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#worldtrash #businessinsider #recycling The modern potato chip bag took decades to evolve from a single sheet of paper into a complex mix of plastics and aluminum. The design, known as multi-layer packaging, is used in all sorts of products, such as juice boxes, ketchup packets and yogurt pouches. The use of so many materials means these packages are almost never recycled. One entrepreneur is tackling this all-too-common waste stream in India by turning it into sunglasses. 00:00 – Introduction 00:58 – History of potato chip packaging 01:57 – How modern potato chip bags are made 02:38 – Why multi-layer packaging is so difficult to recycle 03:35 – Finding a solution 04:10 – Recycling process 08:48 – Manufacturing of sunglasses 10:08 – Why recycling plants don’t process multi-layer packaging 10:43 – Recycling multi-layer packaging using solvent washes 11:40 – Corporate subsidies required for recycling 12:12 – Compostable potato chip bags 12:55 – How Tetra Pak recycles multi-layer milk cartons 15:42 – Global market and solutions for multi-layer packaging 16:20 – Monolayer plastic films 16:38 – Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------ ➡️ Subscribe here for more content: https://cutt.ly/PEeZyzB Insider's goal is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com/ Insider Español on Facebook: /insiderespanol Insider on Instagram: /insider Insider on Twitter: /thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: /3498923524 The Insider en Español voice on this channel has been generated by Papercup's super-intelligent translation machines. Papercup wants to bring your favorite creators' videos to you in your native language, so enjoy the channel! Want to know more? Contact us at [email protected]! Found a mistake in translation? Let us know! Papercup link : http://papercup.com