Why Are Chip Bags So Hard To Recycle? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider

The modern chip bag took decades to evolve from a single sheet to a complicated mix of plastics and aluminum. The design, referred to as a multilayered package, is used in everything from juice boxes to ketchup packets to yogurt pouches. The use of so many materials means the packaging is almost never recycled. One entrepreneur is tackling this ubiquitous waste stream in India by turning it into sunglasses. MORE WORLD WIDE WASTE VIDEOS: How 1.5 Million Plastic Bottles Are Turned Into Clothing Every Day | World Wide Waste https://youtu.be/FChEek0NSOI Can Bamboo Replace Paper And Plastic? And Should It? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider https://youtu.be/B6FVwNiR1XI How Nespresso & Keurig Spend Millions Trying To Solve Coffee Pod Waste | World Wide Waste https://youtu.be/QbmfLjBUSV8 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - History Of Chip Packaging 01:57 - How Modern Chip Bags Are Made 02:38 - Why Multilayer Packages Are So Hard To Recycle 03:35 - Finding A Solution 04:10 - Recycling Process 08:48 - Making Sunglasses 10:08 - Why Recycling Plants Don't Process Multilayer Packaging 10:43 - Recycling Multilayer Packaging With Solvent Washes 11:40 - Corporate Subsidies Needed For Recycling 12:12 - Compostable Chip Bags 12:55 - How Tetra Pak Recycles Multilayer Milk Cartons 15:42 - Global Market & Solutions For Multilayer Packages 16:20 - Monolayer Plastic Films 16:38 - Conclusion ------------------------------------------------------ #recycle #worldwidewaste #businessinsider Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com Business Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderbusiness Business Insider on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Business Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider Why Are Chip Bags So Hard To Recycle? | World Wide Waste | Business Insider