The Story of Stuff (2007) - Ch.6: Disposal

[gaykitzman]

wow..love the video..Thanks a lot!



[Joker9588]

For those of you who recognize how we are destroying our very planet I advise watching Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, available on youtube, that has everything to do with what is discussed here and offers a viable solution.

[hereticmax1]

Regardless of the exact numbers, poisoning the world is bad.

[sdkjsjhgsj]

Stupid Bitch

[deagla2]

Resist the NWO, grow a herb/vegetable garden

[villarreal20]

If she says it she's just a LIBERAL IDIOT, if Tyler Durden says it he's the most AWESOME GUY ever. You american have to shift your priorities.

[1080p4ALL]

This is amazing. The so said smartest and most intelligent of the world prove to be the most unwise. Humanity will improve. The wise and smart will merge one day. But by then it will be too little too late. (^_^)

[cpobeck]

It is nice to live in a place that has less trash and cleaner air. But businesses are getting "greener" by the day. Environmentalism is just a "smoke and mirrors" topic to soften the Socialist and Marxist propaganda proposing complete government regulation AND ownership of what would normally be private industry. Businesses are getting greener because the consumers want it, not because a central government said so. What's the pollution levels of other nations? She's talking to the wrong crowd.

[Brantoc]

lemme guess, solution is eliminate 95% of the world population and all industry. Then she can live in a socialist utopia, and I will be a warlord who conquers utopia and rules the world. We start over ... 300 years later we have the same debate.

[allspeechiswelcome]

Recycling is part of the problem

It adds a (loop) previously unused revenue stream into the model

Now more corporations can enter model

It decreases corp's incentive to improve business practices (waste output is now input to other corps)

It decreases demand on originating resources; lowering that cost so more can be extracted for profit

It externalizes the responsibility of the pollution problem to the consumer

and away from the corporations that actually originate the pollution

[Adv2k169]

you assume they want the items to be recycled. All they care about is the ability to make profits.

A tiny % of the population recycles.

Your thinking to much like a scientist not enough like a sociologist

[123imtehshow123]

you need to eat some dioxin

[shoe456789]

BORING IDC LIVE HAD DIE YOUNG

[thatpurplegangDIPSET]

okay well first of all, you guys need to relax with the liberal/governmental aspects of this video. The video was made to educate Americans that weren't very knowledgeable in the field to begin with. I learned quite a few facts (how many pounds of trash a day i excrete, the drawbacks of recycling, ect.) I will use this video clip in a presentation I have tomorrow in my college class and it will go over very well. You guys gotta chill out with calling her a, "liberal idiot?" not necessary.

[quantumbeanz]

its called bringing the juice pack to the bottle depot.

[teslaandlyne]

Electrical generation need not burn fuel of any kind and use atomic gases that do not wear out by controlling currents from iron, copper and aluminum. Yeah, silly isn't it but its stuff held back.You think you know stuff like the Illuminati. They wrote the book on stuff. So how do you know so much about stuff.

[mowney]

SOCIALIST PROPAGANDA!!!! This lady is a liberal crazy idiot, not only does she not have her facts correct on just about anything, she is funded by a group that is totally against the Constitution. I am a Teacher and can't believe ANY teacher would show this to students. Teacher's you have an obligation to do HOMEWORK also, do not be swayed by the liberals, socialist, the Unions, those against the U.S Constitution, or special interest groups.

[kmprus]

Botulinum ( commonly known as BOTOX) yes. that stuff this woman has injected in her face: is ACTUALLY the most acutely toxic substance known to man. Good work chemists. U made yourselves even more stupid than I thought you could be.

[hrwulf]

Not as stupid as the people that cling to vanity and shoot that shit in their faces.

[alanw73]

She had to throw in climate change. Ruined the whole series for me

[refel101]

this is a good message but sooooooo boring. i like thi pics tho

[dirigent0104]

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[BettySutton2010]

I make more than 4.5 pounds each day! Super Toxics looks more interesting than regular old toxics. I say bring an end to Dihydrogen Monoxide. That stuff sucks.

[hrwulf]

LOL, You are a clever one. ;) Yeah DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE is killing the planet. Get rid of it now. ROFLMAO.

[Minionuup]

Its hilarious that this absolute hack job is being pushed in the skrool systems.

[Guncriminal]

Dioxin is the most toxic man-made substance known to science?!

You fail at chemistry forever.

[soaffb1337]

what she said about dioxin is BS!...Dioxin can build up over time and then it will be dangerous...RICIN however only takes a minimum 500 micro grams to be lethal for humans...and it is created from waste from the production of Castor oil...ergo it's man made

[p928s]

For 15 years of my life I lived in a place that eliminated the entire manufacturing-consumption-wast­e cycle. You had a choice of one TV, one or two unreliable cars, the same 500 sq.ft. flat. The prferred color of everything was gray. You saved and recycled everything...It collapsed under its own weight with every Socialist country having rivers, earth and air polluted by a multiple of any free-market system. So let's go! Let's rework this hellish, Bush-and-Eisenhower designed conspiracy!

[mowshowitz]

What "socialist" country was that, Sweden? You're pretty bright.

[eddy91604]

definitely not Sweden, p928s is most likely talking about a former "communist" country.

and in response to p928s, most of those things were polluted by outdated heavy industry. i know that cuz i was in a similar situation.

[mowshowitz]

I know--I was just being sarcastic, because those countries weren't socialist, they were communist. He's doing what some conservatives like to do, which is conflate the two into one system.

[SpArKyz1001]

omfg we do not cause global warming its like saying spitting a lugy in the ocean will polute it

[relajalafaja]

yeah, a lugy about half the size of the ocean!!!

[SpArKyz1001]

no what were doing to the ozone is infact like hacking a lugy in the pacific ocean. Tell me do you like al gore?

[Buddmac]

The largest trick played on the modern consumer "Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs". NO, not every classroom but maybe every college logic's or critical thinking course. The section could be called " how not to present an argument". Fallacies committed: Appeal to fear - everything that is trashed will turn into poison, Red herring -these "poisons" make you a bad person if you buy anything you may not be using next year. Appeal to Ridicule-you bought a green radio therefore you are shameful.

[aleckermit]

These videos are incredible. Every highschool classroom should view this...

[russttu]

I agree, becasue the more people who see these videos the more people will realize how ridiculous the lying environmentalist wackos are.

[engraverdave]

This story is as linear as the system of stuff..

using an infinite mind for linear thought is the waste..

[debunkerssuck]

clearly.. just because you vote obama.. doesnt make you JUST and a GREEN PERSON. DUH!!!! plant and grow your own veggies instead of watching tv.. fix your old stuff instead of buying new stuff... screw the corps. and do the right thing!!!!!

[mlee92907]

ur right so thts y i gave u a thumb up, but Obama is very GREEN is his polices so Obama is probaly the best choice fr a GREEN president (a lot better thn McClain waz) so ya

[seashele80]

You ok?

[mikedilv]

Are dioxins more toxic than depleted uranium that has a half life of 4.5 billion years?

[Igosuki]

uranium is only radioactive when highly enriched you dumbass

[2mynk]

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[Hoz2001]

It pisses me off when she says toxics. it makes her look like shes really trying hard to act smart.

[pacman2k1]

unimportant if she's smart or not. it's all facts and we don't care <--that's important.

we should know better. maybe we do but we do nothing against it.

[chuckkottke]

Yes, we need better materials, and better designs, stem-to-stern. Today, we have the technologies to do this, and everyone would benefit, with a net economic gain!

[agentmxz]

uhh what?

[deejayfore]

WHAT THE FUCK IS A TOXIC

[daydreamer1047]

Wow. A toxic is something poisoness >_>

[deejayfore]

it's called a toxin you fucking retard

[agentmxz]

its like something really bad

[moonlocket]

i actually tried to seperate a juice can. Didn't work--the shiney plastic metal stuff is so connected to the paper that there's no way you can seperate it.

[chuckkottke]

Use a razor knife (carefully!), and slice the paper very close to the base. then, you'll separate the metal and the paper. ;-}

[moonlocket]

yeah, i think the school would be REALLY freaked out if I brought a razor knife to school to seperate paper and metal from the JUICY JUICE boxes........

[MadsterV]

The waste rate is one of the reasons for the low prices. Things built to last are more expensive.

I hate dumping stuff. Thats why my room looks like a junkyard. They forgot to mention that recycled materials are of lower quality.

The rest of this chapter was allright (unlike the previous ones)

[frohnauman]

very good story, but recycle companies are now able to recycle these juice boxes with temperature regulated separation processes. do some more research next time please ...

[DNAmArcs]

sim city 4

[POULTRYQ]

this points to pharmaceutical corporations coming into profit - step 1.make money 2.make people sick 3. make money to cure the symptoms.

[neworldorder65]

generating this amount of garbage on a daily basis for the sake of comfort and convenience is nothing short of pure, fucking insanity. that we should allow it to continue even one more day, or even one more hour, represents a level of apathy and complacency that is truly hard to fathom. people need to turn off the god damned t.v., stop shopping and stop stuffing their faces with junk food, and take to the streets to demand change. NOW. not tomorrow. not next year. NOW!!! before it's too late.

[neworldorder65]

it's disturbing to say the least when you consider the extent to which the people in power today are committed to maintaining such a monstrously toxic, wasteful way of life. it's almost just as disturbing too when you consider how apathetic and complacent the average consumer is. that's a very bad combination. a revolution just about right now sure would be nice.

[subscriber77]

Yes, switching off, or better still, throwing away the t.v. would be a good start. It could be replaced by listener-supported progressive shows like the ones hosted by Thom Hartmann, Guy James, Bob Kincaid, The Young Turks on Air America, etc., that can be watched on the PC. What would be the objectives of the revolution you are proposing? Can you think of a catchy slogn or two? What name would you give the revolutionary party or movement? Would it need a leader? Would it have a name?

[djtorule]

reduce consumerism

[trippleknowswhatsup]

suits them perfectly i would say ;)

[compenlorwh]

boy am i glad im not american...this series is such a slap in the face to all you whitees...

[agentmxz]

yeah you speakit man!!! im chinese and what are you?

[compenlorwh]

Filipino and proud of it.hehehe

[subscriber77]

Does that inclde all those Americans who are capable of rational thought and who will be voting for Obama on Tuesday?

[trippleknowswhatsup]

well she did studie it for 10 years...

so how long did yall studie it???

plus did u know that the word GOVERMENT is latin

GOVER means control anD MENT means mind....

one and one makes two...........peace

[mahogonyfrost]

In response to the roots of the word "government...":

Politics. "Poli," in Latin meaning "many," and "tics" meaning blood-sucking creatures.

Suits the States' government well, eh?

[trippleknowswhatsup]

suits them perfectly i would say ;)

[bestdamnwpset31]

many blood-sucking creatures?

Sounds just about right.

[cykosmurf]

Just curious. Where did you get the information that you are portraying as the truth? I am not saying you are lieing, I would just like to know. Feel free to list specific accounts.  So that others my see this information first hand and this would strengthen your point. Adversely though if you give faulty or fabricated information this will absolutely crush everything you just said.

[zintata]

Yep, everyone, almost 500 billion pounds of trash is hauled and disposed of every year. See the problem yet? Basically, we need a giant feudal system that will reset the human race and kick evolution and natural selection back in.

[internetLUVmachine]

another american civil war anyone?

[tabletopphoto]

I create 4.5lbs of garbage a day? I don't and no nobody who does.

[parkingst0nes]

Yes, you do. Everyone you know does. Thanks for playing.

[tabletopphoto]

If you say so. Yesterday i threw a plastic bag, dog poo, and a swiss cake wrapper

[parkingst0nes]

Thanks for lying.

[tabletopphoto]

So far I threw away 2 burrito wrappers.

[LHUPA]

The challenge is to be unsensitive to the lives of stars and fortunate people and stay ourselves without buying always the same things that become obsolete in few months (for technology evolution addict) ans save our valuable things or distribute them to other people who want them!

[44tszal]

The point here is to make you aware that all of your decisions have consequences, and you should know that every purchase you make affects the world around you. "its amazing what you can accomplish when you just stop buying" Try to stop all unnessary buying for 1 week. Just grocery shop, drink tap water, discover how unimportant it all is. You are the all singing, all dancing, crap of the earth. -Fight Club-

[Elzorro89]

ayame510, thanks for the correction

[Elzorro89]

dioxin is not the most toxic manmade chemical

its tetanus; 1 nanogram/kg to kill a human.

[ayame510]

Tetanus is a disease caused by a bacterium. You're thinking of endotoxin, which is also produced by bacteria...not humans. She said "man-made chemicals" and endotoxin is technically all-natural.

[Elzorro89]

ayame510, thanks for the correction

[giffe00]

Lie Lie Lie girly. Forest Fires are the #1 source of Dioxin. How do we stop lighting? Get the fact folks... don't listen to all the garbage she spews. Environmental Defense received just over $25,000,000 in individual memberships and contributions in 2002, according to its own annual report. So 8.5 cents of every dollar donated goes to the bank accounts of just these 13 people. Not bad.

Think about this! Exxon's SG&A was only 3.5%

[31stSpartan]

$25,000,000 is nothing...ok great it sounds huge when used out of context but think about it. The war in Iraq has cost the US taxpayer over 1 trillion dollars. Thats 1000 billion

(1,000,000,000,000) dollars...of which 25 million is less than 1%

[SpArKyz1001]

thank u

[vendor1212]

This video is appalling. It just criticizes and criticizes. She complains about how modern advertisements make us feel inferior and unhappy, BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS VIDEO IS DOING. She is making us feel bad, because we have a different view of life. THIS VIDEO IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. Instead of saying "buy a new TV", it says "BUY MY WAY OF LIFE". All of these alarmists just criticize. I would be elated to help save the planet, if people stopped criticizing and start PROPOSING A FEASIBLE PLAN.

[jahermos]

Idiot, this video may be trying to PERSUADE us to make changes in our lives, but it's not advertising a consumer good. And that's the fucking point!

[csthundercat]

the consumer good we would get back from this change in philosophy would theoretically be a cleaner less damaged environment to live and raise kids in...

[100luckyme]

Maybe you should watch all the chapters before you launch your criticism?

[danimo17]

See Chapter 7: Another Way, silly. :o)

[SpArKyz1001]

i agree completely

[randomwilard]

They should show the whole thing in schools. My school is so obsessed with recycling where it is getting to the point of disgusting habits and there is this club called "The Green Team". IF they showed this video it would completely open the eyes of everyone and they would actually recycle instead of worrying they are killing the planet and doing nothing to help save it.

[bottreau]

What the hell are they teaching in USA schools. It doesnt even take a grade 2 to understand what the women says ... Lots of haters and Texas rednecks are bitchin in here ...

[vertigo88x]

aren't you contributing by using the lithium ion battery in your camera used for this recording? and the ample amounts of watts used by your computer during editing?

[randomwilard]

lol. You're right.

[danimo17]

I think the benefits outweigh the cost in this case -- but you're right; turning on a lightbulb or a computer uses SO MUCH energy.

[vertigo88x]

i don't think there are any benefits, because a means of improvement is never mentioned.

[vincepwned1]

fdddddddds

[chillinwithmyguitar]

Nice video, curse all the skeptics who do not believe anything is wrong!

[Finkelstein]

Recycling is not enough, but it's not useless! Products could and should be designed to be recyclable, or re-usable.

[colostomaiser]

recycling doesn't work you retard it makes pollution and makes other wastes

[LalitanandaGiri]

I love this whole video. Well worth watching the whole thing...

[mattbru2]

ummmm wow im sooo clad i subscribed to free range they arnt the heros.... they just help the heros

"Fight the power!!"