with the furniture right now home to move. the charity shop probably wouldn't wanted and we can't give it away the somebody and the heavier and doc of the furniture, the harder it is to find a new home for it these days like target and i got it. sadly, the china cabinet is destined for the incinerator. maybe there's something in the next room that can be used. this once in the living room, we try not to just throw everything away because we see this every day. and these days it makes sense to reuse things also a burden of waste on the environment which has this has been full. it's like,

has been the movie is why does it not and fell off the living room furniture to a 2nd. hands store in hamburg every week. christiane bay caught deals with new clients within a mile from the guns. the way a family member is probably a house very widely. we see a whole range of responses in some find it hard to say goodbye. i tried to walk through a lot themselves, and in some cases it may have tracked on the years and they come in and on behalf of people who don't seem to care who a distance to end a project very objectively. exactly. and who would rather just get rid of it all quickly, didn't make sense. and as i understand that from the last calendar entry was 7 months ago. who were the people who lived here 2 children to family, one se, gains together. the most recent inhabitants was the widow you'd like to knit the data tend to have everything they need already

and often different. so not everything will fit is home and they'll take a photo album, certain mementos that i'd say that when it comes to the furniture and most of the things a lot will be left over to the team. get sounds to work with the european phone, 10000 object. mostly the content of this home will be thrown out filling up 5 fund. those will be covered. and the dishes they'll go to the recycling center is building rebels. it's a waste. but what else can you do?

it's a short term. i think it can be wise to depart with things. sometimes it's wanted, she could keep some things for herself. is she ever tempted? and has her job changed her in any way? there's been incision that i've actually switched to having fewer things myself because you notice that you don't need that much off, nor they saw the household items in the tubs. a few things still that can you. why can't they sell them? and letting someone with a liar s to sell it on, consignment be a problem, wages would need to be paid. and then the whole thing would have to be probably wouldn't be worth it. a little more about the system that we have. these things are going to the 2nd time store. they won't that much money for it, but they'll save them garbage collection fees. it's hard work. do they ever get back problems? month 1000000 times. but people just sit around all day in the office, also get back problems. the job. a couple of phones about 40

percent of which covers transport and waste collection charges to do they just clear everything out and go their mark that much. the real estate agent wants to be able to sell the house easily. it needs to look presentable. that's why we left the lamps and signing and a few curtains so that it still looks comfortable. but most of the contents need to go out of the house could be sold for at least 600000. you res. i'm when a new family lives in spell. once again, fill it up with tens of thousands of new objects. being energy efficient is key. but it's easier said than done. it's not just about getting the right policies in place. perhaps the most difficult part is changing our behavior. german economist and climate textbook cloudy comfort knows this better than most. she explains why we need to put more energy into saving energy.

first one, energy saving light bulb, then 234. we're always hearing that we need to save energy, energy saving light bulbs can indeed save a lot of electricity and money to at least 100 years a year. but then we use one of the trips in a rental car, our, my little splurge. this one also uses electricity, energy economics experts, loudy a campus understands the dilemma. saving energy is a challenge because how can i finally learned to save more energy? we spoke miss bond in the past. what you're experiencing is known as the rebound effect. you work hard to save energy, then you have more disposable income, which you spend on more energy. we have to counteract them with targeted policies under my like a carbon tax for example, designed as an incentive to reduce energy use. that's yes, this is my boiler. it's

a source of heat that relies a natural gas tuition minutes. gov on. i don't have to pay a carbon tax for every ton of carbon dioxide that i am made with this heater, but it costs me 125 years a year gets kids termini. now has a carbon tax, so we're hitting people's pocket books. why aren't businesses and the super wrench mean? first, instead of the little guy that are unfair, it's f my good to see if it was a high. first of all, it's fair that those who inflict more climate damage pay for and i had high earning household, have a bigger carbon footprint. they drive more cars live in bigger apartments and use more fossil and heating fuels. stop. so they have to pay a higher price on this affair because it would be unfair if low income households had to pay disproportionately more without getting relief marketed and for like a climate or other relief program would be best failure. even more important is the

promotion of energy saving measures for unfortunately, a little is being done there and last lie. this will be in a worldwide, we need more focus on saving energy of every kilowatt hour that isn't produced is what helps to climate most. and that needs to be emphasized. steve, why is so little being done to conserve energy this in against foreign bond evening? energy has never really been a popular topic for politicians because it's about creating incentives to use. and it's always easier to stand in front of an only inaugurated wind turbine and to take measures that really save energy. so 5 and power guzzling sectors like the steel industry are rarely incentivized to cut their usage. instead, they put the responsibility on politicians who pass it on to consumers. it's a global trend. so, and this and also for from the research shows that this is widespread. it's, it's

a p r campaign on the part of lobbyists designed to shift responsibility away from company and pass it on to consumers. the consumer can't reduce societies, energy use on their own without other measures. companies and politicians often try to avoid the subject, but more and more people understand that something has to change and they're ready to politicians who need to catch up, put a ticket apart. i think there's too much pressure on us consumers, but we all have to take responsibility. that's why my new motto is use energy don't waste. it was a clear message that certainly saving energy at an individual level can make a difference. but will that be enough? when it comes to conserving resources, perhaps what we really need to do is to think big our shocking energy wasting habits. what are our biggest fin?

pick an average city in northern europe. we'll call it north town. let's look at a typical family. it's early in the morning and the children are already streaming the film. the y fi router is always on, even when it's not in use. there's no stand by mode. the device uses around 12 kilowatt hours a month. that's about the same as a modern energy efficient refrigerator. 1000000000 to kilowatt hours a wasted around the world, out of convenience, and the desire to always be on line. meanwhile, the children's father has clocked in for a shift at the factory, a paper mill. the production process gives off hot air which rises unused to the ceiling. that energy could be used more effectively for heating all over the world . companies avoid investing and such changes because they usually only pay off after 5 years. ah, analysts say industry has the greatest untapped potential for saving energy. the

children's mother worked at a company that uses cloud services on the internet. they require huge server farms which also produce a lot of heat that goes unused. this would actually be enough to heat an entire apartment building. at the end of the day, the families sit down for an evening meal. the weather is cold, so the heating is on. in north town, around 30 percent of all the energy used goes into heating. that's largely because most buildings aren't properly insulated, better insulation could save the family up to 70 percent on their heating bills. and that's just one typical family. the whole of north town could save a lot of energy. so it's clear, we have to rethink our habits from the ground up literally not just what's in our homes, but what they're made out of the building from natural materials could be part of

the solution. amberlynn is playing host to a growing number of buildings made of wood done to report with the deal. and if they have nothing to do with the story in the story is about construction size, concrete buildings and the hopes and dreams of people living in concrete building. maybe as far as philip is a dream. so there is a connection. after all, that might explain why would the fashionable construction material it's those almost 20 percent of new bills in germany are made of would be that there are no, it's just about anybody who enters a home made of wood is almost always overwhelmed by its quality. and atmosphere level wednesday in going to

a newly built wooden house. you'll feel wonderful from the very 1st moment thanks to the structural design and the very special atmosphere atmosphere town. the company is developing. what is to be the coolest? wouldn't apartment building in germany? $29.00 stories 90 meters time it's called well home and is to go up to the cities decide that entire district should be built of wood who new school buildings made of timber. and there is some justification for that. we have to aim to be climate neutral in our cities, with trees of bouncy to for centuries. and when the timber is used for building it remains bound. and then the key difference between wood and concrete, from the apps of baton and concrete is getting a lot of bad press. nowadays. a key ingredient is cement. and according to the us

into governmental panel on climate change, the cement industry accounted for 3 times more c, o, 2 emissions than commercial aviation, $919.00. another human record says construction and building usage of the source of 38 percent of global c o. 2 emissions concrete is the default construction material, at least for large scale projects. an entire new concrete course is going up in a district of berlin. only one building currently under construction will be mostly made of wood. only is foundations and staircases will be made of concrete architect . sorry sir. robbie has been working with wood for well over a decade is indefinite. if you knew you were definitely in years and it's such we've also suffered. we had to overcome many obstacles that we met with a lot of resistance from the authority. and we had to assemble a team of experts and of course convince our clients the property owners to begin

with with anything but easy. i bought in 48 in berlin as a recent project to the 6 story come up with about 40 apartments is almost entirely made of wood and a finalist for the 2021 german sustainability board for architecture. liberal arts is put in on the, on a on practice, didn't originally warm to would for ecological read. honestly the article. oh, it was 2007. i started thinking about what, perhaps 2 years earlier for it's a static aspects aspect. i just thought it beautiful in dec all that does all know it was only later that i learned how eco friendly it is. and that it binds large amounts of c o 2, that's it. yeah. alec is not also on the high rise. it's not just meant to be eco friendly, but also an exercise in inclusive a, t and social cohesion. it won't be condos for the rich, but rather housing for people of all income levels. it's about living in

a neighborhood in a community. if you live in a project like this, you have to have the right attitude to wood as well because it lives and moves and creeks. you have to be able to and want to deal with that in the back to build with timber. you have to cut down trees, how eco friendly is that what we said and he shouldn't just chop down and tie as far as so they're gone forever. we need to use the resources we have in germany and central europe, and fell tree selectively. importing timber from further afield would be less sustainable. to flinch. construction kids as well in downtown been in. but if all goes to plan, when skyscrapers should be standing by 2026 it shows conserving resources and living the good life can go hand in hand. that's

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