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Date of upload: Sep 22, 2021 ^^
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I work in the concrete repair industry in the DC metro area and one of the things that DC has implemented is a requirement that 50% of all concrete waste from demolition is recycled. At first we thought this was going to be a huge financial impact but it turned out to be cheaper to recycle rather than send it as trash. Now we recycle more than our minimum because itβs cheaper to do so. Incentivizing really does work!
Edit: I forgot to clarify, DC subsidizes the recycling of concrete to incentivize companies to use the service more than required and is part of the reason why it ended up being cheaper.
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Wow, I really want to thank you, Kurzgesagt, for that realistic and inspiring video. You don't try to simplify the issue, it's even the opposite. But precisely thanks to that, once we understand the complexity of the problem/tragedy, we can start having a real discussion. I'm going to share this right away !
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I struggled for a long time with how my love for the environment converted to a deep desire to save it and yet how overwhelming and ineffective it felt. Eventually I realized Iβm neither a politician or social savant, but I do love fish and I know how important they will be both as an ecological force and as a nutrient rich protein source. I cannot make a change by driving myself mad saving one more gram of CO2, but I can join and innovate in a growing industry essential to creating a cushion around the effects of climate change. Focus is essential, and community is essential to fostering the group mindset to keep positive change in place.
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Currently, I'm studying car design and am contemplating doing a final year project that explores the idea of using bamboo as car body panels and extruded aluminium and 3D printing for chassis production. I'll spare the details but basically, smaller factory floors, lower production emissions and more sustainable cars on top of the switch to electric. I don't know if the tech will ever take off but this is my contribution, at the very least, get a conversation going.
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This reminds me of a project that my school did where we must try our best to reduce our carbon footprint by changing our source of energy. For those student who legitimately were trying to get a solid solution, they were struggling to keep up with price of the energy and if we will have enough of it. I barely made the margin to reduce the carbon footprint but we have to make it a long term even since we canβt just shut down high carbon emissions without the world going bankrupt or stableβ¦
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