Computer animation comparing the
US rate of plastic water bottle
recycling (approx. 100
bottles/second) to the nonrecycled
rate (approx. 845 bottles/second;
see image) for 2005.
This computer animation was made to
raise awareness about bottled
water, and its surprisingly poor
recycling rates. Since its recent
popularization, bottled water (in
all its flavors) has become
ironically one of the most
consumed, yet least recycled
beverages. For example, it is
estimated that in 2005 alone
approximately 30 billion plastic
water bottles were purchased in the
US, with only about 12% recycled
(in part due to out-dated deposit
laws), and the remaining 25 billion
bottles landfilled, littered or
incinerated.
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Innovate.
Project webpage:
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~djames/bottledWater
Duration : 0:1:9
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February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
educational.pls …
educational.pls check my video on indegenous plastic recycling of soda bottles in the Philippines by a Filipino guy.thanks
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
damn
damn
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
That is awesome… …
That is awesome…for the plastic companies that make them as well! Every bottle is about $0.15 in their pocket…. that would be nice wouldn’t it?
And for the idiots who believe the ‘guvment should run your life and tell you what to buy, go F yourself.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
wow you must have a …
wow you must have a mega computer to render this
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
sick
sick
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
The gov’t should …
The gov’t should use your video as a public announcement. Its sad to realize that there are too few options for someone to integrate green practices into daily living. I personally would use your idea to advertise a refillable soda and water shop.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
Good use of your …
Good use of your animation. There are other people who are able to do such animations, but very few of them intend to say something with them.
I really like the idea of a looped version, too.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
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February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
ARGH gay with …
ARGH gay with bottles! The images!
The thrust and outflow of those bottles is huge!
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
yeah, but only gay …
yeah, but only gay with bottles, bottles give the best head.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
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February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
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February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
nice physics on the …
nice physics on the bottles.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
that is an awesome …
that is an awesome idea… maybe updates from recyling centres so you can vary the speed!
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
Great work. You …
Great work. You should make a looping version of the bottle waterfall and post it on a website so it shows that the waterfall is neverending, maybe with a counter adding up the constant output of un-recycled bottles. I can help with the Flash coding if you decide to do it.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
How cheap it is has …
How cheap it is has nothing to do with it. In #7 bottles, Bishpenol A (BPA) is leached which has been linked to causing all kinds of bad health problems. Also, #1 bottles are recommended for only one time use. However, other plastics such as #2 HDPE or #5 PP are perfectly fine. However, it is recommended that they are washed often. (But the same goes for your glass and steel water bottles too.) So yep. Hope that helps.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
Well done an …
Well done an excilent interperation of the facts, thats really quite a spooky figure
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
thats true but if …
thats true but if you use a #5 then u might have to be careful,cuz #5 is kind of a cheap plastic,the higher the number the cheaper the plastic is
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
SakuraHarunoFan1 …
SakuraHarunoFan1 you’re right, no matter how well-intentioned you are, you should only use a #1 plastic bottle once before recycling it. However, #2s can be refilled unlimited times without leeching chemicals into the fluid inside. #5 plastics are also good in that way.
Source: National Geographic GreenGuide
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
Do you have any …
Do you have any scientific basis for this comment or did you just hear someone say that? I’m very healthy and rarely sick. Maybe it’s my plastic bottle re-use that’s keeping me that way.
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
This is why I use a …
This is why I use a stainless steel reusable bottle!
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
ya know its very …
ya know its very bad to use a water bottle over and over again u should only refill it like 3 times
February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
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February 22nd, 2010 at 5:27 am
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