TED Talks
Fiorenzo Omenetto: Silk, the ancient material of the future
Fiorenzo Omenetto shares 20+ astonishing new uses for silk, one of nature's most elegant materials -- in transmitting light, improving sustainability, adding strength and making medical leaps and bounds. On stage, he shows a few...
SciShow
Make Your Own Edible Bubbles! | Spherification
Caviar or fruity ball? Whatever you like! Here’s a rundown of how to spherify your own edible bubbles and why they could help to reduce waste.
SciShow
The Greenest Grocery Bag
It seems like a simple question with a straightforward answer, but when you look at the total environmental impact of each type of bag, things start to get a little complicated.
SciShow
5 Problems With Plastic and How We Can Fix Them | Compilation
Though not everyone is excited about it, plastics are pretty much everywhere. But what problems are they causing and is there anything we can do to solve those problems?
TED Talks
TED: A robot that eats pollution | Jonathan Rossiter
Meet the "Row-bot," a robot that cleans up pollution and generates the electricity needed to power itself by swallowing dirty water. Roboticist Jonathan Rossiter explains how this special swimming machine, which uses a microbial fuel...
SciShow
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Hank tells us about the enormous concentrations of plastic debris floating around in the Pacific Ocean, why they're there and why they're a problem.
Curated Video
Biodegradable
Easily broken down by biological activity, especially bacteria in the soil. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
Curated Video
Pollution: Land
How does land get polluted, and what with? Discover the quantities of waste deposited in landfills each year, and just how much could be recycled. Earth Science - Human Impacts - Learning Points. Landfills are holes in the ground where...
Curated Video
Recycling Plastics
The differences between thermosetting, thermosoftening and partially biodegradable plastics, and how they can be recycled. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. We throw away a lot of plastic and most is non-biodegradable....
Curated Video
Natural and synthetic materials – True or false
True or false ... Metals are biodegradable? People and places - Environmental awareness and care - Natural and synthetic materials Learning Points Some non-biodegradable materials can be recycled. A Twig Tidbit Film - True or False? The...
Curated Video
Plastic fantastic
In this film types of synthetic plastics are examined ... including biodegradable plastics known as bioplastics. People and places - Environmental awareness and care - Natural and synthetic materials Learning Points Bioplastics are made...
Curated Video
Biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials
Find out the difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials. People and places -Environmental awareness and care - Natural and synthetic materials Learning Points Biodegradable material can be broken down by...
FuseSchool
Beyond Plastic| Strategies to fight Global Pollution
This video highlights the dual impact of plastics on society. While plastics have revolutionized industries by providing waterproof packaging, non-stick cookware, and medical equipment, they have also caused severe environmental...
Curated Video
GCSE Chemistry - Condensation Polymers (Polyesters) #60
This video covers: - What condensation polymers are - How they're made from dicarboxylic acids and diols - How the monomers join together (ester bonds) - How to write the equations - Why condensation polymers are more biodegradable than...
Curated Video
GCSE Chemistry - Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) #73
This video covers: - The 4 stages of a life-cycle assessment - A comparison of plastic vs paper bags - The difficulties of measuring LCAs - Bias in LCAs This video is suitable for: - Higher and Foundation tiers - All exam boards - Triple...
Curated Video
Plastics: Could Organisms Replace Them?
A video entitled “Plastics: Could Organisms Replace Them?” which explores the origins of plastics, current human reliance on plastics, and issues such reliance can create.
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Pollutants
It classifies pollutants based on different criteria and explains the type of hazard that they cause.
msvgo
An Introduction to Garbage
It talks about waste/garbage, identifies solid and liquid wastes and classifies them as biodegradable and non-biodegradable.
Curated Video
The Problems with the Use and Disposal of Polymers
This video discusses the problems associated with the use and disposal of synthetic polymers. The video also discusses the challenge of disposing of non-biodegradable synthetic polymers, which can take hundreds of years to fully decay....
Globalive Media
Beyond Innovation: Episode 18
Opening up opportunities for the world’s unbanked, developing packaging that disposes of itself and sensing health signals hidden in our sweat. Plus, Michael and Anthony discover how artificial intelligence is making it easier to learn...
Let's Tute
Classifying Waste: Understanding the Different Types of Wastes and Their Properties
This video explains the various ways in which waste can be classified, such as solid, liquid, gaseous, hazardous, biodegradable, and non-biodegradable. It also introduces the concept of e-waste and its proper management.
Espresso Media
Chickley: The Next Great Trend in Gum?
This video explores the potential of chickley, a natural gum harvested sustainably from the rainforest, as an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional chewing gum. It highlights the impact of consumer choices on the...
Sustainable Business Consulting
Sustainable Design
Describes two ways that companies can re-think their design and operational strategies to find innovation and cost savings
Sustainable Business Consulting
Greenwashing
Describes the seven signs of greenwashing and how detrimental this can be to your brand value and consumer base and the FTC shift to substantiating these claims