Оригінальна назва
Espèces d'ordures
Випущено
18.04.2023
Країна
CA
Жанр
Документальний
Виробничі компанії
Balestra Productions, Écho Média
Статус
Поновлено
Кількість сезонів
2
Кількість епізодів
16
In ten of the world’s largest cities on five continents, host Frédéric Choinière showcases the greenest, most cutting-edge, and most effective intitiatives for controling waste.
In New York, several municipal, corporate, and citizen initiatives are trying to make a difference by recovering, recycling, and cleaning up the city before it collapses under its weight.
With its waste sorting system, its plant-based rafts to clean canal water, and its hair recycling, Brussels is among the top performers on the European continent when it comes to waste management.
London recycles barely 40% of the approximately 7 million tons of waste produced annually by its residents and businesses. The rest goes to landfill... until there's no more room, which will likely happen by 2026.
Fez is facing major challenges in waste management and recovery. A green transition is emerging to clean water, develop cleaner transportation, not to mention eco-crafts and 21st-century tanneries.
Seattle aims to achieve zero waste by 2030 and is multiplying its initiatives to maximize its chances. From a unique underground composting center to carbon fiber recycling, Seattle is showing creativity!
Singapore's only landfill will reach full capacity in 2035. Fortunately, several initiatives have been put forward to recover electronic waste, recycle chopsticks into furniture, and invent edible cutlery.
The city of Rio holds the sad record for daily waste production in South America. But fortunately, committed citizens, surfers, and businesses are innovating to help the city change its environmental destiny.
The city of Tokyo can count on its citizens when it comes to cleaning up, sorting, and collecting waste. From street samurai to school students to high-speed rail employees, a collective effort is made every day.
Canada's capital has a reputation for being quiet and sometimes boring. However, a closer look at the state of garbage management reveals a range of original initiatives that make a difference.
In Venice, garbage collection is a major challenge given its maze of streets, alleys, and canals. Fortunately, the Venetians have developed several original strategies and initiatives to clean up and beautify the city.
Paris is innovating with various programs against food waste, including solidarity restaurants. Cigarette butt recycling and underground pneumatic collection in Vitry-sur-Seine are other examples of Parisian innovation.
Las Vegas generates a huge amount of waste. Several initiatives are helping to keep the gambling capital clean and reduce its environmental impact: the recovery of buffet food and the recycling of old neon signs.
Dakar generates a huge amount of waste. From recovering waste from its immense seaside dump to reusing plastic waste to make bricks, several initiatives help keep the city relatively clean.
The island of Oahu and the Hawaiian capital, Honolulu, are full of examples of creativity in managing residual materials. A real challenge in an island context, especially as the continent of plastic drifts toward the archipelago.
From its immense wastewater treatment plant to the recycling of bricks for construction, and hospital waste that contributes to the comfort of animals, Montreal lives up to its reputation as a creative hub!
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