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TED Talks Society and Culture

To eliminate waste, we need to rediscover thrift | Andrew Dent

TED Talks Society and Culture

TED

Society & Culture, Ted, Design, Technology, Science, Tech Demo, Ted Talks, Tedtalks, Creativity, Entertainment, Education, Inspiration

4.1794 Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2018

⏱️ ? minutes

Summary

There's no such thing as throwing something away, says Andrew Dent -- when you toss a used food container, broken toy or old pair of socks into the trash, those things inevitably end up in ever-growing landfills. But we can get smarter about the way we make, and remake, our products. Dent shares exciting examples of thrift -- the idea of using and reusing what you need so you don't have to purchase anything new -- as well as advances in material science, like electronics made of nanocellulose and enzymes that can help make plastic infinitely recyclable.

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