Video Resources
WAG has complied an array of informative videos highlighting new break-throughs in waste management and recycling. These videos can be beneficial for landfill managers, operators, and vendors who’d like to know more about current innovations in the Solid Waste Industry.
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How Trash Makes Money In The U.S.
In 2019, the North American waste management market reached $208 billion. Thanks to advancements in modern chemistry and support from municipal governments, landfills have seen astonishing financial success in recent years. Private companies like Waste Management and Republic Services now own a majority of landfills across the U.S., their stocks outperforming the market every year since 2014. So how exactly are landfills turning a profit out of garbage and just how much money can be made? Watch the video to find out.
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Can Chemical Recycling Solve The World's Plastic Problem?
Plastics recycling is failing, and the plastics industry is betting big on a technology called chemical recycling to save it. This tech can supposedly convert any type of used plastic into plastic that's as good as new. But skepticism abounds.
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How Gasification Turns Waste Into Energy
Turning waste into energy has usually meant incineration - that is, burning our trash. But this method has major environmental drawbacks. Gasification could be a better alternative. It’s an old technology that proponents hope to repurpose as a cleaner and more economical waste-to-energy solution, and now a number of companies in this space say they’re on the verge of commercialization and expansion.
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High Point North Carolina | Dirty Jobs | Episode 1
In this first episode of dirty jobs Jolie takes us on a journey and we see how the card board is disposed of during a wild furniture market!
High Point North Carolina | Dirty Jobs | Episode 2
In this video Jolie takes goes on a journey to the land of trash, where she encounters all types of surprises!