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SERIOUS AND FUNNY ...
Videos on Recycling, Reuse, Trash & Waste
This list of serious and funny videos about trash, waste, recycling, and reuse includes videos on container recycling, plastic bottles, plastic recycling, electronic waste.
See the rightmost column for additional categories of videos related to recycling, reuse, trash, and waste reduction.
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WASTE/RECYCLING VIDEOS
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FUTURAMA: E-WASTE DELIVERY
This acidly funny short clip from Futurama offers a hyperbolic jab at how toxic e-waste from rich countries is sent to developing countries (or planets) for recycling. Watch funny e-waste video.
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MORE POWERFUL THAN A LOCO-LITTERER... IT’S KAB MAN! — These three witty Flash animations that show us the origins and adventures of litter-fighting superhero "KAB-Man." The site also features a fun little game. From Keep America Beautiful.
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GORILLA IN THE GREENHOUSE
A fun 8-minute animation that entertains as it teaches kids about problems with plastic bags and other plastic trash. The kids do their own investigation of the "plastic problem," and with guidance from a guru gorilla, present solutions kids (and adults!) can be a part of. From SustainLane and FreeRange Graphics. Go there
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ROB LITTLE ON CARPOOLING AND PLASTIC BOTTLES
Two videos from funnyman Rob Little that subtly get the point across about choosing new ways to be green. The first video focuses on the pros and cons of carpooling, the second on reducing the use of plastic water bottles. Watch... funny carpooling video ...or... funny plastic bottle video.
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WASTE/RECYCLING VIDEOS
SERIOUS
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THE STORY OF BOTTLED WATER
An excellent review of the issues surrounding bottled water. The humorous graphics make this animated report easy to swallow! Watch funny bottled water video.
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THE STORY OF ELECTRONICS
The high-tech revolution's collateral damage includes 25 million tons of e-waste (and counting), plus poisoned workers and a public left holding the bill. This good electronic-waste video uses clever graphics to accent its points.
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Videos on General Environmental Issues
Videos on Pollution (water, air, land, general)
Videos on All Topics
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Resources for Recycling, Trash, Waste, Reuse
Resources for Activism
Resources for Pollution (general)
Resources for Green Products
Resources for Housing and Home Life
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NH Making Waves
Post-Landfill Action Network—The Next Generation of Green Action —
03 Aug 2013—
Alex Freid of the Post-Landfill Action Network discusses how his group was able to start a number of successful green initiative at their college, including programs to reduce waste on campus. The nonprofit is now gearing up to go nationwide with its model.
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Living on Earth
Reclassifying Plastic as Hazardous Waste —
08 Mar 2013—
In a recent piece in Nature, a group of scientists called for reclassifying plastic as a hazardous waste. This would give environmental agencies more tools and funding to clean up plastic in ecosystems around the world. One of the authors, Chelsea Rochman, a marine ecologist at UC Davis, discusses the dangerous pollutants in many plastic products.
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Science Friday
E-Waste—2.5 Million Tons/Year in the US Alone —
11 Jan 2013 —
With only one in ten cell phones being recycled—and cell phones are just one of the many categories of e-waste—discarded electronics are a serious problem. Old batteries and circuit boards cause water pollution, and valuable resources are not being recaptured. Why is our culture still so throw-away oriented?
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